{"id":26287,"date":"2021-05-14T21:56:12","date_gmt":"2021-05-14T21:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/historiografija.hr\/?p=26287"},"modified":"2021-05-14T21:56:12","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T21:56:12","slug":"alexandra-oeser-when-will-we-talk-about-hitler-german-students-and-the-nazi-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/historiografija.hr\/?p=26287","title":{"rendered":"Alexandra Oeser, \u201cWhen Will We Talk About Hitler? German Students and the Nazi Past\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Translated from the French by Katharine Throssell<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>418 pages, 21 figures, bibliog., index<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ISBN\u00a0 978-1-78920-286-1 $135.00\/\u00a399.00 Hb Published (August 2019)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reviews<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cHow do young Germans engage with the Nazi era? \u2026 [Oeser] reveals a wide range of views on this solemn history, illuminating educators\u2019 concerns and pedagogical strategies as well as students\u2019 perceptions.\u201d<\/em> <strong>\u2022 Le Monde<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cOeser\u2019s book is destined to become a reference point in memory studies in terms of both its methodology and its nuanced conclusions.\u201d<\/em> <strong>\u2022 Critique internationale<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cA model of social inquiry thanks to its intellectual honesty and its careful analysis of language, the book is also indispensable for understanding contemporary Germany, and the implications of its memory politics, while contributing to the history of education.\u201d<\/em> <strong>\u2022 Vingti\u00e8me si\u00e8cle: Revue d\u2019histoire<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Description<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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 \u201cduty of remembrance\u201d 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\u2019s complex history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"javascript:\/\/\">Alexandra Oeser<\/a><\/strong> is currently Professor of Sociology at Paris Nanterre University. Her most recent publication is <em>Collectif du 9 ao\u00fbt: Quand ils ont ferm\u00e9 l\u2019usine<\/em> (2017).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>List of Figures and Tables<br>Preface<br>Acknowledgements<br>List of Abbreviations<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.berghahnbooks.com\/downloads\/intros\/OeserWhen_intro.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Introduction<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chapter 1.<\/strong> Education in the Service of Democracy<br><strong>Chapter 2.<\/strong> Talking about the Nazi Past in Class and Succeeding at School<br><strong>Chapter 3.<\/strong> Gender, Family and the Nazi Past(s)<br><strong>Chapter 4.<\/strong> The Nazi Past as an Everyday Resource for Adolescents<br><strong>Chapter 5.<\/strong> The Social and Cultural Limits to Appropriations of the Nazi Past<br><strong>Chapter 6.<\/strong> Peer-group Dynamics and Playful Uses of the Past<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Conclusion:<\/strong> From Memory to Appropriation(s)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Appendix 1:<\/strong> The German School System<br><strong>Appendix 2:<\/strong> Structure of Interviews with Students<br><strong>Appendix 3:<\/strong> Summary Table of Teachers and List of Teachers Interviewed<br><strong>Appendix 4:<\/strong> List of Students Interviewed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>References<br>Index<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.berghahnbooks.com\/title\/OeserWhen\">https:\/\/www.berghahnbooks.com\/title\/OeserWhen<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr 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