Teaching about the Violent Past: Opportunities , Kuppens, Kuppens, Nfundiko,*.

Leuven University Press

Teaching about the Violent PastOpportunities and Challenges for Teachers in Conflict-Affected African Societies\nAuthor(s): Line Kuppens, Justin Sheria Nfundiko\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Leuven University Press, Belgium\nImprint: Leuven University Press\nISBN-13: 9789462704725, 978-9462704725\nSynopsis\nPolicy recommendations and strategies to support teachers in addressing the violent past.\n\nEducation plays a vital role in fostering reconciliation and teaching peace in conflict-affected societies. In particular, teaching about the violent past from multiple perspectives helps replace fear and hatred with mutual understanding. While conflict-history education has been explored across sub-Saharan Africa and beyond, curricular reforms often overlook teachersdespite their key role in achieving success.\n\nBuilding on insights from education sciences, sociology, political sciences, memory studies and social psychology, this book introduces a novel and interdisciplinary framework t.