Reading sources critically

Geschichtswerkstatt Europa examines European remembrance cultures. This often involves so-called secondary history, which is analysed in its pre-processed form.  However, reception history is an approach which is already reflected in these testimonies. Therefore, project teams scrutinise the context in which testimonies were created and apply the skills of reading sources critically.

It is therefore possible to read secondary sources as primary sources and to analyse what they reveal about the manipulation and mediation of knowledge. This critical engagement with documents alongside their close analysis can be transferred to other sources such as the internet, posters and inscr