ABSTRACT Historians increasingly acknowledge that popular media representing violent pasts reach large audiences, which in itself is a phenomenon worth investigating. Schoolteachers in particular experience on a daily basis the impact of popular genres on their students’ ideas of history. Young people read graphic historical novels, watch quiz shows on television or on YouTube, play (video) games, post selfies on Instagram or participate in living history activities. The way they gather and process information about the past is increasingly built on popular representations they encounter outside the classroom. The articles in this special issue seek to question how popular media represent sensitive issues from violent pasts in modern history — e.g., decolonization processes, civil wars, World War I/II, the Holocaust — and under what conditions these popular media can contribute to critical historical thinking. After all, while historians and educators wonder if and how historical violence should be represented, the fact is that many popular media — particularly commercial films and video games — actually place heroic battles and wars at the centre of their representations. Consequently, there is a likely risk of sanitizing and romanticizing violence and atrocities.

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暴力过去和历史思维的流行用法（Los usos Populares de los pasados violentos y el razonamientohistórico）

摘要历史学家越来越认识到，代表暴力过去的流行媒体能够吸引大量受众，这本身就是值得调查的现象。尤其是学校的老师每天都要体验流行类型对学生历史观念的影响。年轻人阅读图形历史小说，在电视或YouTube上观看测验，玩（视频）游戏，在Instagram上发布自拍照或参加生活史活动。他们收集和处理有关过去的信息的方式越来越多地建立在他们在教室外遇到的流行代表的基础上。本期特刊的文章旨在质疑大众媒体如何代表现代历史中暴力过去的敏感问题，例如非殖民化进程，内战，第一次世界大战/第二次世界大战，大屠杀-在什么条件下这些流行的媒体可以有助于批判性的历史思维。毕竟，尽管历史学家和教育工作者想知道是否以及如何代表历史暴力，但事实是，许多流行媒体，尤其是商业电影和视频游戏，实际上将英勇的战斗和战争置于其代表的中心。因此，可能存在将暴力和暴行净化和浪漫化的风险。