Historicizing the Uses of the Past: Scandinavian Perspectives on History Culture, Historical Consciousness, and Didactics of History Related to World War II (Time - Meaning - Culture)

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. Review text:" Die Stärke des Bandes liegt ... darin, dass er differenzierte Einblicke in die skandinavischen Geschichtskulturen und darauf bezogenes geschichtsdidaktisches Handeln ermöglicht und gleichzeitig übergreifende Tendenzen erkennbar werden lässt."Katja Gorbahn, Zeitschrift für Geschlechterdidaktik 2012" Wegweisend ist in dem Band ... das Operieren auf unterschiedlichen Ebenen kollektiver Erinnerungen oder, geschichtsdidaktisch gesprochen, die Multiperspektivität, die er eröffnet. Sie könnte Anstoß geben, zukünftig noch stärker auch unterhalb der nationalen Ebene auf regionale und kommunale Erinnerungsgemeinschaften, auf neue Medien, auf transnationale ebenso wie auf transregionale Netzwerke der Erinnerung zu blicken, in denen sich die Europäer ihre Geschichtsbilder malen."Malte Thießen, H-Soz-u-Kult, 05.06.2012

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.

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 are approach linking individual and collective uses and re-uses of the past to the question how history car and should be taught. It also offers some example! of good practice in this field Biographical note: Helle Bjerg is teacher trainer and researcher at University College Capital, Copenhagen. Claudia Lenz (Dr. phil.) is research coordinator at the European Wergeland Centre for Education on Human Rights, Intercultural Dialogue and Democratic Citizenship in Oslo. Erik Thorstensen is pedagogical adviser at the Center for Studies of Holocaust and Religious Minorities in Oslo 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. --Book Jacket