Posted in History, Heritage & Culture - Anne Frank House
The Anne Frank House, a valued EUROCLIO partner, is more than a museum. In the past they published for instance two graphic novels: one about the Holocaust and one about The Family Secret. The graphic about the Holocaust tells the story of Esther, a Jewish girl, that survived the Second World War, but her parents do not. Esther goes in search of what exactly happened to her parents. The other graphic tells the gripping story of the Van Dort family in wartime. Both graphics are meant for young people from 12 to 15 years old (click here for more information).
A third graphic is planned to be added in the future, meant for the same age. ‘Friendship’ will be the name, a comic about young people in today’s society. It plans to show how social mechanisms operate, including stereotyping, prejudice and discrimination. The way you see others is connected to your own self-esteem, and is linked to questions of identity and the formation of groups. The consequences of bullying, prejudice, and discrimination need to be made clear to show that excluding people isn't acceptable.
During two days (12 and 13 January) a team of international experts gave advice about the scenario and the synopsis of the graphic novel. It will take around 1-2 years to finish it. Huub Kurstjens (the Netherlands) represented EUROCLIO. There was also time to show what EUROCLIO stands for and what kind of the project ‘Historiana’ is.
The aims to be achieved with this future graphic novel are:
To give students insight into the most important social mechanisms that can contribute to the existence of stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination (the formation of groups, group pressure, forming opinions and bullying);
• To help students recognise stereotyping, prejudice and discrimination in themselves and others;
• To make these subjects discussable in class;
• To introduce students to the roles of victim, helper, bystander and perpetrator;
• To enable students to put themselves in these positions in order to gain insight into reasons for bullying/discrimination and their consequences;
• To enable students to actively work on taking positive action against prejudice and discrimination.
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