War in the classroom! John Howard claims recent versions of Australian history serve a partisan political cause. So what does that mean for the history taught to our kids?
In a presentation at the New International Bookshop in Trades Hall, Anna Clark -- co-author with Stuart Macintyre of the best-selling "History Wars" -- analyses the classroom as a major front in the ongoing battle over Australian culture. Paul Keating described "The History Wars" as 'a sort of code stone to help people understand the motivations of players in today's contemporary debate. It sheds light on the political battle which is carried on in the pubs and on the footpaths about who we are and what has become of us.' Yet -- as Anna Clark makes clear -- the battle in the schools as just as important since 'it is through the image of the child, a symbol of the future, that the struggle over the past is increasingly conducted.' Her talk is the next in the Wednesday evening series of presentations held at the New International Bookshop in Trades Hall (enter from Victoria Street). There is no need to book and entry is $6 for waged and $2 for unwaged. Anna Clark on Teaching History to Our Children 6.30 pm 15 October Trades Hall 54 Victoria St Carlton Sth 3053 New International Bookshop Co-operative Trades Hall 54 Victoria St Carlton Sth 3053 10am - 6.30pm Mon-Fri 11am-5pm Sat [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 9662 3744 -- -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Sub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
