Un trecut care nu trece. Controverse în predarea istoriei recente în școlile franceze la începutul sec. al XXI-lea
An Ever-Present Past. Controversies in Teaching Recent History in French Schools in the Beginning of 21st Century
Author(s): Alexandru-Murad MironovSubject(s): History, Political history, Recent History (1900 till today), Special Historiographies:, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Fascism, Nazism and WW II
Published by: Institutul National pentru Studiul Totalitarismului
Keywords: Holocaust; Vichy France; Textbooks; French Resistance;
Summary/Abstract: In this study we outline the main topics of teaching post-WWII history mostly in France, but also in UK, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. All school curricula mention issues as: foreign occupation during the Second World War, the Holocaust, decolonization, immigration, etc. Political interventions in the composition of these curricula are obvious and reach a peak in the French case, where all heads of state in the last four decades have made it their duty to influence the teaching of history. This also happens as a result of the pressure of public opinion in relation to controversial subjects. A close look at the evolution of public debates regarding the Vichy regime could provide a very good basis for a methodological approach to studying controversies in dealing with various topics of recent history in any European country.
Journal: Arhivele Totalitarismului
- Issue Year: XXXIII/2025
- Issue No: 3-4
- Page Range: 195-210
- Page Count: 16
- Language: Romanian
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