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IB History - Theory of Knowledge - Uses and Abuses of History

 
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Considering how the past informs the present. Examples of how history penetrates popular consciousness: Hollywood cinema, heritage sites, memorial and school history.  Videos Schindler's List and Oradour: Les Voix de la Douleur. 

IST Humanities website on Oradour-sur-Glane. The Resistance movement and memorials in Toulouse

Article - Mr Blair 'History will be my judge' March 1, 2003.

Article - 'Poland and Holocaust History'. Polish national history writing and Holocaust denial.

Why is school history so controversial? Understanding debates about national history curricula and identity politics. The case study of Japanese history textbooks. Article from CNN about recent diplomatic disputes between Japan and her neighbours about the content of Japanese History textbooks. Questions to be considered.

See recent update May 2005 for the latest diplomatic incidents BBC News 13th April