Seminar: Unthinking historical thinking: lessons from the Arctic

Presenter: Dr Silke Reeploeg, Ilisimatusarfik (University of Greenland).

Date: Tuesday 12th December 2023 at 18:00 – 19:30 GMT

Event Summary:

This seminar will introduce you to issues around Indigenous knowledge in history education, with a focus on the Arctic region. Dr Reeploeg will discuss her latest publication, which suggests a paradigm shift in history education, considering the new UNESCO Education for Sustainable Development framework. She explores the challenges and opportunities of history education in promoting epistemic and cognitive justice in the context of Arctic memory cultures. Can Indigenous scholarship help us restore cultural memory?

Unthinking historical thinking: lessons from the Arctic History Education Research Journal, 20: 1 DOI:https://doi.org/10.14324/HERJ.20.1.04

Presenter:

Dr. Silke Reeploeg is an Associate Professor of History at Ilisimatusarfik/University of Greenland researching intercultural links in cultural and social history, Nordic studies and critical methodologies. Her current research focuses on how coloniality shapes Arctic histories and cultures.

Event Information 

This is an online event taking place on Zoom.

Please register for the event at this link.

We will contact you ahead of the event with a Zoom link.

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