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Teaching History 127 June 2007 The Historical Association identity-shakers: cultural encounters and the development of pupils’ multiple identities History teachers are increasingly used to the idea that helping pupils reflect on and understand... More

Teaching History 127 June 2007 The Historical Association identity-shakers: cultural encounters and the development of pupils’ multiple identities History teachers are increasingly used to the idea that helping pupils reflect on and understand identities is one of the central purposes of history education. In this article Jamie byrom and Michael riley reflect on what thinking about identity historically might mean; by considering the history of encounters between the West and Islam in their full complexity, they suggest that history can ‘shake up’ simplistic and singular notions of identity and help pupils think in plural and complex ways. history and identity Natalie stands nervously at the front of the classroom. She is a diffident 14-year-old and the prospect of making a presentation to her history class is giving her the heebie-jeebies. For the last two weeks, Natalie and her classmates have been investigating how the Second World War changed people’s Less