When will we talk about Hitler? : German students and the Nazi past

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When will we talk about Hitler? : German students and the Nazi past

Alexandra Oeser ; translated from French by Katharine Throssell

(Worlds of memory, v. 1)

Berghahn, 2019

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Enseigner Hitler : les adolescents face au passé nazi en Allemagne

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"French-language edition c2010 CIERA and Éditions de la Maison des sciences de l'homme, Paris, France" -- T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references (p. [367]-381) and index

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For more than half a century, discourses on the Nazi past have powerfully shaped German social and cultural policy. Specifically, an institutional determination not to forget has expressed a "duty of remembrance" through commemorative activities and educational curricula. But as the horrors of the Third Reich retreat ever further from living memory, what do new generations of Germans actually think about this past? Combining observation, interviews, and archival research, this book provides a rich survey of the perspectives and experiences of German adolescents from diverse backgrounds, revealing the extent to which social, economic, and cultural factors have conditioned how they view representations of Germany's complex history.

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List of Figures and Tables Preface Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1. Education in the Service of Democracy Chapter 2. Talking about the Nazi Past in Class and Succeeding at School Chapter 3. Gender, Family and the Nazi Past(s) Chapter 4. The Nazi Past as an Everyday Resource for Adolescents Chapter 5. The Social and Cultural Limits to Appropriations of the Nazi Past Chapter 6. Peer-group Dynamics and Playful Uses of the Past Conclusion: From Memory to Appropriation(s) Appendix 1: The German School System Appendix 2: Structure of Interviews with Students Appendix 3: Summary Table of Teachers and List of Teachers Interviewed Appendix 4: List of Students Interviewed References Index

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