The Teaching of History Workshop
21st – 23rd February 2020
Turda, Romania
Agenda
Friday, the 21st of February
13.00 – 19.00
Arrival of the participants
19.00 – 19.15
Welcome by Nicolae Ratiu
19.15 – 20.30
Wine tasting
Saturday, the 22nd of February
9.30 – 10.30
Introduction by John Lotherington “The Past or History?” by Prof. Christopher Coker
10.30 – 11.30
Why teach history? Presentations by participants Moderator: John Lotherington Discussion: participants and guests
11.30 – 12.00
Coffee break
12.00 – 13.00
Talk: “Confronting a dark past” Speaker: Prof. Carol Capita Moderator: John Lotherington Discussion: participants and guests
13.00 – 14.00
Lunch
14.30 – 16.00
Panel: “The relationship between history teaching and national identity” Speakers: Slobodan Markovich (Serbia), Wojciech Przybylski (Poland), Louisa Slavkova (Bulgaria) Moderator: John Lotherington Discussion: participants and guests
16.00 – 16.30
Coffee break
16.30 – 18.00
Panel: “How have political changes and political forces in other countries shaped history teaching since 1989?” Speaker: Dr. Eric Weaver (Hungary) Moderator: John Lotherington Discussion: participants and guests
18.00 – 19.00
Talk: “Contested histories: Constructing non-nationalist narratives of national pasts” Speaker: Valur Ingimundarson Moderator: John Lotherington Discussion: participants and guests
Sunday, the 23rd of February
10.00 – 12.30
Break out groups: “What the future holds for national history teaching” Participants will divide in groups of 6 and discuss, guided by speakers.
12.30 – 13.00
Coffee break
13.00 – 14.00
Conclusions & Recommendations Participants, speakers and guests Moderator: John Lotherington
