9/11 and Collective Memory in Us Classrooms: Teaching about Terror

ISBN-13: 9781138286733 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 134 str.

Cheryl Lynn Duckworth

Opis

Arguing that the events of 9/11 have become a "chosen trauma" for the US, this volume investigates how 9/11 is being taught in classrooms (if at all) and what narrative is being passed on to today’s students about that day. Using quantitative and qualitative data gathered from US middle and high school teachers, it examines the understanding that the "post-9/11 generation" has of what happened and what it means for foreign policy in the coming decades (especially in the Islamic World) and whether it is likely to generate war or foster peace.

Spis treści

1. Classrooms, and a Country, Cope 2. Peace Education, Chosen Trauma and Collective Memory in the Classroom 3. Inside the Classroom 4. Educator Narratives of Teaching Terror 5. School Culture and the Power of Neoliberalism 6. Teaching 9/11 as an Opportunity for Narrative Transformation

O autorze

Cheryl Lynn Duckworth, Ph.D., is a professor of conflict resolution at Nova Southeastern University, USA, whose teaching and research focus on transforming the social, cultural, political and economic causes of war and violence. She regularly lectures and presents workshops on peace education, conflict resolution and historical memory. Among her recent publications is Conflict Resolution and the Scholarship of Engagement.