Consulting the Past
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4167572 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Calum Neill (0000-0003-4308-0736, Auckland University of Technology), Michael Belgrave (0000-0001-7826-5592, Massey University), Genaro Oliveira (0000-0002-3552-3827, Massey University) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Pages | 128-141 |
| Publication date | 2022-12-06 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public history review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1037-9851 • E-ISSN: 1833-4989 |
| Publisher | University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5130/phrj.v29i0.8216 |
| OpenAlex | W4311622174 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
In many countries, the development of national history curricula has been politically controversial, causing great public interest and concern. Such controversies tend to bring into tension diverse political, social and cultural voices and their interests in a nation's history, expressing the historical consciousness of a society. At the extreme, 'history wars' emerge over what is prioritised for learning, and how it is learnt, especially when historical interpretations clash with political agendas. In this article we explore these ideas through the responses of different sectors to the development of Aotearoa New Zealand's first national history curriculum. By looking at the responses of teachers, academic historians, politicians and the community at large, we attempt to explain why the debate so far has been professional rather than polemical, and why the country's 'history wars' have only involved a few skirmishes at the edges of political debate
Aotearoa · Consciousness · Curriculum · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Media studies · National consciousness · Political economy · Political history · Political science · Politics · Public history · Social science · Sociology · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · History · Law
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |