This article examines how the topics of migration, cultural diversity, and discrimination are depicted in current Austrian school textbooks and how they are discussed and perceived by pupils of different age groups attending different types of schools. The discussion concentrates on three main issues: the representation of migration as problematic; the use, critical or otherwise, of specific terms; and whether the history of migration to and from Austria is represented and perceived as part of a common Austrian history. Alongside the findings of the textbook analysis, we show how the involvement of pupils in textbook and migration research can contribute to the production of scientific knowledge in this area.
Places, spaces and the memory of migration. Remembering in a (post-)migrant society This contribution deals with the invisibility of migration history in the memory landscape of Austria. We discuss the collective amnesia and the social marginalisation of migration histories, especially the history of labour migration since the 1960s in Austrian archives and museums as well as in public space. Drawing on transnational perspectives on history and space and insights from postcolonial theory, we understand the plea for 1) Der vorliegende Aufsatz entstand als Teil des von Dirk Rupnow geleiteten FWF-Projekts P 24468-G18 "Deprovincializing Contemporary Austrian History. Migration und die transnationalen Herausforderungen an nationale Historiographien (ca. 1960-heute)" am Institut für Zeitgeschichte der Universität Innsbruck (11/2012-10/2016) und des ebenfalls vom FWF geförderten Elise-Richter-Projektes V 186-G18 "Lieux de Mémoire of Migration in Urban Spaces: the Example of Vienna" von Christiane hInteRmann am Institut für Geographie und Regionalforschung der Universität Wien.
Wer oder welche Ereignisse im öffentlichen Raum erinnert werden und damit Eingang in das kollektive Gedächtnis einer Gesellschaft finden ist das Ergebnis gesellschaftlicher Aushandlungsprozesse und damit Ausdruck (un)gleicher Machtverhältnisse. In diesem Beitrag wird argumentiert, dass durch die Auseinandersetzung mit der erinnerungskulturellen Ausgestaltung des öffentlichen Raumes zentrale Bildungsanliegen des Unterrichtsfaches Geographie und Wirtschaftskunde angesprochen werden können. Vor dem Hintergrund einer fachwissenschaftlichen Einordnung werden didaktische Anknüpfungspunkte diskutiert und Ideen für die unterrichtspraktische Umsetzung skizziert. Die Diskussion zeigt, dass sich die Beschäftigung mit Erinnerungsorten vor allem dazu eignet, Fragen gesellschaftlicher Inklusion und Exklusion im Unterricht zu thematisieren.
Memory and Space: Discussing Places of Remembrance in Geography EducationWho and whose histories are visibly remembered in public space -which are therewith part of the collective memory of a society -is a matter of societal negotiation and, therefore, a display of power relations. Toponymic inscriptions, monuments or commemorative plaques are part of a cityscape. They are, however, not only landmarks in the city; they can also be analyzed and interpreted as products of hegemonic norms and values of a given time and place. In the following, it will be argued that places of remembrance can be harnessed to address core educational concerns in geography education and that they are particularly appropriate to discuss processes of social inclusion and exclusion with pupils.
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