Can conflicts can be caused by the nationalization of historic figures? South-eastern European historical sciences are frequently moulded by national constructs of myths and heroes, which, in turn, have an effect on the narratives in history textbooks. This allows the legitimisation of a nationalistic world view and can be a catalyst for conflict within “multi-ethnic” societies and even between the individual states of a region. Which heroes are addressed in history textbooks and what purpose do the mythological tales serve? The Georg Eckert Institute in cooperation with the Department of History at the Faculty of History and Philology of University of Tirana launched a call for papers for the conference “Myths in south-eastern European textbooks”, which aims to provide a forum for discussions regarding the role of myths in history teaching.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 10:00:00 +0000
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