Points of Convergence: Public Commemorative Art and the Teaching of History

Public commemorative art adorns the landscapes of virtually all places in the world. Communities and individuals create artistic representations to reflect who they were, are (or perceive themselves to be), what they value today, and who they want to be i

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The Arts and the Teaching of History

Penney Clark · Alan Sears

The Arts and the Teaching of History Historical F(r)ictions

Penney Clark Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC, Canada

Alan Sears University of New Brunswick Fredericton, NB, Canada

ISBN 978-3-030-51512-6 ISBN 978-3-030-51513-3 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51513-3 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

To Peter Seixas, for many years an inspiring mentor, colleague, and friend

Acknowledgements

As always, with a project as lengthy as this one, we owe a debt of gratitude to many individuals and institutions. We have had much support throughout this journey. We are grateful for the institutional support we received from the Faculty of Education, University of New Brunswick and the Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy and Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia. Without it, this project would never have come to fruition. The members of the Executive Board of The History Education Network/Histoire et éducation en réseau (THEN/HiER) were very supportive of this project and generously shared their insights over several years as we developed our ideas. They were a joy to work with over the tenure of THEN/HiER (2008–2016) because they were committed to students, to the betterment of history education in Canada, and to the mobilization of research in order to improve practice at every level including K–12 and both, undergraduate, and teacher education courses. Board members who contributed to the conceptualizati

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