Representations of violent pasts in memorial museumsEthical reflection and history education

  1. Angela Bermudez
  2. Terrie Epstein
Revista:
Journal for the Study of Education and Development, Infancia y Aprendizaje

ISSN: 0210-3702 1578-4126

Año de publicación: 2020

Título del ejemplar: Popular uses of violent pasts and historical thinking (Los usos populares de los pasados violentos y el razonamiento histórico)

Volumen: 43

Número: 3

Páginas: 503-543

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.1080/02103702.2020.1772541 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

Otras publicaciones en: Journal for the Study of Education and Development, Infancia y Aprendizaje

Resumen

Este artículo explora las formas en las que los museos memoriales crean oportunidades para la comprensión crítica de pasados violentos. Partimos del concepto de ‘usos populares del pasado’ para considerar la importancia de incluir la reflexión ética en la educación histórica. Posteriormente, ofrecemos una caracterización de cómo la violencia se normaliza en los libros de texto de historia y derivamos de ella las categorías analíticas que usamos para examinar si las narrativas históricas en los museos memoriales normalizan o cuestionan la violencia, y en tal caso, cómo lo hacen. Analizamos las narrativas del Museo Memorial del Exilio en La Jonquera (España) y el Museo Internacional de la Esclavitud en Liverpool (Inglaterra) para dilucidar las maneras en las que sus exposiciones invitan o no a la reflexión ética. En el último apartado, abordamos cómo las escuelas pueden beneficiarse de incorporar recursos como exposiciones museísticas para potenciar – en lugar de minimizar – debates sobre la violencia histórica y su relación con el presente y el futuro.

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