25th EuroClio Annual Conference and Professional Training and Development Course: Mediterranean Dialogues

21 April

• Welcoming speeches
• Key-note lecture “Object Lessons in Global Microhistory: Rewatching the 1934 assassination of King Alexander of Yugoslavia in Marseille.” – Keith BROWN, Professor of Politics and Global Studies, Arizona State University.In October 1934, newsreel cameramen covering the arrival of King Alexander of Yugoslavia in Marseille, witnessed his assassination by a member of a Macedonian terrorist organization, the panic of the crowd, and the death of the gunman. Their footage was seen around the world, even as some governments censored it, and the French authorities examined it for clues on how the gunman succeeded. Today–when images of deadly violence are more commonplace–this footage offers teachers and students a unique window on an event whose political significance has been overshadowed by the global conflict of World War II that followed. In particular, it provides an opportunity to trace out how opponents of the international order created after World War I were able to capitalize on new communication technologies, old grievances and a transnational traffic in ideas, objects and money to leave a permanent mark on Mediterranean and Southeast European history.

22 April

On-site learning; participants choose from the following options:

• Aix-les-Milles: Camp des Milles, memorial site, educational museum and workshopsDuring World War II Camp des Milles was an internment and transit camp, located in a former tile factory near the village Les Milles, in Aix-en-Provence. Between 1939 and 1942 over 10.000 people of 38 different nationalities were detained in the camp, and over 2000 Jewish captives were deported to Auschwitz.Today Camp des Milles houses a large history museum with a strong focus on education and culture. The museum aims to keep the memory of World War II and the Holocaust alive, drawing on scientific research to encourage visitors to grasp the individual and collective processes that lay at the foundations of what happened at the camp during the war.

  The visit to Camp des Milles ties in with the key-theme “War and peace in the Euro-Mediterranean region”, contributing to a common understanding of the history of conflicts and wars in the Mediterranean.

• Toulon: visit to the memorial and Mount Faron and the Navy museumThe city of Toulon is situated about 50 kilometres east of Marseille on the Mediterranean coast. It is currently a large base for the French navy and has one of the most historically important ports of the region, connecting the entire Mediterranean region.Ports serve as an important hub; they not only benefit trade relations, but also attract people of many different cultures, tying in with the key-theme of “People on the move”. Migration between all sides of the Mediterranean has shaped the region to what it is today.

23 April
A day at Mucem, the Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilizations:

• Opening Panel: Our shared past in the Mediterranean – examples of bridging history education
• Panel Discussion: Teaching Islamic History in the Mediterranean, Representations and Shared Ideas
• Panel Discussion: Teaching for Values around the Mediterranean
• Political Debate: Understanding the Humanitarian Crisis of Migration in the Mediterranean
• Parallel Sections
  • Panel Discussion: Europe, Notre Histoire
  • Visit to the Connectivités Exhibition at Mucem
  • Breakout Session: Council of Europe and History Education
• Pub Quiz

24 April

Workshops at Lycée Marseilleveyre

• Workshops Round I
  Contributors (to be confirmed):
  • Olivier RABASSE, Spanish Civil War
  • Steven STEGERS, Programme Director, EuroClio.
  • Judith GEERLING, Senior Project Manager, EuroClio.
  • Weronika KANN, European Network Remembrance and Solidarity.
  • Theodore COHEN, Coordinator of the Model EU Project, Israel-Palestine: Creative Regional Initiatives (IPCRI).
  • Laetitia VION, Office National des Anciens Combattants et Victimes de Guerre – ONAC.
  • Pascal COGET, Office National des Anciens Combattants et Victimes de Guerre – ONAC.
• Workshops Round II
  Contributors (to be confirmed):
  • Karim HOUFAID, World War I.
  • Heike BORMUTH, Hamburg University.
  • Katarina BRENTANOU, Luxembourg International School.
  • Laurence BRAGARD, House of European History.
  • Blandine SMILANSKY, House of European History.
  • Representative of BDIC, Algerian War Pictures.
  • Nayla HAMADEH, Lebanese Association for History.
• Workshops Round III
  Contributors (to be confirmed):
  • Joan BRODSKY, New York University.
  • Anne TABAK, International School The Hague.
  • Ulrich SCHNAKENBERG, Specialized in History and in Political Cartoons.
  • Representative of Northeast Asia History Foundation.
  • Frédéric ABECASSIS, Rhône-Alpes Laboratory for Historical Research.
  • Yves ROLLIN, President of Relais de la Mémoire.

25 April

• Key-note lecture: “Policy-making out of History: The Case of the Armenian Genocide” –  Vincent DUCLERT, General Inspector at French Education Ministry
• Panel Discussion: Launch of APHG-VGD, shared publication between the two history teachers associations
• Panel Discussion: Algerian War
• Cultural Visits in Marseille, discovering sites of Memory and examples of History Education.

26 April

• 25th EuroClio General Assembly
• Discussion Groups:
  • How do you approach teaching a certain theme?
  • What would you like to teach?
  • What would you like to share with a Mediterranean colleague?
  • Designing a European Common Curriculum. Comparing your national novels.
  • Are you free to teach certain topics or not?
  • Which are the sensitive topics in your country?

Preliminary Programme – Mediterranean Dialogues EN-FR

Concept Note – Mediterranean Dialogues_EN

Concept Note – Mediterranean Dialogues_FR