In a recent discussion with history teachers about the present challenges of teaching history at school, I found that they did not describe the main burden as the increasing administrative burden and the number of reports they were being …
Tag Archive for ‘History Politics (Geschichtspolitik)’
Time for Reparation
On 19 December 2014, more than 100,000 Swiss voters submitted the so-called “Reparation Initiative”. The necessary signatures were collected within barely more than half a year. …
Lenin and Marx as Symbols of Liberation?
Are historical representations and collective memories one and the same thing? Why and how do they coincide or differ? Local and national contexts most definitely play an important role in this respect
What heritage day?
24 September is annually “Heritage Day” in South Africa. A Cape Town cartoonist conveyed greetings for the day in a cartoon he entitled “When the rainbow nation becomes the boerewors Nation.” It very effectively …
Internationalizing Public History
Today, public history is a global discipline, which considers the presence of the past—and the construction of history—outside academic settings. The practice of history has always been “public” …
Stalingrad, and the Politics of Historical Memory in Russia
The past forms a significant part of the collective identity of modern Russians. Just recently Vladimir Putin suggested renaming Volgograd as Stalingrad, the most controversial figure in twentieth-century Russian history.
Der Einbürgerungstest. Geschichte als Eintrittskarte?
Abstract: Welche Erzählungen über die Vergangenheit eine Gesellschaft bewahren will, zeigt sich bei den Tests zur Erlangung von Staatsbürgerschaft. Menschen, die sich für eine neue Staatsbürgerschaft bewerben, müssen in… Read More ›
Jahre des Gedenkens, Momente des Vergessens
Abstract: Jetzt geht es los, endlich wird es ernst. In diesem Monat besteigen wir das Schiff, das vom festen Ufer der Gegenwart abstößt und uns auf einem Strom der… Read More ›