History textbooks and historical scholarship in Germany

Academic approaches to history have been subject to change as a result of current social challenges such as immigration and multiethnic societies. This article asks whether such developments have also influenced concepts and portrayals within German history textbooks. How are recent trends in histor...

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Published in:History workshop journal 2009, Vol.67 (1), p.125-139
Main Authors: Lässig, Simone, Pohl, Karl Heinrich
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bildungsgeschichte
Cultural history
Curricula
European history
FEATURE: TEXTBOOK LESSONS
German history
Geschichte (Histor)
Geschichtsunterricht
History instruction
Human migration
Jewish history
Muslims
Narrative history
Schulbuch
Schulgeschichte
Textbooks
Unterricht
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Summary:Academic approaches to history have been subject to change as a result of current social challenges such as immigration and multiethnic societies. This article asks whether such developments have also influenced concepts and portrayals within German history textbooks. How are recent trends in historical scholarship transposed into the condensed and highly politicized space of school textbooks? This question is examined through an analysis of a sample of recent history textbooks and curricula from different German federal states, focusing on topics such as transnational perspectives, gender history, postcolonial studies, and the representation of minorities.
ISSN:1477-4569
1363-3554
1477-4569
DOI:10.1093/hwj/dbn052