Dr. Tina Van Der Vlies

Biography

Tina van der Vlies is an associate professor in the Department of History at Erasmus University Rotterdam. Her academic work focuses on history, heritage, education, and (de)colonization, with a particular emphasis on how historical contexts influence knowledge production, contestation, and circulation. She engages in memory studies and educational history, looking at how specific historical interpretations persist and evolve, shaping identities and societal perceptions. Her research has produced insights into the ways in which historical narratives are perpetuated and the mechanisms behind their (re)production, particularly within educational curricula. She has received several awards for her work, including the Erasmus University Research Prize in 2021 and the Georg Eckert Research Award in 2022. Her recent publication, "Echoing Events: Perpetuation National Narratives in English and Dutch History Textbooks, 1920-2010," examines how textbooks narrate history and maintain national narratives through historical analogies. Currently, she is involved in an NWO-funded Rubicon project at the University of Cambridge, exploring public discourses on the purposes of history education from 1920 to 2020. Her academic contributions frequently intersect with discussions of how history education impacts society and collective memory.

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