How to discuss Belgium’s colonial past with your class?
In this educational package from the BELvue museum, students have to think for themselves. They analyze opinion pieces, historical syntheses, and primary sources in order to form their own informed viewpoint on the colonial past. Five contemporary hot topics are dealt with:
- Colonial monuments
- The comic Tintin in Congo
- Restitution of artworks
- Political apologies
- Reparations
Which themes would you like to explore with your class? Or do you rather want to search through the 24 historical sources with accompanying questions to find new material for your own lessons?