Is there a place for hope in history education?
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2025-04-15
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Wansink, Bjorn
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Abstract
To hope is an integral part of being a human (Webb, 2012). Several educators have suggested that hope should play a crucial role in education to empower young people to shape their own futures and build resilience (hooks, 2003; Freire, 1994; Jacops, 2005; Vlieghe, 2019; de Winter, 2024). I propose that history can and should offer inspiring examples to provide hope for the future, but teaching “hopeful histories” presents both historiographical and ideological challenges. With this miniature I want to start a broader discussion by exploring the question: Is there a place for hope in history education?
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hope, pedagogies of hope, history education, difficult knowledge, normative balancing
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Wansink, B 2025, 'Is there a place for hope in history education?', Historical Thinking, Culture and Education, vol. 2, no. 1. https://doi.org/10.12685/htce.1396