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Bridging historical and moral consciousness: Promises and challenges

 

Authors

 

Niklas Ammert

Linneaus University, Sweden

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Silvia Edling

Gavle University, Sweden

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Jan Löfström

University of Helsinki, Finland

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Heather Sharp

University of Newcastle, Australia

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Abstract

This special issue is the result of the workshop, Towards an integrated theory of historical and moral consciousness, supported by Riksbankens Jubileumsfond (The Swedish Foundation for Humanities and Social Sciences) and Suomen kasvatuksen ja koulutuksen historian seura (The Finnish Society for the History of Education) and held at the University of Helsinki, in 2015. History teaching and social studies education are increasingly expected to develop, among other things, students’ historical consciousness. This goal is highly relevant for students’ ability to deal constructively with controversial issues of history which is an important civic competence in the situation where in many societies’ political arguments concerning, for example, citizenship rights, ethnic and cultural diversity, and democracy are only too often fuelled by simplistic narratives of historical change and continuity. However, there is a blank spot in the existing research on historical consciousness in that intersections between historical and moral consciousness remain very much unexplored. This special issue seeks to identify promising theoretical and conceptual points of convergence for future interdisciplinary studies of historical and moral consciousness. Contributors are from the fields of history, educational research, social psychology, and philosophy.

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Keywords

Historical consciousness, Moral consciousness, Controversial history, History teaching, Moral dilemmas, Intersection.

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How to Cite:

Ammert, N., Edling, S., Löfström, J., & Sharp, H. (2021). Bridging historical and moral consciousness: Promises and challenges. Historical Encounters, 4(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.52289/hej4.101

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  • Published 18 January 2017

  • Double Blind Peer Reviewed

  • Author Retains Copyright

  • Distributed under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License

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