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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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“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 main...
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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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Audio-visual Production and Public History
Production Audio-Visuelle et Histoire Publique | Audiovisuelle Produktion und Public History
Audio-visual Production and Public History
Very few historians actually produce (documentary) films. Producing documentary films provides students – all historians – with skills to engage and communicate with different publics.
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Presentism: New Historical Thinking in Russia
презентизм: Новый взгляд на прошлое в России | Präsentismus: Neues Geschichtsdenken in Russland
Presentism: New Historical Thinking in Russia
The present is increasing pressure and shrinks historical time. Presentism aims to comprehend the complexity, in which the past cannot be objectively...
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Normative Overload: What About Empirical Validity?
Normative Überfrachtung: Wo bleibt die empirische Triftigkeit?
Normative Overload: What About Empirical Validity?
Currently, German history didactics is focusing on narrative competence. The resultant normative overload, is not unproblematic – to say the least.
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National Socialism: What We Can Learn Today
Nationalsozialismus: Was wir heute lernen können
National Socialism: What We Can Learn Today
Some Germans, even in Academia, grow tired of the intense confrontation with the Nazi past. Many historians have stopped exploring it, attribu...
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“historgs” – History as Multiple Identification
“historgs“ – Geschichte als mehrfache Identifikation
“historgs” – History as Multiple Identification
Similar to “cyborgs,” “historgs”, as in “historical organisms”, exist and result from the fusion of the present and past. These synthetic forms appear in...
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Understanding Empire in the 21st Century
“Empire” verstehen im 21. Jahrhundert
Understanding Empire in the 21st Century
People should have some understanding of what empires are, and what effect they have. What questions are worth asking about the concept...