In the context of a multifaceted public history, the discussion of history education has lost none of its lustre or impact.
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Support and Censorship: Research on Minorities in the GDR
In dealing with the Sorbian minority, the GDR regime strived early on for interpretive sovereignty over collective memory and oblivion.
“…that other cultures, other people also existed”. An Interview
We invited Hermann Parzinger to discuss his book, which illumines public history from a special perspective.
Historical Pageants and Public History
We seek to understand how and why historical pageantry has waxed and waned since the 1900s and what participation meant to those involved.
Zdravstvyjte, Prozhito! Corpus of Russian diaries online. An Interview
Abstract: An interview with Misha Melnichenko, Director of the Center for ego-documents study “Prozhito” at the European University at St. Petersburg. The interview for Public History Weekly was conducted by… Read More ›
Fake News from the Past – Lessons For the Future
Abstract: There is agreement amongst media commentators that the spread of so-called fake news poses a serious threat to democratic society, and as history educators, we have an obligation to… Read More ›
OER – An Alternative Teaching Tool?
Abstract: This article adds a concrete aspect to the discussion on the design of teaching materials. It explores the question of whether and how Open Educational Resources can replace traditional… Read More ›
Cracking the Canon, Escaping Curriculum
Abstract: In order to survive the tight embrace of content stuffed curricula, teachers need to find ways to serve the discipline of history while meeting the needs and interests of… Read More ›