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Historicizing the Uses of the Past: Scandinavian Perspectives on History Culture, Historical Consciousness and Didactics of History Related to World War II
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Abstract This book presents new developments in Scandinavian memory cultures related to World War II and the Holocaust by combining this focus with the perspective of history didactics. The theoretical framework of historical consciousness offers an approach linking individual and collective uses and re-uses... view more
This book presents new developments in Scandinavian memory cultures related to World War II and the Holocaust by combining this focus with the perspective of history didactics. The theoretical framework of historical consciousness offers an approach linking individual and collective uses and re-uses of the past to the question how history can and should be taught. It also offers some examples of good practice in this field. The book promotes a teaching practice which, in taking the social constructivist notions of historical consciousness as a starting point, can contribute to self-reflecting and critical thinking - being fundamental for any democratic political culture.... view less
Keywords
historical consciousness; culture of remembrance; conception of history; historicization; World War II; Third Reich; genocide; persecution of Jews; twentieth century; history instruction; subject didactics; collective memory
Classification
General History
Document language
English
Publication Year
2011
Publisher
transcript Verlag
City
Bielefeld
Page/Pages
305 p.
Series
Time - Meaning - Culture
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14361/transcript.9783839413258
ISBN
978-3-8394-1325-8
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0