The perceived uniqueness of a place by its residents has been called “landscape identity”. History shows that mobility was its driving force.
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Witnesses of Civic Engagement
Public history strives to question history in the making and to cast additional light on the present. What can we learn from those who break the law to help…
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.
“Race” — a necessary category?
Ever since National Socialism used the term “Rasse” in a biologistic and inhumane manner and forced it into culture, it has no longer been possible for German speakers to use the term in a neutral, or uncharged, fashion.
Wie lange muss jemand hier leben? Migration und Identität
Abstract: In den Jahren 2010 bis 2012 konnte man eine Diskussion verfolgen, die sich an einer Rede des Bundespräsidenten Wulff entzündete. Wulff betonte seinerzeit, der Islam gehöre heute, ebenso… Read More ›
Migration und Geschichtskultur – 40 Jahre Ford-Streik
Abstract: Was wissen wir eigentlich über die Geschichtskultur von MigrantInnen? Welche historischen Inhalte erinnern sie in welcher Art und Weise? Welche generationellen Unterschiede kennzeichnen den Umgang mit historischen Ereignissen?… Read More ›