Between Distanced Textual Analysis and Moral Judgment – an Excerpt from Mein Kampf in History Class

The original title: Zwischen Distanzierter Textanalyse und Moralischer Verurteilung – ein Auszug aus Mein Kampf im Geschichtsunterricht

(Pädagogische Korrespondenz, 29, pp. 70–87)

This case study analyses how students in a German Upper Secondary class works with an excerpt from Mein Kampf in a thematic block about the Nazi state’s racist ideology and propaganda.

The above abstract is taken from the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Education Research Project. Please also consult the full list of abstracts in 15 languages and the accompanying publication Research in Teaching and Learning about the Holocaust: A Dialogue Beyond Borders. Ed: IHRA, Monique Eckmann, Doyle Stevick, Jolanta Ambrosewicz-Jacobs, 2017, Metropol Verlag at www.holocaustremembrance.com/resources/publications.