Abstract

What can the history of the Mediterranean Sea teach a group of Turkish students attending an Italian school? Hospitality and hostility are the two philosophical concepts underlying this project and research. What connects and divides the peoples and cultures living along the Mediterranean shores? How can the results of a school research be transformed into an iconic language, which can be displayed at an exhibition? In studying history, it is very important not only to focus on conflicts, but also to find links between cultures. The Mediterranean Sea is particularly suitable for such an approach, and the need to work on connections rather than divisions is quite urgent, especially given the many contradictions still shaping this area.