3. “Historylessness” as a Lack of Historical Learning: A Conceptual Approach

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. CONTENTS V
3. List of Illustrations VII
4. Acknowledgments VIII
5. Introduction. Understanding Historical Lessons 1
6. 1. On Historical Lessons: Theoretical and Analytical Perspectives 10
7. 2. Phronesis and Historical Lessons: Ethics, Politics, Praxis 38
8. 3. “Historylessness” as a Lack of Historical Learning: A Conceptual Approach 55
9. 4. Christianity and Crisis: Religion and Ideology in Modern Europe 76
10. 5. Representing Rivaling States, Remembering Munich: Learning from History in Diplomacy 94
11. 6. Topographies of Terror: Or How to Read Landscapes in Twentieth-Century East Central Europe 112
12. 7. The Reparative Quest: Can “Doing History” Further Reconciliation in Post-Soviet Russia? 130
13. 8. Dark Lessons: The Holocaust between Dilemmas of Representation and Learning from the Past 154
14. 9. Mediating the Darkest Lessons of History on Film: The Case of the Polish Film Hatred 173
15. 10. “We Are Appalled to Have These False Beliefs Associated with Our Campus”: Holodomor, Trigger Warnings, and Free Speech at the University of Alberta 192
16. 11. Bandera Reaffirmed: Scrutinizing Lessons of a Nationalist Symbol in Struggling Ukraine 227
17. Conclusion. Historical Lessons in History and History Culture 257
18. Index 269