CARTOON S AS A TOOL TO LEAR N ABOUT OU R H I STORY
The Spanish Civil War (1936-39) is
As several scholars have argued, the teaching of history in
one of the historic events of the
schools contributes to ensuring peaceful and democratic
last century. The recovery of
coexistence.
historical
Here, the graphic novel (in this case, newspaper cartoons)
memory
and
the
reparation of the victims of the violence deployed by the victors of the Civil War continues to provoke controversy. For this reason, there is a need to address this issue in history lessons both in Secondary and Baccalaureate. The aim is for
becomes a very useful didactic resource for working on critical awareness and empathy towards the victims of traumatic events such as the Civil War. [...] Some academics have insisted on the need for secondary school history students to develop critical awareness and analytical skills in order to understand historical reality.
young people to understand the
[...] Secondary school students must acquire the skills
events
necessary to read and think like historians.
that
divided
society during this period.
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