Ana Fernández-Aballí et al. eds., "Creative and Inclusive Heritage Education: Teaching Handbook for Use in Classrooms, Museums and Organizations" (U Groningen Press, 2025)

About this episode

The episode discusses a new resource for educators on using heritage for inclusive experiences in classrooms.

Heritage is a hot topic in public debates today. Many politicians invoke it to exclude marginal groups from belonging to the national story. Yet, in the new two-volume resource for educators Creative and Inclusive Heritage Education, contributors explore how heritage can be used for inclusive experiences in the classroom. The open-access Handbook and an Activity Book provide educators--from high school teachers to university professors to museum guides--with the necessary theoretical tools and practical exercises turn heritage into a vehicle for self-awareness, collective meaning-making and conflict resolution. By helping educators to identify and counter exclusionary narratives, by stimulating their interest in their own histories and those of their students, and by using creative performance techniques, the handbook and the activity book allow educators to make the best of the social and educational value of heritage. In this interview with two of the editors, we discuss the ambitions and experiences of REBELAH, the European Union funded project behind these resources, which brought together creative artists, community organizers and academics in Spain, France, the Netherlands…

People in this episode

Guests: Ana Fernández-Aballí Altamirano, Todd Weir

Topics covered

• heritage education
• inclusivity
• classroom resources
• cultural narratives
• educational tools

Keywords

• heritage
• education
• inclusivity
• conflict resolution
• cultural narratives
• educators
• activity book

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Groningen, REBELAH, European Union

Books & works: Creative and Inclusive Heritage Education: Teaching Handbook for Use in Classrooms, Museums and Organizations

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