Prof. Dr. Esilda Luku

Profile

Academic positionAssociate Professor, Senior Lecturer, Reader
Research fieldsModern and Contemporary History,General Education and History of Education
Keywordshistory textbooks, prosumer of historical media content, (un)reliability, digital resources, qualitative and quantitative method

Current contact address

CountryAlbania
CityDurres
InstitutionUniversity Aleksander Moisiu of Durres
InstituteDepartment of Political Sciences

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Eckhardt FuchsLeibniz-Institut für Bildungsmedien - Georg-Eckert-Institut (GEI), Braunschweig
Start of initial sponsorship01/04/2019

Programme(s)

2018Georg Forster Research Fellowship Programme for Experienced Researchers

Publications (partial selection)

2024Esilda Luku: Free from Gender Bias? An Analysis of Gender Representations in Civics and Mathematics Textbooks for Primary Schools in Albania . In: Journal of Educational Media, Memory and Society, 16, 2024, 113-142
2024Esilda Luku: Image as a Propaganda Tool? Visual Representations of the 'New Man' in History Textbooks of the Socialist Era. In: Contemporary Southeastern Europe, 11, 2024, 61-76
2022Esilda Luku: Teaching about the Holocaust in Albania, Kosovo, and North Macedonia: A Comparative Analysis. In: Journal of Educational Media, Memory, and Society, 14, 2022, 58 - 90
2019Luku, Esilda: Why Did Albanians and their Collaborationist Governments Rescue Jews during the Holocaust?. 2019,
01 Mar. 2020Esilda Luku: Representations of the Holocaust in Albanian Secondary School History Textbooks since the Educational Reform of 2004. In: Journal of Educational Media, Memory, and Society, 12, 01 Mar. 2020, 96 - 120