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ERIC Number: EJ1452179
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 25
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1550-5170
EISSN: EISSN-2156-8154
Teaching European Colonial History in a "Humanitarian Superpower": Presentations of Colonialism in Swedish Middle-School Textbooks
John L. Hennessey
Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy, v21 n4 p418-442 2024
The politicization of history education relating to colonialism in former major colonial powers, like Britain and France, and former colonies has for obvious reasons received ample scholarly attention. But how is colonial history represented in educational materials aimed at primary school students in countries with a less evident connection to colonialism? This paper considers the case of Sweden, a country that has long prided itself on being untainted by much of the problematic history of its European neighbors but whose historical connections to colonialism have been the subject of an upsurge in academic research during the past decade. Examining the national curriculum guidelines and three major middle school textbooks, it argues that the narrative of colonial history is caught between the broadly critical perspectives expected of a self-styled "humanitarian superpower" and an apparently transnational conservative nostalgia for British India.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: India; United Kingdom; Sweden; Africa; North America; South America; Asia
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