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Seeing the “Big Picture” in Canadian History
Comment voir les “grands tableaux” de l’histoire canadienne | Ein Blick auf das “Gesamtbild” der kanadischen Geschichte
Seeing the “Big Picture” in Canadian History
To pass judgement on the 'progress' or 'decline' of a society over time, a big-picture perspective on history is needed. These big-picture frameworks are also important...
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Debating Clubs as a Method of Historical Learning
Debattierclubs als Methode historischen Lernens
Debating Clubs as a Method of Historical Learning
Especially when it comes to historical reasoning and the formation of historical judgements, there are good reasons for us to assume that the ability to debate is ... a democratic key qualification.
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Prizing Public History?
Public History Prämieren?
Prizing Public History?
To create a public history prize is an act of advocacy and of self-assertion. It signals the value and the scale of the activity being celebrated. There has to be enough of it going on and enough people...
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Learning History through Television Serials
Tarihi Televizyon Dizileriyle Öğrenme | Geschichte lernen durch Fernsehserien
Learning History through Television Serials
An increasing number of television serials about Turkish history such as "Payitaht Abdülhamid" or "Resurrection Ertugrul" have been produced in Turkey in the second decade of the 2000s...
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The Force of Fiction
La force de la fiction | Die Kraft der Fiktion
The Force of Fiction
...to understand the past differently: These are some of the forces of fiction. It also reminds us that reality never speaks for itself; the narrative choices and the language used are not neutral.
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The Cape Town Holocaust Centre and South Africa
Das Cape Town Holocaust Centre und Südafrika
The Cape Town Holocaust Centre and South Africa
The Cape Town Holocaust Centre is the first such centre in South Africa. At its inception in 1999, its founders considered not only what Cape Town and South Africa could...
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Women, the Powerless Sex? #metoo and Us (2)
Frauen, das ohnmächtige Geschlecht? #metoo und wir (2)
Women, the Powerless Sex? #metoo and Us (2)
#metoo: Interestingly, apart from a few exceptions, we're not hearing anything related to Western religion, dominant culture, values. The audience is seemingly perplexed because the Weinsteins and Fritzchen Schmitzens are not "they".
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Nationality – Dead or Alive?
Nationalität – tot oder lebendig?
Nationality – Dead or Alive?
It seems to be clear that nationality is an outdated piece of history. In the field of cultural studies, the idea that we are living in a post-national era has become firmly established. Nationality has become a concept of political disqualification.