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Category Archives: Remembering the Past
London 2012 and the Pastoral Idyll
(Do shepherds dream of idyllic sheep?) Danny Boyle’s set for the London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony A few weeks ago, when the design for at least part of the Olympic opening ceremony was revealed, I was nothing short of appalled. … Continue reading
Greek Treasures: ancient and modern
I just came across this opinion piece in the LA times of 26th February by James Romm, a scholar I admire greatly. But here he offers an example of highly emotional rhetoric which is historically unjustified. At the same time, his article … Continue reading
Posted in Exploring the Past, History, Inventing the Past, Remembering the Past
Tagged Ancient Athens, Greece, Greek crisis, Parthenon, Pericles, Thucydides
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The Welsh Budget and Political Perceptions
Welsh Labour has just managed to agree a deal with the Welsh Liberal Democrats (BBC Report), which will allow them to get their budget through the Assembly. The negotiations have gone on for weeks; all three opposition parties set conditions for … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Memory, Political Parties, Politics, Welsh Politics
Tagged 2012 Local Elections, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Pupil Premium, Schools
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Building the Parthenon
It’s time to talk about the photograph at the top of my blog. It’s part of a picture I took on the Acropolis of Athens in summer 2007: let’s call it The Parthenon Under Construction (Again). Of course, ancient buildings … Continue reading
Working Memories
One of those magnificent German words which can’t quite be translated into English is Erinnerungsarbeit. It describes the effort that goes into remembering, into giving the past its due and making sure that important lessons are not forgotten. As you might … Continue reading
Posted in History, Inventing the Past, Memory, Remembering the Past
Tagged history, memory
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