Sirkka Ahonen
Biographic Data
| ID | 286436 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sirkka Ahonen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sirkka |
| FAMILY NAME | Ahonen |
| SIGNATURE | AHONEN S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Helsinki |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2708-0082 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Metodologinen nationalismi historiatietoisuuden näkökulmasta tarkasteltuna
The construction and deconstruction of national myths. A study of the transformation of Finnish history textbook narratives after World War II
Historical myths were essential tools of nation-building in nineteenth century Europe, including Finland. ‘Myths’ are vernacularly and trans-generationally fostered narratives of the past. A myth is born, when a community embraces a narrative as an integral element of its collective memory. In the Finnish case of nation-building, the core of collective memory consisted of the myths of a primordial ethnic home, the destiny of a nation-state, resil…
Sustainable History Lessons for Post-Conflict Society
“History,” in the broad sense of the term, comprises different representations of the past, ranging from vernacular memories to public monuments, museums, commemoration rituals, historical fiction and school history. The representations are socially produced and reproduced, and are dependent on time, space and social context. As a social asset, history has a moral dimension. Multiperspectivality is the core criterion of sustainable historical kno…
Coming to Terms with a Dark Past
Coming to Terms with a Dark Past
A Transformation of History
This article studies the post-Marxist transformation of the official representations of history in Estonia and the former GDR. The main focus is on school history and the main evidence consists of its syllabi, historico-educational articles and interviews. As history is considered to be vital in the formation of social identity, the representations of history tend to get manipulated by political leaders. The official representations have traditio…
Getting rid of the strait‐jacket
A Transformation of History
This article studies the post-Marxist transformation of the official representations of history in Estonia and the former GDR. The main focus is on school history and the main evidence consists of its syllabi, historico-educational articles and interviews. As history is considered to be vital in the formation of social identity, the representations of history tend to get manipulated by political leaders. The official representations have traditio…
The construction and deconstruction of national myths. A study of the transformation of Finnish history textbook narratives after World War II
Historical myths were essential tools of nation-building in nineteenth century Europe, including Finland. ‘Myths’ are vernacularly and trans-generationally fostered narratives of the past. A myth is born, when a community embraces a narrative as an integral element of its collective memory. In the Finnish case of nation-building, the core of collective memory consisted of the myths of a primordial ethnic home, the destiny of a nation-state, resil…
Getting rid of the strait‐jacket
A Transformation of History
This article studies the post-Marxist transformation of the official representations of history in Estonia and the former GDR. The main focus is on school history and the main evidence consists of its syllabi, historico-educational articles and interviews. As history is considered to be vital in the formation of social identity, the representations of history tend to get manipulated by political leaders. The official representations have traditio…
Coming to Terms with a Dark Past
Coming to Terms with a Dark Past
Sustainable History Lessons for Post-Conflict Society
“History,” in the broad sense of the term, comprises different representations of the past, ranging from vernacular memories to public monuments, museums, commemoration rituals, historical fiction and school history. The representations are socially produced and reproduced, and are dependent on time, space and social context. As a social asset, history has a moral dimension. Multiperspectivality is the core criterion of sustainable historical kno…
The construction and deconstruction of national myths. A study of the transformation of Finnish history textbook narratives after World War II
Historical myths were essential tools of nation-building in nineteenth century Europe, including Finland. ‘Myths’ are vernacularly and trans-generationally fostered narratives of the past. A myth is born, when a community embraces a narrative as an integral element of its collective memory. In the Finnish case of nation-building, the core of collective memory consisted of the myths of a primordial ethnic home, the destiny of a nation-state, resil…
Metodologinen nationalismi historiatietoisuuden näkökulmasta tarkasteltuna
History (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · History (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Literature (2 works)