Rethinking Social Studies in a Post-truth Era

kateryna.barnes — Mon, 17 Dec 2018 20:38:10 +0000

Drawing on critical, hermeneutic, and Indigenous insights in education, in this special issue a range of curriculum scholars weigh in on the nature of truth and post-truth in relation to education specifically, as well as our situations as humans more generally. The four scholars in this special issue open up vital discussions: What are the possibilities for a social studies curriculum that heals us conceptually, ethically, pedagogically at a time when all our beliefs and values, in community and culture, are being unsettled and tested? As we approach social studies in our classrooms and “the social” more generally, these authors call on us to put careful thought and action into how we, as human beings, want to live together with others.

Monumental Mistakes? Confronting Difficult Pasts

Anonymous — Fri, 08 Dec 2017 21:26:04 +0000

This special issue of Canadian Social Studies, entitled Monumental Mistakes? Confronting Difficult Pasts, brings together a diverse range of scholars to explore the deeply contested nature of who and what from the past should be commemorated. These essays serve as accessible prompts for classroom and broader public conversations and inquiries into questions of who we are, wish to become, and in what ways we might better know ourselves through wrestling with difficult pasts and hoped for futures. Key words: History, history and social studies education, commemoration, public memory, politics of memory, reconciliations

Canadian Social Studies blogs

Rethinking Social Studies in a Post-truth Era

Monumental Mistakes? Confronting Difficult Pasts