A “Network for Academic Freedom” has taken a lot of space in the German press. The authors take a differentiated look at the questions raised.
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Complex Teaching Material Production: An Interview
Dirk Vaihinger (Lehrmittelverlag Zürich) comments on the special role of history textbooks, and the future of the medium.
Whose History Do We Tell in Public?
The “comfort women” controversy raises the question of whose history a 21st century Germany wants to tell in public.
History’s Trolley Problem
Should history be taught on big scales, or should it focus on the experiences of small groups or even individuals over shorter times?
Kant – a Racist?
Abstract: The question of whether Immanuel Kant is a racist or even the founder of European racism is subject to ongoing debate in philosophical research and has only recently sparked… Read More ›
Once the Statues are out of Sight?
Underlying inequalities will remain despite the erasure of historically racist monuments, and perhaps even by virtue of such erasure.
The Future of Objects—The Future of Academic Exchange?
This paper examines how conferences and symposiums can be organised in the digital space with the example of their own symposium “Zukunft der Objekte”.
Fighting Truth with Facts
This essay looks at the phenomenon of conspiracy theories from the perspective of historical science and the theory of science.