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A History/Memory Matrix for History Education
Eine Geschichts-/Gedächtnis-Matrix für den Geschichtsunterricht
A History/Memory Matrix for History Education
On what grounds do the interventions of school history rest? Why not simply accept “spontaneous” community memory, family myth, commercially produced narratives (e.g., Hollywood cinema) or other state-sponsored memories (e.g., national...
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Historians and Politics. Quarrel Over a Current Resolution
Historiker*innen und Politik. Streit um eine aktuelle VHD-Resolution
Historians and Politics. Quarrel Over a Current Resolution
A "VHD-Resolution" adopted by the Association of German Historians General Assembly “on current threats to democracy” attracted attention.
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Removing the “Past”: Debates Over Official Sites of Memory
Déboulonner le “passé”: les sites officiels de la mémoire | “Vergangenheit” entfernen: Debatten über staatliche Erinnerungsorte
Removing the “Past”: Debates Over Official Sites of Memory
How should governments respond to demands for removing historic monuments and renaming sites of memory? What role could historical...
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Theory of History Knowledge: Poor.
Geschichtstheoretische Kenntnisse: Mangelhaft.
Theory of History Knowledge: Poor.
Numerous texts on the didactics of history are permeated with stylish jargon that has nothing to do with the established terminology of the theory of history. This is just not simply a matter of buzzwords – this jargon represents, instead, obscuring terminology and the vocabulary of idlers.
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Alle Jahre wieder. Lehrplanrevision in Berlin und Brandenburg
Alle Jahre wieder. Lehrplanrevision in Berlin und Brandenburg
In Berlin und Brandenburg sollen die Rahmenlehrpläne “modernisiert” und “entschlackt”[1] werden, das Resultat ist eine Abschaffung des Fachs Geschichte in den Klassen 5 und 6 und eine oktroyierte Methodenmonomanie im... Read More ›
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Racism – A Killing Argument in Cultural Studies?
Rassismus – ein kulturwissenschaftliches Totschlagargument?
Racism – A Killing Argument in Cultural Studies?
In the culture of politics and history, racism is a thoroughly over-used term. It belongs neither to political nor to cultural-scientific lines of thought, and its meaning has been poorly defined.
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Who Owns the Museum Narrative?
Do kogo należy narracja muzealna czyli o pracy przewodników? | Wem gehört das Museumsnarrativ?
Who Owns the Museum Narrative?
Who owns the museum narrative? The museum and its management, or the public? Is there only one narrative with the management being responsible for its dissemination?
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Exam under Examination: Zigzags in Russia (ЕГЭ)
Die Prüfung der Prüfung: Zickzack in Russland | Зигзаги экзаменационной системы в России (ЕГЭ)
Exam under Examination: Zigzags in Russia (ЕГЭ)
The Unified State Examination (ЕГЭ) has become the most significant reform in the teaching of history in schools. The USE has affected the entire society of the Russian Federation. The new system…
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Public History and Board Games
Public History i gry planszowe | Public History und Brettspiele
Public History and Board Games
Games grow in history-related entertainment. While videogames have received the most attention, board games like Kolejka from Poland lead to a possible analytical
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The End of Man?
Das Ende des Menschen?
The End of Man?
Every present age considers itself as transitory. Predefined, traditionally effective means of cultural transmission tend to be appropriated and also often critically reviewed, even rejected. Today, this happens with the anthropological foundations of cultural studies and thus also of historical thinking. This thinking is specifically modern and contemporary insofar as it is anthropologically centred and reasoned.
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“Reconquest” – Historical Narrative or Xenophobic View?
“Reconquista” – Narrativa historica o concepción xenofóbica? | “Reconquista” – Historisches Narrativ oder xenophobe Sichtweise?
“Reconquest” – Historical Narrative or Xenophobic View?
It's important to consider how human beings use historical contents like the "Reconquista": The past has been conceptually re-elaborated to maintain and to jus...
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Trabzon (NATO) Radar Airbase as a Cold War Location
Bir Soğuk Savaş Mekânı Olarak Trabzon NATO Radar Hava Üssü | Stützpunkt Trabzon als Erinnerungsort des Kalten Krieges
Trabzon (NATO) Radar Airbase as a Cold War Location
The location of the Trabzon NATO radar base is the city's most important place Cold War relict. Today, the radar base could be converted into a site for public history.
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Parallel Lives? History and its Didactics
Ιστοριογραφία και Διδακτική της Ιστορίας: Παράλληλοι Βίοι; | Parallele Existenzen? Geschichte und ihre Didaktik
Parallel Lives? History and its Didactics
History didactics can be distinguished into three different periods in the 20th century. Historical Consciousness as one of its elements has long before been focused on the consumer.
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From A to Z. Crowdsourcing Historical City Lexica
Von A-Z. Historische Stadtlexika crowdsourcen
From A to Z. Crowdsourcing Historical City Lexica
The process of methodological differentiation of historical research and chronicles of city history has reached the limits of what can be said or shown. In Germany, the historical city lexicon exists as an alternative.