Unpacking "Heimat": A Spiraled Approach to Identity and Belonging for Global German Studies

Autor/inn/en	Peabody, Seth; Randall, Amanda
Titel	Unpacking "Heimat": A Spiraled Approach to Identity and Belonging for Global German Studies
Quelle	In: Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German, 52 (2019) 2, S.178-186 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1756-1221
DOI	10.1111/tger.12102
Schlagwörter	Area Studies; Curriculum Design; Identification (Psychology); Group Unity; College Curriculum; Undergraduate Study; Critical Thinking; Global Approach; Curriculum Development; Spiral Curriculum; Foreign Countries; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Landeskunde; Lehrplangestaltung; Gruppenidentität; Grundstudium; Kritisches Denken; Globales Denken; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Spiralcurriculum; Ausland; Deutschland
Abstract	If the German-speaking world is conceived of as a pluralistic society, open to migration, and integrated in global networks, then what could "Heimat" mean for German Studies? This article presents a rationale and curricular design model for critically unpacking the cultural narrative of "Heimat" within a globalized context. As numerous scholars have argued, "Heimat" is a complex, possibly untranslatable concept that expresses both belonging and exclusion. Its connection to nationalism, racism, and propaganda in German history is well known, and we argue that its most recent reemergence in public and political discourse presents pressing implications for German instruction. Given all of the cultural energies embedded into the concept, this article considers how we might reframe "Heimat" in our courses to build students' critical thinking skills and global perspectives. Through recent curriculum reform efforts in our undergraduate German program, we have implemented an iterative approach to critically probing the layered meanings of "Heimat" via multiple texts and avenues for student engagement at each level of the curriculum. By engaging the concept through a spiraling, content-driven design, students confront the implications of Heimat as an organizer of German identities and a discursive vehicle for achieving a more inclusive Germany and German Studies. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01