One hundred years later. Educational itineraries on the Great War

Abstract

“Dopo cent’anni…” (After a hundred years…) is a project edited by Laboratorio di Storia (History Lab, High School Stringher in Udine, Italy). The project has been divided into five steps, one for every year of WWI. The themes are “Eppur simangia…” (Yet they ate - food), “Migliaia di tonnellate…” (Thousands of tons - logistic), “Storie di donne…” (Women’s stories. Women’s lives at wartime), “Sparagnimi la vuere… Risparmiami la guerra…” (Save me from war - refugees) e “I costi della guerra…” (The costs of the war - victory? At what cost?). Those themes are not commonly dealt with in history books though connected to school educational paths. This project is a collective work committing teachers and students. It has allowed a comparison between the history of Italy and those of Austria and Slovenia, the nations bordering Friuli Venezia Giulia. Every step has brought about an exhibition with pictures and objects, evidence collected by several sources, articles, researches, summaries and short documentaries produced by students both in Italian and English. All materials are available on the Stringher’s website.