Geschichtsdidaktik im Ruderboot? Ethnographische Zugänge für die empirische Forschung

This contribution provides an introduction to the connection between history education and ethnography. To this end, not only the role of ethnography in history education in the German-speaking countries will be discussed, but also the reception of anthropology and ethnography in historical studies. By presenting a broad range of ethnographic studies dealing with historical thinking, historical learning and historical culture, the attempt is made to illustrate potential empirical approaches for further research. Furthermore, a selection of ethnographic key-concepts will be presented for their use in domain-specific research contexts of history education.