What is post-ism about? The humanities are a scholarly institution in which human culture is thematized, investigated, and analyzed. They do it in the special way we call ‘scholarly’ or, in most other languages, ‘scientific’. But, nevertheless…
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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…
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 …
Between Memory Recall and Historical Consciousness: Implications for Education
Abstract: “Honestly, I don’t recall anything. But I think there were lots of troubles between French and English Canadians… ” says one 17 year old student when asked to… Read More ›
Farewell to Historical Consciousness?
Apparently, there is a renewed interested in theoretical matters and the concept of Historical Consciousness among history education researchers in Germany. This is not only indicated by the foundation of a new research group within the Konferenz für Geschichtsdidaktik, but also by…
“Sinnbildung über Zeiterfahrung” – eine Leerformel?
Abstract: “Auch in der Geschichtsdidaktik gibt es Formeln, die immer wiederholt werden – Topoi des didaktischen Denkens. Sie finden sich in Aufsätzen akademischer Didaktiker und in Lehrplänen der Bildungsverwaltungen… Read More ›