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Friday 26 March 2021 14.30 - 15.45
T-11 REL11 Representations of Religious Coexistence in Contemporary Secular Society across Europe *
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Network: Religion Chair: Riho Altnurme
Organizer: Riho Altnurme Discussants: -
John Maiden, Stefanie Sinclair : Political Discourses about the European Migrant Crisis in Germany and the United Kingdom
This paper considers ways in which political discourses employed in the United Kingdom and in Germany during the recent, and ongoing, migrant crisis have drawn on ideas of the historical past, and of national and religious history in particular. It explores examples of the discursive construction of particular understandings of ... (Show more)
This paper considers ways in which political discourses employed in the United Kingdom and in Germany during the recent, and ongoing, migrant crisis have drawn on ideas of the historical past, and of national and religious history in particular. It explores examples of the discursive construction of particular understandings of the past, including histories of migration and political responses to religious and ethnic diversity, in the context of parliamentary political speeches, political campaigns (e.g. European, national, regional and local elections or the United Kingdom’s referendum on membership of the European Union) and the wider media environment. The analysis will highlight the multiple understandings of ‘history’ evident in each national context, and make comparisons between national contexts, considering how political discourses are both shaping and being shaped by different understandings of national pasts. (Show less)

Tamara Sztyma : Representations of Religious Coexistence in Jewish Museums in Europe
Contemporary museums consciously construct their narrations and are aware of their purposes, hence becoming important media taking part in shaping social debate. This paper will be devoted to the phenomenon of Jewish museums which number has significantly grown in Europe starting from the 80s and 90s of the past century. ... (Show more)
Contemporary museums consciously construct their narrations and are aware of their purposes, hence becoming important media taking part in shaping social debate. This paper will be devoted to the phenomenon of Jewish museums which number has significantly grown in Europe starting from the 80s and 90s of the past century. They have been an expression to the need of European societies to come to terms with their difficult Jewish histories and to recover the memory of the multi-ethnic past of some countries or regions. They present the perspective of a minority that for many ages has been present in European history and culture – in this way adding to national stories and transforming local identities. Since they have to deal with religious conflicts of the past and with the Holocaust they present the negative consequences of religious intolerance, nationalism, racism, exclusion. Establishing of such museums today (they are mostly established by non-Jews for non-Jews, though with some support and involvement of local Jewish milieus) is a sign of democratic changes and creating more open tolerant society. In contemporary crisis-driven world these museums promote the ideas of civic society and cultural pluralism. This special group of museums provides many good examples of education on religious tolerance and it is worthwhile to analyze them as a special case, explaining their origin, aims and methods they employ. (Show less)

Karel van Nieuwenhuyse : The Multiple Faces of Interreligious Contacts throughout the Past, as Represented in Current Flemish History Textbooks for Secondary Education
Religion and interreligious contacts constitute an important source of dynamics in past as well as present societies. The perception of the position and role of religion and religious diversity in society is subject to change. At present, religion and interreligious contacts are often one-sidedly negatively framed, as a source of ... (Show more)
Religion and interreligious contacts constitute an important source of dynamics in past as well as present societies. The perception of the position and role of religion and religious diversity in society is subject to change. At present, religion and interreligious contacts are often one-sidedly negatively framed, as a source of conflict and violence, and not compatible with modern societies. The past, however, offers a much more nuanced picture. In this respect, the question arises as to what social representations of interreligious contacts in the past are being constructed and disseminated. This is examined for the three most widespread current history textbook series for general secondary education in Flanders. By means of a content and discourse analysis, it is examined for the six grades of secondary education (covering the past from prehistory till today) which contacts are discussed, from which perspective they are looked at, which actors are named, how the contacts are framed, which (positive, negative or neutral) connotations are attributed to them, and to what extent and how past and present are related to each other. (Show less)



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