National Literacies in Education: Historical Reflections on the Nexus of Nations, National Identity, and Education (Historical Studies in Education)

This edited volume provides an international overview of research on nationalism in education. In light of emerging neo-nationalism and national answers to global challenges, the book contributes to a growing and desperately needed discussion on how we can understand and deal with the involvement of education in phenomena of nations and nationalisms in school, curriculum, theory and research. In this book, internationally renowned scholars as well as doctoral students and postdocs from Asia, Europe, America, and Australia show how the history of education can theoretically and empirically deal with the concept(ion)s of nation and nationalism. Foreword Contents Notes on Contributors Part I: Introduction Chapter 1: Engaging with National Literacies in Education Nation, Nationalism, and Education Ideological Languages, Nations, and the Making of Citizens National Literacies: An Innovative Approach? The Raison d’Être of This Book Book Sections References Part II: National Literacies in Education Research Chapter 2: The Subjective Necessity of National Literacy References Chapter 3: Forms of Confession Versus Forms of Governing. An Appraisal of a Double Analytical Concept as a Precondition for Educational Nationalism Research and Beyond Introduction Visiting the Concept of ‘National Literacies’—Revisiting ‘Languages of Education’ and Beyond ‘Languages of Education’ Beyond Education: The History of State-Religion Relations as Example Concluding Remarks References Chapter 4: Nations and Comparative Educations: Reflecting Comparatively on Pedagogies, Performances, and Politics Introduction Approaches Abstractions Narrations Reflections References Chapter 5: Answering the Call for Research on Nationalism and Education with International, Historical, Multi-case Discursive Studies Understanding Nationalism, Citizenship, and Curricula as Discourses for Research The Benefits of Designing and Conducting Multi-case Comparative Research from a Longue Durée Perspective Calling for More Comparative, Historical, Multi-case Research at the Nexus of Nationalism and Education References Part III: From People to National Citizens Chapter 6: Les Femmes Sont-Elles Françaises, Oui ou Non? Education, Political Exclusion, and the Question of Women’s National Identity in France No Citoyennes in France? A Short History of Women’s Rights and Girls’ Education in the Nineteenth Century Choosing Sides Between Les Deux Frances: Girls’ Education and the Struggle Over Women’s Allegiance The Case of French Women and Girls: Complicating the Relationship Between National Literacy and Citizenship References Chapter 7: Same But Different. Notions of ‘Feebleminded’ and ‘Imbecile’ Future Citizens in German-Speaking Countries at the Turn of the Twentieth Century Establishment of a Separate Special Educational Space ‘Feebleminded’ and ‘Imbecile’ Future Citizens Democratic Switzerland Imperial Germany and Austria Conclusion References Chapter 8: Reinventing the Link Between Education and the Nation via Imagination and Emotions: The National Literacy of The Wonderful Adventures of Nils The Wonderful Adventures of Nils and the Swedish Educational System A Particular Kind of National Literacy Nation, Regions, and Imagination In Conclusion References Chapter 9: Kapara on You: National Literacy in Israel Between Judgment Day and Everyday Judgment Introduction: Kapara on You! Imagined, Institutionalized, and Airborne: National Literacy in Israel From Counterculture to Collective Experience: The National Construction of Kapara Religious-Public Schools, ‘Mizrahi’, and the Emergence of Kapara The Aftermath of the Yom Kippur War and the Spread of Kapara Conclusion: Kapara as Israeli National Literacy References Part IV: The Nation in School and Curriculum Chapter 10: Curriculum, National Identity, and National Literacy National Curriculum Making in an Era of Globalization Curriculum, Identity, and National Literacy The Curriculum of 1997: Common Frame of Reference The Curriculum of 2006 and 2020: The Meaning of National Literacy Within a Competency-Based Framework From a National-Minded Citizen to a Future-Oriented Lifelong Learner? Changing Curriculum Format: From Book to Digital Platform Conclusion References Chapter 11: ‘National Literacy’ in an Imperial Setting: The Strange Case of Istanbul’s Robert College Introduction The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Mission Foundation of Robert College: Generating a Protestant-Secular Nexus Robert College: The Provider of a Universal National Literacy? Continuity and Metamorphosis of Robert College Conclusion References Chapter 12: National Literacy and Institutional Models: The Case of Colegios Nacionales in Argentina Between the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Introduction The Relation Between Schooling and National Literacy: Some Thoughts on the Case of Colegios Nacionales Nation-State in Argentina and the Creation of Colegios Nacionales: Building National Literacy and the National School Educated Subject The Colegio Nacional and the Nation-State The Elites’ Republican Modernization The Homeland, But Not Only Concluding Remarks References Part V: The Nation in a Globalized World Chapter 13: Testing the Exception: The Curious Embrace of International Comparisons in American Education Discourse American Superiority and Indifference Three Possible Explanations: National Security, Preserve the Status Quo, and Social Expectations Conclusion References Chapter 14: Spectacular Digitalization: Exploring the Role of Discourse and Education Technologies in (Re)producing the Imagined Community of the Nation Introduction Onto-Epistemological Assumptions Non-state Actors in Nation-Building Spectacular (Digital) Infrastructures Digital Technologies Manufacturing National Literacies Conclusion: The Future Nation References Chapter 15: What’s So New About ‘New’ Nationalism in Higher Education? The University Between the Nation and the Globe The University and the Nation in Historical Perspective The University and the Threat of New Nationalism Globish Higher Education and the Future of the Nation References Part VI: Commentary Chapter 16: Reflections on States, Schools, and National Literacies Reference Part VII: Conclusion Chapter 17: The Multiple Perspectives on National Literacies References Index