This article reconstructs the evolution of the representation of Italian colonialism in history textbooks for upper secondary schools from the Fascist era to the present day. Textbook analysis is conducted here in parallel with the development of Italian historiography, with special attention being paid to the myth of the "good Italian", incapable of war crimes and violence against civilians, that has been cherished by Italian public opinion for a long time. Italian historians have thoroughly reconstructed the crimes perpetrated by the Italian army both in the colonies and in Yugoslavia and Greece during the Second World War, and this issue has slowly entered history textbooks.
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- 01 Mar 2013
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- Research Article
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- 72–89
A Useless Subject?
Teaching Civic Education in Italy from the School Programs of 1958 to the Present Day
Paolo Bianchini and Maria Cristina Morandini
base civic education on what, in public opinion, was commonly considered the foundation of democratic and republican life. Yet the law currently in force proves that the study of the constitution, however valid it may be, is in itself not enough to form
In Journal of Educational Media, Memory, and Society
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- 01 Mar 2017
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- Research Article
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- 54–70
Writing Childhoods, Righting Memory
Intergenerational Remembrance in Post-communist Romania
Codruta Alina Pohrib
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In Journal of Educational Media, Memory, and Society
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- 01 Sep 2016
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Andreas Weiß
. Spang and Rolf-Harald Wippich (eds.), Japanese-German Relations, 1895–1945: War, Diplomacy and Public Opinion (London: Routledge, 2006). 52 Max Wagner and Otto Mönch, Geographie als erweiterte und vertiefte Heimatkunde , 2nd ed. (entitled Geographie
In Journal of Educational Media, Memory, and Society
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- 01 Mar 2018
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- Research Article
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- 10–27
Working with the Cold War
Types of Knowledge in Swedish and Australian History Textbook Activities
Niklas Ammert and Heather Sharp
questionable. The question draws attention to negative public opinion surrounding the use of napalm during the Vietnam War, expressed in the first half of the question as a declarative statement and one based on historical fact. The second part of the question
In Journal of Educational Media, Memory, and Society
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- 01 Sep 2016
- Article Type:
- Research Article
- Pages:
- 58–82
“Hitlermania”
Nazism and the Holocaust in Indian History Textbooks
Basabi Khan Banerjee and Georg Stöber
with the political power structure in the respective states. One reason for this might be public debate and media involvement in textbook issues, which contributed not only toward forming public opinion (and the resulting revisions), but also toward
In Journal of Educational Media, Memory, and Society
- Published (Print):
- 01 Mar 2020
- Article Type:
- Research Article
- Pages:
- 43–73