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Parallel Lives? History and her Didactics
Ιστοριογραφία και Διδακτική της Ιστορίας: Παράλληλοι Βίοι; | Parallele Existenzen? Geschichte und ihre Didaktik
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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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Sports History as Threatened Public History
Sportgeschichte als bedrohte Public History
Sports History as Threatened Public History
Sports history is an ideal vehicle for historical and socially relevant questions. As a cultural heritage, however, it endures a wallflower existence, at least in Switzerland.
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Last Exit Present? “Waldheim’s Waltz”
Letzte Ausfahrt Gegenwart? “Waldheims Walzer”
Last Exit Present? “Waldheim’s Waltz”
A documentation about the Waldheim affair in 1986 is an informative presentation of past culture of memory and history. It begs a question: Does it repeat patterns shown in the film?
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LUK – Reading Re-Writings of Official History
Neubewertungen offizieller Geschichte lesen
LUK – Reading Re-Writings of Official History
Official narratives as in LUK give us insights into national identity management. This is particularly true when they aim to project identity outwards.
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Historical Identity and Migration
Historische Identität und Migration
Historical Identity and Migration
How important is history for migrant children’s identity? Preliminary quantitative research with over 400 students from Vienna, aged ten to fifteen, aims to find out.
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Are Public Historians “Missionaries”?
Public Historians als “Missionare“?
Are Public Historians “Missionaries”?
‘Participation’ is something of a contemporary buzzword. Attuning oneself as closely as possible to the interests and needs of the general public is considered the golden path to success.
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On the Difficulties of the Term “Lifeworld”
Von der Schwierigkeit des Begriffs “Lebenswelt”
On the Difficulties of the Term “Lifeworld”
At first glance, “lifeworld” seems to play an important role in history didactics. But what is lifeworld and is the term itself even relevant today?