역사부정 현상의 확산과 학교 역사교육의 과제

Abstract

There has been a long-term debate over history textbooks in Korea. And recently historical denialism has emerged as a worrying social phenomenon. Historical denialism is a product of a culture of denial, and it is also a product of ‘history politics’ that seeks to benefit from amplifying conflict. That is why historical denialism should be treated as a constant in school history education. History educators should actively pay attention to the various roles that school history education plays in real life and society. Because history has been misused or abused too often, and these aspects and trends are increasingly amplified in the post-truth era. It is therefore very important to expose the context of historical denialism. Furthermore, memory-history policies based on the values of peace and human rights should be established at the national or regional level. And students should acquire the ability to critically identify historical denialism through enhanced experience of exploration and understanding of history in school. Everyone should keep in mind that students learn history from inside and outside the classroom, in particular, policymakers should find ways to use textbooks and classes as a platform for various history education. It should also encourage the implementation of classes and the development of teaching materials that reveal denials and actively deal with admitting responsibility for historical crime.