Vikingen, endast en bärsärk? : En undersökning av grundskolans läroböcker och hur bilden av vikingen skapas

Sammanfattning: KARLSTADS UNIVERSITET Termin: vt 23 Ämne: Kulturstudier Nivå: GrundnivåKurskod: KVGCO2 ABSTRACT Angelica Nylén Vikingen, endast en bärsärk? En undersökning av grundskolans läroböcker och hur bilden av vikingen skapasThe Viking, only a berserker? A study of the role of textbooks and how the image of the Viking is constructedAntal sidor: 39The image of the Viking is more popular than ever, in popular culture there are computer games, TV series and movies. In Sweden children learn about the Vikings in school, but what have children been taught about the Viking? The study uses four different textbooks published 1868-2012 to find out how the Viking has been portrayed over time, Läseboken för folkskolan from 1868, Läseboken för folkskolan from 1935, Lärobok I Fäderneslandets historia from 1964 and Puls Historia from 2012. The textbook Läseboken för folkskolan from 1868 was the first textbook that united all of Sweden's pupils in primary school. The study shows that the content about the Vikings in the textbooks no longer depend on the Icelandic sagas, rather the texts rely on research-based science. Using Norgren’s theory of the use of history and Koselleck’s conceptual history, the study shows how the image of the Viking is constructed in the textbooks. The study also shed light on how and if women are portrayed in the textbooks.   Nyckelord: Historiebruk, Begreppshistoria, Viking, Grundskola, LärobokPostadress  Karlstads universitet          651 88 Karlstad Telefon 054-700 10 00