Using Object Biographies to Reveal How Our Pasts Are Interconnected
Channel: EuroClio European Association of History Educators
Date: 2021-12-16

In this session of the Sharing European Histories Self-Guided Course, our local expert, Ildikó Hegedűs sits down with EuroClio’s Birgit to discuss her lesson plan for the Teaching Strategy: Using Object Biographies to Reveal How Our Pasts Are Interconnected, written by Elisabete Pereira. 

Ildikó's lesson plan focuses on one particular object: Pannón Phőnix / Gólya, a statue located in Dunakeszi, in Hungary. The statue, more commonly known as the Phoenix or Stork, was created by the artist Lengyel István and is a memorial to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. Through the means of analysing the Phoenix, students will understand how an object/statue can convey various messages and they will also learn how to “read” a public monument.

For more information about the project, the Teaching Strategies, and an overview of the Self-Guided Course, please visit the Sharing European Histories Project Page. You can also find Ildikó's lesson plan in EuroClio’s Educational Resources.