James V. Wertsch
List of John Benjamins publications for which James V. Wertsch plays a role.
Articles
1994 Official and Unofficial Histories: The Case of Estonia Historical Representation, pp. 311–329 | Article
Abstract We argue that in order to understand how and why history is taught and learned, it is necessary to distinguish between "official" and "unofficial" history. Using this distinction, we examine differing historical representations of events in 1940 that resulted in Estonia's becoming part of… read more
1994 Introduction: Historical Representation Historical Representation, pp. 247–255 | Article
1994 Multivoicedness in Historical Representation: American College Students' Accounts of the Origins of the United States Historical Representation, pp. 295–309 | Article
Abstract Individuals' representations of history involve a process in which narratives provided by the sociocultural setting are appropriated and used in specific settings to produce concrete texts. This process involves various forms of multivoicedness. The distinction is made between… read more