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HEIRNET 2025 CONFERENCE: HISTORY TEACHING AND HISTORICAL THINKING TO COUNTER CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES
Thematic focus
- Art History
- Cultural History
- Economic History
- Environmental History
- Gender History
- Global History
- Intellectual History
- Local History
- Microhistory
- Military History
- Political History
- Social History
- Transnational History
- Other Approaches
- Museums, Memorials and Exhibitions
- Primary Schools
- Secondary Schools
- Teacher Training
- Media and Public Discourse
- Other Forms of History Education
- Digital Media in History Education
- History Didactics / Teaching Practices
- History Education for Persons with Special Needs
- Inclusive History Education
- Innovative Approaches
- Multi-Perspectivity in History Teaching
- Resources and Learning Materials for History Education
- Teaching Sensitive Histories
- Transnational and International Cooperations
- History of National Minorities
- Histories of Discrimination and Persecution
- Histories of Violence
- Histories of Wars and Warfare
- History of Anti-Semitism
- History of Colonialism
- History of History Education
- History of Migration
- History of National Minorities
- History of Persons with Disabilities
- History of Racism
- History of Sexuality
- Holocaust
- International Organisations Work on History Education
- Institutional and Legal Frameworks of History Education
- Remembrance / Collective Memory
- Research on History Education
- Theoretical and Epistemological Questions
Language
English
Country
Germany
Address
University Of Cologne, Germany
Date
27 - 29 August 2025
Contact
caitriona.nicassaithe@dcu.ie
Description
In an era marked by rapid technological advancements, increased globalisation and growing socio-political divides, history education faces significant challenges in remaining relevant and effective. Given that radical forces are gaining influence and using history and historical identity as a legitimate means of political coexistence, one could be sceptical about whether established approaches to history education developed in recent decades are sustainable for social action. As societies wrestle with complex issues such as misinformation, climate change, identity politics and social inequality, we ask – can history education equip learners with the tools to critically engage with the past and understand its ongoing influence on the present? or are new strategies needed to ensure that history becomes a lens through which we understand the present and build a better future? These questions are particularly urgent in light of the politicisation of history which often manifests itself in disputes over how topics such as colonialism, slavery or migration and inclusion are taught. This year’s conference theme, “History teaching and historical thinking to counter contemporary challenges” invites those with an interest in how the past is communicated and taught to explore the intersections, connections and disconnections between history and the challenges of navigating today’s society. History educators in schools, universities, heritage, museum and other sectors are invited to submit proposals to contribute to these wide-ranging discussions hosted in the University of Cologne, Germany.
Organiser
Dr Caitríona Ní Cassaithe (email for conference is actually conference@heirnetonline.com but form would not let me use this and said it was not a valid email address but that is the email to use. Thanks