The purpose of this article is to discuss the opportunities and challenges of using students' personal narratives of the past as a vehicle and catalyst for learning history. The point of departure is a research project entitled "My Historical Backpack," conducted at Örebro University in Sweden since the fall of 2016. The project is a…

In spite of a strong and long-standing commitment among historians to the Humboldt ideal of an intimate connection between research and teaching in higher education, questions about the role of history and how it is used in society rarely seem to receive much attention in history classes. Against this background, the present article first…