This book serves as a critical resource for educators across various roles and contexts who are interested in Holocaust education that is both historically sound and practically relevant. As a collection, it pulls together a diverse group of scholars to share their research and experiences. The volume endeavors to address topics including the nature and purpose of Holocaust education, how our understanding of the Holocaust has changed, and resources we can use with learners. These themes are consistent across the chapters, making for a comprehensive exploration of learning through the Holocaust today and in the future.
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1 Introduction: Thinking About the Unthinkable |
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Part I Setting the Educational Context |
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2 A Conversation About Holocaust Education |
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3 Mandates on Holocaust and Genocide Education in the United States |
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4 The Problem with Hard Histories |
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5 Fathoming National Socialism and the Holocaust: Historical Empathy and Holocaust Pedagogies |
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6 Dewey, Democracy, and Holocaust Education |
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7 An Education Epidemic: What United States Textbooks (Don't) Say About the Holocaust |
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Part II Moving Holocaust Education Beyond Traditional Paradigms |
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8 Putting in the Pre-work to Teach the Holocaust for Racial Justice |
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Tiffany Mitchell Patterson |
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9 Rethinking Holocaust Education with Teacher Trainers |
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10 False Dichotomy: How STEM and the Humanities Support Each Other |
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11 Keeping It Authentic: Harnessing Technology to Teach the Complexities of the Holocaust |
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12 Teaching the Holocaust with Elementary Students Using Content Area Picture Books |
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Anthony Pellegrino is Associate Professor of Education at the University of Tennessee, USA.
Jeffrey Parker is Program Coordinator at the Levine Institute for Holocaust Education, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., USA.
