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

Title remainder

Scandinavian Perspectives on History Culture, Historical Consciousness and Didactics of History Related to World War II

Statement of responsibility

edited by Helle Bjerg, Claudia Lenz, Erik Thorstensen

Contributor

• Lenz, Claudia
• Thorstensen, Erik
• Bjerg, Helle

Editor

• Bjerg, Helle
• Lenz, Claudia
• Thorstensen, Erik

Subject

• Social Sciences -- Sociology | Culture

Language

• eng
• eng

Summary

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.--

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Biographical or historical data

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.

Cataloging source

IN-ChSCO

Government publication

other

Language note

In English

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Series statement

• Zeit - Sinn - Kultur;
• Open Access e-Books

Series volume

6

Target audience

specialized