Open AccessLa classe d'histoire comme lieu pour développer un regard critique sur la commémoration
Author(s) -
Chantal Déry,
Émilie Girard
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
didactica historica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2297-7465
DOI - 10.33055/didacticahistorica.2018.004.01.57
Subject(s) - humanities , homogeneous , class (philosophy) , sociology , identity (music) , order (exchange) , epistemology , art , philosophy , aesthetics , physics , finance , economics , thermodynamics
As a tool of power, commemoration stages the past and history while keeping in mind the preoccupations of the present in order to build a homogeneous national identity. As such, it seems necessary to us to address it with students of primary and high schools. This article provides a brief overview of the dynamics of commemoration by highlighting how it can be used as a framework for in-class critical analysis with students.