Bologna, Italy: LANDIS Conference on the Seventies

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The Italian association LANDIS, National Laboratory for History Teaching (Laboratorio Nazionale per la Didattica della Storia), in cooperation with EUROCLIO, is organizing a three day conference about the Seventies, involving both historic and education experts. This conference entitled “A Reflection about Citizenship and Democracy: a Knotty Problem of the Seventies. Italy in the International Context” (Una riflessione su cittadinanza e democrazia: il nodo degli anni Settanta. L’Italia nel contesto internazionale), will take place in Bologna, Italy on Septermber 29-October 1 2011. The Seventies, for Italy but not only here, represent a controversial historic moment, of which a shared memory does not yet exist. We can maybe find some bad memories as potential sources of conflicts. Here is why is very important to think about this period, with particular reference to democracy and citizenship evolution. On the historical level, the conference will focus on the Seventies starting from Italy in an international context. On the educational level, it will focus on teaching sensitive and controversial issues in history. Teachers, to whom this conference is particularly dedicated, will be very interested to understand the methodology necessary to deal with these topics. Starting from the suggestions of the experts that will be offered in workshops, teachers will have the possibility to think, now and in the future, about these important topics. For more information, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it