Historical culture, uses of the past and the challenges of teaching and learning in school and non-school contexts
Presentation
The Diálogos Magazine, State University of Maringá of the Postgraduate Program in History UEM - PPH in Maringá-PR, Brazil, invites you to the monographic Dossier entitled: Historical culture, uses of the past and the challenges of teaching and learning in school and non-school contexts.
The proposal of this dossier is based on two interdependent assumptions. First, the teaching and learning of History are not restricted to formal school spaces, but also occur in non-formal environments, such as public places, squares, museums and communities (GREVER; ADRIAANSEN, 2017). Second, teaching and learning History involves not only the content traditionally transmitted in the classroom through teaching materials or through teachers' presentations, but also includes ideas, knowledge, collective and multiple memories and narratives that form the basis of society's historical culture (RÜSEN, 2012), and facilitate the development of critical thinking based on historical knowledge (EPSTEIN; PECK, 2018) (LÉVESQUE; CROTEAU, 2020).
Teaching History in the present requires understanding that we live in a challenging period, characterized by the rise of conservative populist political projects that reveal authoritarian and neo-fascist behaviors and attitudes on the part of their followers, with repercussions on education. Furthermore, in social and digital media (transmedia: MUÑOZ-MUÑOZ; ORTUNO-MOLINA; MOLINA-PUCHE, 2024), there is a proliferation of extensive content production on historical themes that often serves to propagate revisionist and denialist narratives, aiming to discredit the historiography produced by historians (BONETE; MANKE, 2023). Therefore, teaching History, in formal and informal contexts, is to act on the front line of resistance against misinformation, fake news, and historical and scientific denialism, betting on the transformative and reflective potential of historical knowledge (NAPOLITANO, 2021). Thus, this dossier seeks to foster a critical and reflective dialogue in order to promote resistance against misinformation and the construction of a society closer to historical science (PALMA VALENZUELA, 2020).
The considerations listed here constitute the focus of the articles that we intend to capture for the composition of this dossier, whose objectives are:
- to reflect on the different implications of the uses of the past in teaching and learning history in school and non-school contexts;
- to identify the intersections between historical culture and teaching history in public spaces;
- to discuss the relationships with school culture and the formation of identities and historical consciousness;
- to think about how content with historical themes produced in the context of social and digital media impacts teaching work;
- to debate the production and circulation of historical knowledge in dialogues with historical culture, school culture, digital culture and scientific dissemination.
The presence of pseudo-historical and anti-scientific ideas, often amplified through social media and other digital platforms, poses a significant challenge to history education. These narratives tend to simplify, distort or manipulate historical facts to serve specific ideological agendas, contributing to the formation of erroneous and harmful conceptions about the past. It is therefore essential that educators and researchers actively engage in identifying and analyzing these ideas, understanding their origins, motivations and the mechanisms by which they are disseminated.
The academic community and educators must position themselves as active advocates for evidence-based historical knowledge, participating in public debates and using various platforms to disseminate accurate and contextualized information. Promoting a critical and informed dialogue about the past is essential to strengthen historical awareness and contribute to the formation of an engaged citizenry.
In this sense, in justifying the proposition of this dossier, we aim to contribute to the formation of individuals who can play the role of responsible, well-informed citizens who are capable of problematizing reality, considering the dissemination of problematic historical ideas in the current context. In a society where pseudo- or anti-scientific ideas circulate widely, the discussion about the uses and abuses of the past, in school and non-school contexts, becomes a social urgency.
Organizers
Dr. Wilian Junior Bonete (UFPel, Brasil)
http://lattes.cnpq.br/7339543110127451
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0971-4192
Drª. Márcia Elisa Teté Ramos (UEM, Brasil)
http://lattes.cnpq.br/8930281888608344
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5299-2935
Dr. Sebastián Molina Puche (UM, Espanha)
http://murcia.academia.edu/SebastiánMolinaPuche
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1469-2100
SUBMISSIONS
Articles must be presented in the Dossier section. The guidelines for authors and the rules for submission and publication can be found on the journal's website, which can be accessed through the links below. We kindly ask that you read the sections carefully before submitting your texts.
http://www.dialogosuem.com.br/
http://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/Dialogos/about/submissions#authorGuidelines
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS
Start: June 1, 2025
End: July 31, 2025
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MUÑOZ-MUÑOZ, Pablo; ORTUNO-MOLINA, Jorge; MOLINA-PUCHE, Sebastian. The influence of transmedia and extra-academic narratives on the formation of the historical culture of high school students. In: Frontiers in Education. Frontiers Media SA, 2024. p. 1295500. doi: 10.3389/feduc.2023.1295500
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