What is LETHE?
In Greek mythology, Lethe was the name of one of the rivers in the underworld of Hades. It was known as the river of forgetfulness. According to the myth, those who drank from it would forget everything. When it comes to history, it feels like humanity has drunk from the River Lethe and forgotten its own rich and diverse past. For example, what do we know about the histories of women, of children, of migrants of marginalised communities or of the natural world? Very little, to be honest!
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What does the LETHE project offer?
The LETHE project uncovers and explores the stories and experiences of traditionally invisible communities throughout history. Though hidden, many of these histories have helped forge a European multicultural identity. There are so many voices that have been silenced, forgotten, erased or made invisible over time.
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What can be done to uncover these hidden stories?
The LETHE project offers you the tools you need to tackle this task. You will find them on their website. Specifically, in your story map. You just have to select the topic, historical period or history that you are interested in incorporating into the classroom and guide your student through the sources that have been selected to answer the case that we propose. Uncover and recover some of these stories with the LETHE team.
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Why should you join the LETHE project?
If you are a Primary or Secondary teacher interested in giving your history lessons an approach based on diversity, multiple perspectives, and active learning, this project is for you!
Devised and tested by teachers and researchers, our materials and resources will allow your students to work as historians to uncover hidden histories across Europe and provide them with the tools to recover the hidden histories of their own communities.
Devised and tested by teachers and researchers, our materials and resources will allow your students to work as historians to uncover hidden histories across Europe and provide them with the tools to recover the hidden histories of their own communities.
Who are we?
We are an international team of educators and researchers from ten institutions in eight different countries. Our team, funded by the European Union, has been joined by a number of other institutions, museums and stakeholders to create the LETHE Project.
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