Within this framework, 1989 is considered to be an epochal caesura. This project provides insights into what young history teachers from the Ruhr region believe about this significant complex of events. It not only illuminates their (individual) notions of history within a scholarly interpretative framework but also examines their ideas about teaching contemporary history.

Jennifer Lahmer-Gebauer, Freiherr-vom-Stein-Gymnasium Lünen, Germany.