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Past Times - Talking and Teaching History

Past Times - Talking and Teaching History

By EuroClio

The EuroClio Podcast 'Past Times - Talking and Teaching History' is a podcast series for and by history educators. The aim of the podcast is to discuss topics and ideas that are relevant for the teaching of history, to inspire each other and learn from some of the great minds that are part of our community.
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Episode 1: History and Digital Media Literacy

Past Times - Talking and Teaching HistoryJun 18, 2020

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Episode 27: Seeking Justice

Episode 27: Seeking Justice

EuroClio recently had the pleasure to host students from two schools who joined us in The Hague for our Seeking Justice: From Nuremberg to The Hague workshop. We chat with Ailia Criddle and Julia Karam from the American International School in Cyprus about their experience coming to learn about various aspects of international justice, including those related to genocide and crimes against humanity, as well as their own views on international law and justice.

Seeking Justice offers workshops for both teachers and students alike - have a look at euroclio.eu for upcoming opportunities!

Mar 05, 202423:32
Episode 26: Artificial Intelligence in the classroom

Episode 26: Artificial Intelligence in the classroom

We visit HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht and speak with Pim Renou and Pieter Mannak about artificial intelligence and ChatGPT. How can we make best use of this new technology for teaching history? What challenges does it pose to us as educators and how do we best respond?

Nov 08, 202348:54
Episode 25: Digital Citizenship

Episode 25: Digital Citizenship

Maayke and Andreas speak with Professor Joseph Kahne (from the Civic Engagement Research Group at the University of California, Riverside) about digital citizenship in education. We discuss the spread of misinformation, but also how digital citizenship can lead to greater participation in public life. With the fast-paced digitisation and automation underway, what can teachers and educators do to navigate new technologies and realities?

More on how teachers can do to support students in developing media literacy? Have a look at Prof. Kahne's publication 'Misinformation in the Information Age'

Discover more useful resources for teachers with EuroClio's project Watching Videos Like an Historian

Sep 08, 202331:58
Episode 24: Historical fiction in the classroom

Episode 24: Historical fiction in the classroom

We speak with South African broadcaster and author Joanne Joseph about her novel Children of Sugarcane, set mostly in 19th century colonial India and South Africa and telling the story of a female indentured Indian labourer migrating to work at a plantation in the Colony of Natal. We speak about Joanne's own family history and how it inspired her to dig deeper into what has been a largely neglected story of shared Indian, South-African and British history. We also discuss the merits of teaching history through fiction and the wider role of education both in her book and in society at large.

More on historical fiction in the classroom? Sign up for EuroClio's webinar with history teacher Sally Burham on 11 July!

Jul 05, 202333:00
Episode 23: Online Teaching in the Visegrad Region

Episode 23: Online Teaching in the Visegrad Region

In this episode, we speak to Helen Snelson and Katarína Pišútová who contributed to the development of the Teacher Guide on Effective and Blended Learning – as part of the project: Online Teaching in the Visegrad Region. We reflect on opportunities and challenges deriving from the implementation of online learning activities as well as crucial ingredients of valuable online learning materials.


Jun 27, 202325:24
Episode 22: House of European History

Episode 22: House of European History

In conversation with Laurence Bragard and Blandine Smilansky, we discuss the challenge of setting up a museum on European history from scratch. Which artefacts finds its way to the exhibition and what is left out? We also discover the possibilities for teachers and students visiting Brussels or working with the House of European History online from their own classroom

May 12, 202329:32
Episode 21: A constitutional visit to Chile

Episode 21: A constitutional visit to Chile

In this episode, Maayke and Andreas speak with Rodrigo Mayorga (Instagram rodrigomayorgac), Director of Momento Constituyente, about the consitutional reform process that took place in Chile over the last few years. Momento Constituyente is an NGO based in Santiago de Chile and focusing on civics/citizenship education. Both Rodrigo and his NGO were actively encouraging conversations around the constitutional reform process and we learn more about its implications for students, teachers and history and citizenship education.

Apr 12, 202345:46
Episode 20: What is going on in Poland?

Episode 20: What is going on in Poland?

EuroClio's Adam Dargiewicz and Andreas Holtberget speak with Prof. Joanna Wojdon (University of Wrocław) and Jacek Staniszewski (history teacher, headmaster, and co-founder of The Good Education Association). We discuss the latest developments and proposed changes to the Polish history curriculum, the new and controversial subject ‘History and the Present’ (HiT in the Polish abbreviation) and the impact of the war in Ukraine. 

Understand Polish? Have a listen to Jacek's own podcast, Podcasterix!

Mar 15, 202336:29
Episode 19: Who were the victims of the national socialists?
Feb 14, 202339:48
Episode 18: South Africa with Marj Brown

Episode 18: South Africa with Marj Brown

Our latest podcast guest is the social activist, teacher, and president of the South African Society for History Teaching, Marj Brown. We speak on overcoming the deep racial divides post-Apartheid, current challenges for history teaching in South Africa and possibilities for regional and global collaboration in history education.

Dec 16, 202221:31
Episode 17: Place-based learning

Episode 17: Place-based learning

In this episode we are joined by Barry van Driel, President of the International Association for Intercultural Education and Juraj Varga, EuroClio Board Member and Chairman of the Centre for Education and Innovations (CEDIN), to talk about place-based learning. Why and how do we do it? Both Barry and Juraj are involved in EuroClio projects taking history outside of the classroom - which was also the focus of our most recent thematic webinar series. Follow us on social media and consider joining us as an individual member to stay up to date on the latest news, including the Seeking Justice: From Nuremberg to The Hague initiative led by Barry and the Who were the victims of the National Socialists project involving Juraj!

Oct 17, 202237:07
Episode 16: The Road to Totalitarianism with Tamara Eidelman

Episode 16: The Road to Totalitarianism with Tamara Eidelman

We speak with Russian historian, history teacher, activist and EuroClio ‘Ambassador’ Tamara Eidelman about authoritarianism and totalitarianism. Having left Moscow for Lisbon in connection with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Tamara continues to run her wildly popular YouTube channel on Russian and World History from aboard. Tamara shares her thoughts on teaching about totalitarianism, her experience as a teacher in Russia, her own school education in the Soviet Union, as well as the current war and situation in Russia - and its implications for history teaching. Is Putin’s Russia itself on the road to totalitarianism?

This podcast episode was recorded in connection with EuroClio's webinar series "The Road to totalitarianism". Registrations on euroclio.eu will open shortly!

For more content with Tamara Eidelman, we highly recommend her interview on the YouTube channel of Russian journalist Yury Dud (with English subtitles).

Sep 12, 202242:25
Episode 15: Gender and sexuality in history teaching

Episode 15: Gender and sexuality in history teaching

We are joined by Claire Holliss, head of history at Reigate College in the UK and author of the blog Fresh Alarums, to talk about gender and sexuality in the history classroom. We discuss her approaches to teaching queer history, gender and sexuality, including the difficult issue of terminology. Discover more on the topic with Claire's blog (including a set of teacher's primers) and EuroClio's webinar series.

Jun 02, 202215:60
Episode 14: Stereotypes and prejudice in the classroom

Episode 14: Stereotypes and prejudice in the classroom

We are joined by historian and sociologist Katalin Morgan to talk about stereotypes and prejudices in history education sharing her experiences living and working in Hungary, South Africa, Germany and the Netherlands. How are stereotypes formed, how do we recognise them and how do we as history educators counteract prejudices commonly found in both textbooks and the classroom?

May 23, 202234:59
Episode 13: Why school history matters

Episode 13: Why school history matters

In this episode we speak with Tina van der Vlies, Assistant Professor of History at Erasmus University Rotterdam, about the purposes of history education. Prof. van der Vlies has recently received a grant for her research project 'Why school history matters: public discourses on the purposes of history education, 1920 – 2020'. Tying in with our 2022 Annual Conference topic "What is history for?", we speak with Prof. van der Vlies about some crucial questions for our discipline: why do we do it and why does it matter? 

Apr 21, 202236:56
Episode 12: Contested Histories - Colston and Bristol
Dec 08, 202127:41
Episode 11: Teaching democracy

Episode 11: Teaching democracy

We speak with Felisa Tibbitts (@FelisaTibbitts), Chair in Human Rights Education at Utrecht University and Lecturer at Columbia University's Teacher College about democracy and history education. How do we as teachers and educators deal with hate speech and extremist viewpoints in the classroom? How do we get students to understand the fragility of democracy? And what role do teachers play as 'agents of change', including in societies in transition to democracy? 

Nov 25, 202133:57
Episode 10: Assessment
Sep 03, 202141:47
Episode 9: Conflict, Reconciliation and History Education

Episode 9: Conflict, Reconciliation and History Education

We speak with Prof. María Emma Wills Obregón, based in Bogotá, about the role of history education in tackling recent memories of conflict and the reconciliation process in Colombia. Prof. Wills was part of a team that developed a toolkit with methodologies and lessons for debating the historic memory of the conflict with students. What are the pedagogical legacies of the conflict? What advice can she give history educators wanting to teach difficult and contentious topics?

Jun 25, 202146:00
Episode 8: Teaching history with football

Episode 8: Teaching history with football

We discover the potential of 'the beautiful game' in education. We speak with two teachers, Enrico Cavalieri in Italy and Hellen Janssen in the Netherlands, about their experiences teaching history through the lens of football. Enrico talks about his lesson plan, exploring the rise of fascism in Europe, migration, World War II and the Shoah, with the life story of Jewish-Hungarian football coach Árpád Weisz. Hellen meanwhile, is no football fan, but still found inspiration for her teaching practice with the rich material from EuroClio's project Football Makes History

For more on Enrico's lesson plan - along other inspiring stories on how to use football in your teaching practice, join EuroClio online for our thematic webinar series 28 May, 4 & 11 June!

May 25, 202137:48
Episode 7: Emotions in the classroom

Episode 7: Emotions in the classroom

In this episode, we speak with history teacher Dr. Amaia Lamikiz and Prof. Michalinos Zembylas on the place and role of emotions in history education. Should we encourage emotions as a tool for teaching or are they "in the way", clouding the vision of both teacher and student? What strategies are available for teachers when emotions do arise? 

Apr 15, 202148:04
Episode 6: The powers of historical knowledge

Episode 6: The powers of historical knowledge

We speak with Prof. Arthur Chapman and Dr. Maria K. Georgiou about the powers of historical knowledge, highlighting the recent book edited by Prof. Chapman: "Knowing History in Schools: Powerful knowledge and the powers of knowledge". The book includes a chapter co-authored by our two guests and we speak with both about its key concepts, the social justice potential of history education and how the ideas of powerful knowledge can make its way into classroom practice. 

The book, published by UCL Press, is open access and is free to download on uclpress.co.uk

Feb 23, 202147:26
Episode 5: Canons in history education

Episode 5: Canons in history education

We discuss the concept of historical canons with EuroClio founder Joke van der Leeuw-Roord and Prof. Karel van Nieuwenhuyse of the KU Leuven. As the Dutch canon has recently been revised and a canon for Flanders is in the works, we look at the controversies surrounding both canons and ask ourselves what role canons can have in history education - if at all! What are their shortcomings? How do they relate to national curricula? What are the implications for history teachers?

Dec 19, 202059:55
Episode 4: Textbooks
Oct 06, 202032:15
Episode 3: History under threat

Episode 3: History under threat

We discuss persecution and censorship, the importance of history and history education in safeguarding and promoting democratic values and ask ourselves why historians are so dangerous to so many different regimes. We highlight the work of Prof. Antoon de Baets, founder of the Network of Concerned Historians , and zoom in on the recent and worrying developments for history education in Brazil under President Jair Bolsonaro with Prof. Arthur Ávila

Consult the latest (2020) report of the Network of Concerned Historians here and join their latest campaigns here

Aug 24, 202048:15
Episode 2 Bonus: Interview with Dr. Rose Borunda
Jul 16, 202019:44
Episode 2: "Forgive but not forget"
Jul 16, 202050:31
Episode 1: History and Digital Media Literacy
Jun 18, 202042:42