Contested Histories Around the World

All nations struggle with how to teach and talk about their past. In this workshop, participants will explore the instrumentalization of history to serve contemporary political agendas in various regional and global contexts, including East Asia, South Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America.
The pedagogical focus will be the “Opening Up the Textbook” (Wineburg, 2007) methodology used to counter dominant narratives in school textbooks. Using this technique, educators pose alternate viewpoints to textbook content in order to engage students in the discussion of historical and sometimes controversial events while using authentic historical thinking skills.
Through this course, participants will:
This course is not affiliated with the Stanford History Education Group.
Speakers Include:
Dr. Jan T. Gross, Professor of History, Princeton University
Dr. Magdalena H. Gross, Senior Research Associate for the Center to Support Excellence in Teaching, Stanford University
Dr. Norman Naimark, Professor of History, Stanford University
Rylan Sekiguchi, Manager of Curriculum and Instructional Design for the Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE), Stanford University
Dr. Parna Sengupta, Senior Associate Director with Stanford Introductory Studies (SIS), Stanford University
$199 per person for this 3-day workshop
This workshop is part of the Global Issues, Local Impacts series, which is comprised of three, 3-day workshops. To enroll in all three workshops for $500 or learn more about the series, please see the Global Issues, Local Impacts page.
Please note this course is offered at a reduced fee thanks to support from the US Department of Education’s Title VI and the Stanford Global Studies Division.
By completing this course, you’ll earn 2 Continuing Education Units (CEUs). CEUs cannot be applied toward any Stanford degree. CEU transferability is subject to the receiving institution’s policies.
Participation in all three workshops equates to approximately 60 hours of professional development and districts may award 6 CEUs for individuals who complete the entire three-workshop series and receive a record of completion.
When you complete each course, you’ll receive an email with a link to download your Record of Completion. This email will be sent to the address you provide in your mystanfordconnection within 3 business days of course completion.