test
The Department of History of Ghent University, in collaboration with the TAPAS/Thinking About the PAst research forum, the Institute for Public History, and the History and Cultural Sciences Teaching Methods, is proud to host the inaugural lecture of the Chair of Historical Culture in Transition. This endowed chair, established by the European Association of History Teachers – EuroClio, explores how modern society engages with the past amidst digital, political, and cultural transformations.
About the Lecture (in Dutch)
In this opening lecture, Prof. Dr. Robbert-Jan Adriaansen will explore how digitalization profoundly influences historical culture. He focuses on internet memes as a form of “multimodal historical analogy,” which uses combinations of image, text, and other media to reinterpret historical narratives. Memes, as powerful tools of digital communication, both expand and constrain the ways we think about and represent history.
Presented in Dutch, the lecture will also discuss the educational possibilities and limitations of these new forms of historical representation, considering their impact on teaching and public historical awareness.
About the Chair
The EuroClio Chair of Historical Culture in Transition investigates how globalization, politicisation, and digitalisation shape contemporary society’s interaction with history. The chair aims to enhance understanding of modern historical culture, particularly its role in shaping education, identity, and societal narratives.
The chairholder, Prof. Dr. Robbert-Jan Adriaansen, is a historian at Erasmus University Rotterdam and the executive director of its Center for Historical Culture. His research focuses on historical representation, heritage, and identity in digital media.
Note that the lecture will be in Dutch. Register by December 3, 2024 to attend.
