CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2016
| Author | Wood, Joanne Frances |
|---|---|
| Title | Gendering the Holocaust: Representation of Women in Compulsory Holocaust Education in England |
| Summary | In this research, I am arguing that approaching the compulsory study of the Holocaust in England using gender analyses would enrich history education. In order to gain some understanding of the current state of women’s history as well as gender analysis in compulsory Holocaust education in England, I conducted an analysis of the two most recently published Key Stage 3 history textbooks. I also undertook interviews with organisations who are involved in various stages of Holocaust education, as well as teachers and students. At the level of the schools and the organisations, my two main findings were that 1) gender analysis is seen as time consuming, and 2) it is not seen as a benefit to history or Holocaust education. Teacher training and a history curriculum which uses a gender analysis approach would be beneficial. However, I conclude by suggesting the importance of bottom-up approaches to education, as changes to existing hierarchies, such as government policy, the curriculum and exam specifications, can be very slow. |
| Supervisor | Peto, Andrea |
| Department | Gender Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2016/wood_joanne.pdf |
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