Resignifying History: The Social Sciences Class as a Place to Negotiate the Past

Abstract

In this article, I discuss the role of social science classes in Colombia within the processes of historical memory reconstrucion of the Colombian armed conflict. First, I argue how such classes are a space where negotiations of memory take place. Then, I discuss the particular challenges in the Colombian educational context. Finally, I analyze three textbooks with regard to the contents and strategies they offer for a multi-focal, controversial, and constructivist approach to the recent past.