The treatment of the Holocaust in high school history textbooks: a case study from Spain

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 810-825
Author(s):  
Mariano González-Delgado
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
History Textbooks ◽  
School History ◽  
The Holocaust

scholarly journals Holocaust Education in Quebec: Teachers’ Positioning and Practices

2016 ◽  
Vol 50 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 247-268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabrina Moisan ◽  
Sivane Hirsch ◽  
Geneviève Audet
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Historical Thinking ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
Holocaust Education ◽  
History Teachers ◽  
Holocaust Memorial ◽  
School History ◽  
The Holocaust

Teaching about the Holocaust is mandatory in many societies. This prescription is justified by authorities with many reasons: educating pupils for a better understanding of human rights, peace, war, genocide, critical thinking, historical thinking, racism, etc. The Holocaust can carry a very strong moral and emotional charge. But why do teachers choose to teach about it when it is not compulsory? And how do they do this? Which resources do they use? What content is their teaching based on? This case study focuses on three high school history teachers in Quebec and explores their educational objectives in teaching the Holocaust and related pedagogical practices, including a field trip to the Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre.

Japan's History Textbooks Debate: National Identity in Narratives of Victimhood and Victimization

Asian Survey ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 683-704 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Bukh
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
National Identity ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
History Textbooks ◽  
Ordinary People ◽  
Critical Perspective ◽  
Japanese People ◽  
National History ◽  
School History

This article examines the narratives of wartime victimhood and victimization in Japan's junior high school history textbooks in the early 1980s and in contemporary times from the perspective of national identity. Unlike most existing scholarship, this article argues that the narrative regarding the wartime suffering of the Japanese people can be seen as inducing a critical perspective on imperial wars and their disastrous impact on ordinary people. It also argues that contemporary narratives contest the notion of a monolithic Japanese identity and challenge Japan's monopoly over writing its own national history.

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