Abstract: How have Herman Schiefelbein’s paintings influenced cultural identity and visual culture in Brazil? This article aims to establish how his paintings relate to identity and landscapes by articulating representations... Read More ›
Abstract: The contribution discusses the notion of “landscape identity” from a historical perspective. It questions the observability of “attachments” to regions and places and calls for identifying the discursive attempts... Read More ›
Abstract: Tuscan hills are the quintessential example of the Italian landscape where humans, nature and history combine at their best. In this context, the beautiful countryside of the Val d’Orcia... Read More ›
A “Network for Academic Freedom” has taken a lot of space in the German press. The authors take a differentiated look at the questions raised.
Dirk Vaihinger (Lehrmittelverlag Zürich) comments on the special role of history textbooks, and the future of the medium.
The "comfort women" controversy raises the question of whose history a 21st century Germany wants to tell in public.
Should history be taught on big scales, or should it focus on the experiences of small groups or even individuals over shorter times?