When Will We Talk About Hitler?

Alexandra Oeser is currently Professor of Sociology at Paris Nanterre University. Her most recent publication is Collectif du 9 août: Quand ils ont fermé l’usine (2017).

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