TEACHING DIVIDED HISTORIES – THE ROLE OF DIGITAL MEDIA IN CONFLICT
EDUCATION
Conference Schedule
MONDAY, 18th NOVEMBER
9:30 – 10:00
REGISTRATION. COFFEE/TEA
10:00 – 10:05 OPENING REMARKS (TBC)
10:05 – 11:30 SESSION 1 – WRITING THE FIRST DRAFT OF HISTORY – CONFLICT JOURNALISM AS
HISTORICAL RECORD.
11:30 – 11:50 COFFEE/TEA
11:50 – 12:30 SESSION 2 - WRITING THE FIRST DRAFT OF HISTORY – CONFLICT JOURNALISM AS
HISTORICAL RECORD.
12:30 – 1:15
SESSION 3 – DOCUMENTING CONFLICT
1:15 – 2:15
LUNCH
2:15 – 3:15
SESSION 4 – MARIANE PEARL AND ANDREW EATON
3:15 – 3:45
SESSION 5 – FEARGHAL MCGARRY
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TUESDAY, 19th NOVEMBER
10:00 – 10:15 COFFEE/TEA.
10:15 – 10:20 OPENING REMARKS
10:20 – 10:30 REMARKS BY PAT COLGAN (SEUPB)
10:30 – 10:45 SESSION 1 - DR. JO BEALL, BRITISH COUNCIL 10:45 – 11:00 SESSION 2 - TDH IN PRACTISE
11:00 – 12:15 SESSION 3 - PANEL DISCUSSION – TEACHING DIVIDED HISTORIES
12:15 – 1:15
LUNCH
1:15 – 1:45
SESSION 4 – HISTORY THROUGH FILM
1:45 – 2:15
SESSION 5 – GUESTBOOK PROJECT
2:15 – 2:30
COFFEE/TEA
2:30 – 3:45
SESSION 6 - PANEL DISCUSSION – FINAL PLENARY
3:45 - 4:00
CLOSING REMARKS
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Conference Programme
MONDAY, 18th NOVEMBER
10:00 – 11:30 Session1
Writing the first draft of history – Conflict Journalism as Historical
Record.
Mark McCauley – former BBC Television cameraman now working as a freelancer. Mark is
form Derry and has travelled the world documenting various conflicts.
Charlie Bird – former Chief News Correspondent with RTÉ News.
11:50 – 12:30 Session 2
Writing the first draft of history – Conflict Journalism as Historical
Record.
Ed Vulliamy – Journalist and Writer, the Observer and the Guardian
12:30 – 1:15
Session 2
Creative Responses to Conflict -
Olly Lambert – Freelance documentary maker.
2:15– 3:15
Session 3
Creative Responses to Conflict -
Mariane Pearl and Andrew Eaton – Mariane is a freelance journalist and Andrew is a film
producer originally from Derry.
This will be an interview-style session with Brandon Hamber (INCORE) (TBC) speaking to
Mariane and Andrew about ‘A Mighty Heart’ and other work.
3:15 – 3:45
Session 4
and education).
Fearghal McGarry - Where history and film meet (lead in to day 2
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TUESDAY, 19th NOVEMBER
10:30 – 10:45 Session 1
Teaching Divided Histories
Dr. Jo Beall – Director Education and Society, British Council.
10:45 – 11:00 Session 2
Teaching Divided Histories
Ngaoko Serumula – Teacher in Vlakfontein Secondary School, Pretoria, South Africa.
Chris Wilson – Teacher in Lisneal College.
These teachers will give first hand examples of their international partnership and work
done through the TDH project.
11:00 – 12:15 Session 3
Teaching Divided Histories
Panel Discussion – International perspectives on how the teaching of history is approached
in other post-conflict or divided societies.
Megha Malhotra – Seagull Foundation, India.
Mary Gannon – Curriculum Development Unit of the City of Dublin Education and Training
Board (CDU CDETB).
Samya Abou Hamad – Ministry of Education and Higher Education in Lebanon.
Ian Christie (TBC) – Film and history education
TBC – Education Scotland.
We will first hear a 5 minute overview from each participant on how they have approached
the teaching of contested histories. The following panel session will then be chaired by Jo
Beall, including questions from the floor.
1:15 – 1:45
Session 4
Reporting on Conflict/history as it unfolds
1:45 – 2:15
Session 5
Guestbook Project
Richard Kearney – Charles Seeling Professor in Philosophy, Boston College.
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2:30 – 3:45
Session 6
Plenary Session
Chaired by Jo Beall, British Council
Plenary Session – bringing all elements of the conference together in a final discussion.
Aidan Clifford – CDU CDETB
Anne Marshall – CCEA
Marine Pearl –
Megha Malhotra –
Mark McCauley -
There will also be a number of satellite sessions taking place in local schools.
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