History, Collective Memories, or National Memories? How the Representation of the Past Is Framed by Master Narratives

This chapter analyzes differences between memory and history stemming from a theoretical distinction between romantic and idealized goals and enlightened and critical understanding goals of history education. National narratives and national identity are two key elements in the construction of both...

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Authors: Carretero, Manuel, Van Alphen, Floor
Format: book part
Publication Date:2017
Country:España
Institution:Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Repository:Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM
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Keyword:history education
history and memory
national narratives
identity
essentialism
moral judgments
Psicología
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spelling History, Collective Memories, or National Memories? How the Representation of the Past Is Framed by Master NarrativesCarretero, ManuelVan Alphen, Floorhistory educationhistory and memorynational narrativesidentityessentialismmoral judgmentsPsicologíaThis chapter analyzes differences between memory and history stemming from a theoretical distinction between romantic and idealized goals and enlightened and critical understanding goals of history education. National narratives and national identity are two key elements in the construction of both collective memories and history education. This chapter analyzes and provides examples of theoretical and empirical work involving six different dimensions of school history narratives: a homogeneous historical subject, identification processes, heroic and idealized key historical figures, a monocausal and teleological account of historical events, moral value judgments, and an essentialist conceptualization of nation and national identity. Finally, a concise analysis of school historical re-enactments as a cultural scenario, which greatly contributes to the interiorization of the previously mentioned narratives, is presentedOxford AcademicDepartamento de Psicología BásicaFacultad de Psicología20172017-10-19book parthttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_3248AMhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_ab4af688f83e57aainfo:eu-repo/semantics/bookPartapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10486/710027https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190230814.003.0013reponame:Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAMinstname:Universidad Autónoma de MadridInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repositorio.uam.es:10486/7100272026-06-23T12:46:27Z
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title History, Collective Memories, or National Memories? How the Representation of the Past Is Framed by Master Narratives
spellingShingle History, Collective Memories, or National Memories? How the Representation of the Past Is Framed by Master Narratives
Carretero, Manuel
history education
history and memory
national narratives
identity
essentialism
moral judgments
Psicología
title_short History, Collective Memories, or National Memories? How the Representation of the Past Is Framed by Master Narratives
title_full History, Collective Memories, or National Memories? How the Representation of the Past Is Framed by Master Narratives
title_fullStr History, Collective Memories, or National Memories? How the Representation of the Past Is Framed by Master Narratives
title_full_unstemmed History, Collective Memories, or National Memories? How the Representation of the Past Is Framed by Master Narratives
title_sort History, Collective Memories, or National Memories? How the Representation of the Past Is Framed by Master Narratives
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Carretero, Manuel
Van Alphen, Floor
author Carretero, Manuel
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Van Alphen, Floor
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Departamento de Psicología Básica
Facultad de Psicología
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv history education
history and memory
national narratives
identity
essentialism
moral judgments
Psicología
topic history education
history and memory
national narratives
identity
essentialism
moral judgments
Psicología
description This chapter analyzes differences between memory and history stemming from a theoretical distinction between romantic and idealized goals and enlightened and critical understanding goals of history education. National narratives and national identity are two key elements in the construction of both collective memories and history education. This chapter analyzes and provides examples of theoretical and empirical work involving six different dimensions of school history narratives: a homogeneous historical subject, identification processes, heroic and idealized key historical figures, a monocausal and teleological account of historical events, moral value judgments, and an essentialist conceptualization of nation and national identity. Finally, a concise analysis of school historical re-enactments as a cultural scenario, which greatly contributes to the interiorization of the previously mentioned narratives, is presented
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