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Historians and Politics. Quarrel Over a Current Resolution
Historiker*innen und Politik. Streit um eine aktuelle VHD-Resolution
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Digital Public History: Bringing the Public Back In
Digital Public History: Einbezug der Öffentlichkeit | Digital Public History: L’importance de la dimension «publique»
Digital Public History: Bringing the Public Back In
Digital History has reshaped the documentation methods of historians, especially their means of accessing and storing history. However, this seismic shift has occurred without any thorough critical discussion of these digital tools and practices ...
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Why Historical Narrative Matters?
Was macht historische Narrative bedeutsam? | Quelle est l’importance des récits historiques?
Why Historical Narrative Matters?
Imagine you are in school and asked to write down, in a page or two, the history of your country, your nation or your homeland (patria) as you know it. While this task may sound trivial, it tells us some important facets of people’s ability to use knowledge of the past ...
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“Public History” – Sublation of a German Debate?
“Public History” – Aufhebung einer deutschsprachigen Debatte?
“Public History” – Sublation of a German Debate?
The English term "Public History" is, as is so common for borrowed foreign words, discursively relaxing; an argumentative deus ex machina. It appears as an ideal compromise in a long ...
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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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Defining History as a School Subject
Geschichte als Schulfach definieren
Defining History as a School Subject
History curriculum documents for schools often contain a statement providing a description or definition of the nature of the subject. Recent developments in South Africa draw attention to the need to provide a justification for the vision and purpose of History as a school subject.
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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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Hitler: Personalisation in historical representation and no end
Hitler: Personalisierung in der historischen Darstellung und kein Ende
Hitler: Personalisation in historical representation and no end
Who exactly acts in the past and in history? Is it solely the rulers or is Bert Brecht’s literary critique in his poem "Questions from a worker who reads" as necessary today as it was in 1935? It seems that in the classroom a reductive and a balanced ...
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International Politics, Return to National Memory in Turkey
Uluslararası Siyaset ve Türkiye’de Ulusal Belleğe Dönüş | Internationale Politik, Rückkehr zur nationalen Erinnerung in der Türkei
International Politics, Return to National Memory in Turkey
Turkey has been confronted with an array of domestic and international problems. To face them, the state uses new means to strengthen a national memory: e.g. anniversaries of the battles of Manzikert or Gallipoli.
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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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Now we’re done! (It’s time for Feyerabend)
Jetzt aber Feyerabend!
Now we’re done! (It’s time for Feyerabend)
Paul Feyerabend’s essay “Against method” (1975) is rarely mentioned when scientists try to contextualise and justify their research projects. Or at least I have never come across...
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On Listening II: The Inter-Academic
Über das Zuhören II – Zwischenakademisches
On Listening II: The Inter-Academic
What does a text about listening have to do with academia? As humanities scholars, are we not “brought up” to listen, to read carefully, to weigh up everything in a nuanced way...
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On Listening I: The Interpersonal
Über das Zuhören I – Zwischenmenschliches
On Listening I: The Interpersonal
The forest has been a favourite retreat for Germans for centuries. It has also been romantically transfigured by the poets and thinkers of this country. It is usually far away from the hustle...
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Against Empathy in History?
Gegen Empathie in der Geschichte?
Against Empathy in History?
Empathy is undoubtedly a good thing, right? Barack Obama certainly thought so. He declared before and during his presidency that America’s federal deficit was less of a problem than its...