Indre Döpcke M.A.
Indre Döpcke M.A.
Indre Döpcke M.A.
Research assistant at the Chair of History Didactics and in the Department for Study Affairs
About the person
Academic career
since 10/2013
Research assistant at the Chair of History Didactics and in the Presidential Board, Department for Study Affairs and Teaching as part of the BMBF call for proposals "Qualitätsoffensive Lehrerbildung", University of Oldenburg
07/2012-09/2013
Georg-Christoph-Lichtenberg scholarship holder of the state of Lower Saxony
10/2010-03/2014
Doctoral student in the doctoral programme ProfaS - Processes of subject-didactic structuring at the University of Oldenburg - interdisciplinary study programme whose research serves the professionalisation of teacher training, funded by the MWK Lower Saxony
2009 - 2012
Research assistant at the Chair of History Didactics in the MWK-funded third-party funded project "Mensch & Umwelt. Pilot project for the networking of research, museological documentation and didactics" at the University of Oldenburg. A joint research project together with the University of Osnabrück and the Lower Saxony Open-Air Museum - Museumsdorf Cloppenburg
2008
Research assistant in the field of exhibition curation at the Historical Museum Hanover
2006-2008
Scientific traineeship at the Lower Saxony Open-Air Museum - Museumsdorf Cloppenburg
2005-2006
Research assistant at the European Industrial Museum for Porcelain, Selb
University studies
1999-2004
Studied history, art history and political science at the Ruhr University Bochum
Lectures
Lectures and poster presentations
| 11 February 2014 | Darmstadt University of Technology, Institute of History, lecture as part of the advanced seminar led by Professors Dieter Schott, Jens Ivo Engels and Mikael Hard. Presentation of the doctoral thesis project | |
| 23/01/2013 | Series of lectures as part of the ProfaS doctoral programme at the CvO University of Oldenburg, lecture: ‘Teaching environmental history: relevance or a marginal existence?’ | |
| 2 October 2012 | Conference on History Didactics – Association of History Educators in Germany (Verband der Geschichtsdidaktikerinnen und Geschichtsdidaktiker Deutschlands e. V.) – Early-Career Researchers’ Conference, University of Ludwigsburg; presentation of initial findings from the doctoral research and a poster presentation on the doctoral project | |
| 06/07/2012 | Meeting of Lower Saxony’s History Educators, Department of History, Leibniz University Hannover; lecture on environmental history – “I’ve never taught that before.” Lecturers’ views on a relevant dimension of the subject of history | |
| 22 June 2012 | Symposium: Environmental History in Rural Areas in Academia, Museums and Schools, University of Osnabrück; lecture: ‘Teaching Environmental History – Teachers’ Views on the Didactic Structuring of Environmental History Topics’ (report available online here) | |
| 5 June 2012 | Freiburg University of Education, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of History, History and its Didactics, Prof. Dr Bernd Grewe; Presentation of the doctoral thesis project at the Freiburg History Didactics Colloquium | |
| 28/01/2012 | Teacher training: Environment and climate in history lessons; University of Siegen, History Didactics, Prof. Dr Bärbel Kuhn; Lecture topic: Teaching environmental history. The current state of research on the dimension of environmental history in history didactics | |
| 7 October 2011 | Conference on History Education. Association of History Educators in Germany (Verband der Geschichtsdidaktiker und Geschichtsdidaktikerinnen Deutschlands e.V.), Augsburg; Topic: On the professionalisation of history teachers – national and international perspectives; poster presentation on the doctoral research project | |
| 06/09/2011 | 76th Conference of the Working Group for Empirical Educational Research (AEPF), Klagenfurt; Topic: Teacher training – a work in progress; Presentation topic: “History teachers’ conceptions of the didactic structuring of environmental history topics” | |
| 07–09 June 2010 | Summer workshop on environmental history doctoral projects organised by the Rachel Carson Centre, Munich; presentation of the doctoral research project | |
| 14 April 2010 | Training course organised by the Museum Association of Lower Saxony and Bremen for trainees, topic: Research and Exhibitions in Museums, Lower Saxony Open-Air Museum – Cloppenburg Museum Village, presentation of the “People and the Environment” project, together with Dr Heike Düselder and Annika Schmitt, M.A. | |
| 27/09/2009 | Opening lecture for the exhibition “Sweet Temptation: Sugar, Chocolate and Other Delights”, Lower Saxony Open-Air Museum – Cloppenburg Museum Village | |
| 18 March 2009 | Opening lecture for the exhibition “Good Green: The Pleasures and Benefits of Allotments in Hanover” at the Hanover Historical Museum | |
| 22 May 2008 | Further training for trainees: Research and Exhibition at the Cloppenburg Museum Village – Lower Saxony Open-Air Museum, Cloppenburg; lecture: Experiences from the exhibition project “Freshly Painted! Painters and the Painting Trade in the 20th Century” | |
| 16 March 2008 | Opening lecture for the exhibition “Freshly Painted! Painters and the Painting Trade in the 20th Century” at the Lower Saxony Open-Air Museum – Cloppenburg Museum Village | |
| 19/01/2007 | Inaugural meeting of Bavarian trainee curators, State Office for Non-State Museums, Munich; presentation of the training programme for trainee curators in Lower Saxony and Bremen |
Publications
Monographs
(2009) Gut Grün! On the Pleasures and Benefits of Allotment Gardens in Hanover. A companion volume to the exhibition at the Hanover Historical Museum from 18 March to 26 July 2009. Hanover 2009, 80 pp., numerous colour and black-and-white illustrations (Publications of the Hanover Historical Museum, 35).
(2008) Freshly Painted! Painters and the Painting Trade in the 20th Century. Catalogue accompanying the exhibition at the Cloppenburg Museum Village – Lower Saxony Open-Air Museum, 16 March to 14 September 2008. Cloppenburg 2008, 76 pp., numerous colour and black-and-white illustrations (Catalogues and Publications of the Cloppenburg Museum Village, 24).
Editors
(2015) Teaching and Learning Environmental History – Not a Disaster! Fundamentals, Experiences and Suggestions for Interdisciplinary Teaching, edited by Dietmar von Reeken, Indre Döpcke, Britta Wehen-Behrens, Schwalbach/Ts. (forthcoming)
Articles and reviews
(2015) “Humanity, Nature, Environment: Why it is worth reflecting on completely clear concepts before planning environmental history teaching sequences.” In: see Editors.
(2015) “Teaching Perspectives: Didactic Considerations and Materials on Environmental History. Topic: Agriculture and Nutrition from Antiquity to the Present Day.” In: see editors.
(2014) Kuhn, Bärbel; Popp, Susanne; Schumann, Jutta; Windus, Astrid (eds.): Experiencing History in the Museum, St. Ingbert 2014, (Historiica et Didactica, History Teacher Training, 6), In: Standbein, Spielbein (museum education journal), No. 100/2014.
(2014) “Environmental History – I’ve Never Taught It Before.” Lecturers’ perceptions of a relevant dimension of the subject of history. In: New Paths – New Topics – New Methods? A cross-section of research in history didactics by early-career academics, edited by Tobias Arand and Manfred Seidenfuß, Göttingen, pp. 117–132 (Supplement to the Zeitschrift für Geschichtsdidaktik, 7)
(2014) Teaching environmental history: An empirical study of teachers’ perceptions. In: Environmental History. Research and Education in Universities, Museums and Schools, edited by Heike Düselder, Annika Schmitt and Siegrid Westphal, Vienna et al., pp. 175–189.
(2013) Environmental History: A Relevant Dimension of History Teaching. In: *Historica et Didactica*. Special issue: Continuing professional development in history. Ideas and materials for teaching and learning. Volume 4: Environment and Climate in History Teaching, edited by Bärbel Kuhn and Astrid Windus, St. Ingbert, pp. 6–16.
(2009) Head, Heart and Hand – Museum Clubs for Children and Young People. Museum Education and Experimental Outreach Work with Long-Term Impact. In: Newsletter of the Museums Association of Lower Saxony and Bremen, No. 70, 2009, pp. 65–70. (in press)
(2009) Review of: Plößl, Elisabeth; Schindler, Elisabeth (eds.): Colour, Brush, Eye for Proportion. Painting in Swabian Villages. Oberschönenfeld 2008 (Publication Series of the Museums of the District of Swabia, 39). In: Zeitschrift für Volkskunde, 2009/I, biannual journal of the German Society for Folklore, pp. 131–132.
(2008) The Museum Association’s New Working Group – AG Volontariat NDS/HB. In: Newsletter of the Museum Association of Lower Saxony and Bremen, No. 69, 2008, pp. 78–82.
(2007) A sign on Parkstraße. Traces in the clinker paving. Theodor Mügge and the peat-peat factory in Hude. In: People, Pictures and Stories. Yearbook of the Oldenburg District 2008, published in collaboration with the Oldenburg District, District Administrator Frank Eger, edited by Bernd Oeljeschläger. Wildeshausen and Berlin 2007, pp. 32–39.
(2006) Do you like snacking? Explanatory notes on the audio station in the exhibition. In: Sweet Temptation – On Sugar, Chocolate and Other Delights, edited by Hermann Heidrich and Sigune Kussek, Kiel 2007 (Arbeit und Leben; Vol. 11), pp. 193–200.
(2006) Contentment and Modesty. The carpenter and master builder Adolf Sanders from Vielstedt. In: People, Pictures and Stories. Yearbook of the Oldenburg District 2007, edited in collaboration with the Oldenburg District and District Administrator Frank Eger, compiled by Bernd Oeljeschläger. Wildeshausen 2006, pp. 49–54.
(2005) A New Use for Old Burdens? On the Concept of ‘Industrial Culture’ and its Use in the Ruhr Region. In: Forum for the Preservation of Industrial Heritage and Historical Culture, 1/2005, pp. 29–33.
Newspaper articles
(24 September 2009) The splendour of ‘white gold’. Exhibition: Sugar and chocolate – once absolute luxury items. In: Nordwest-Zeitung, Oldenburg region.
(8 August 2009) ‘Good fairies’ in grey-and-white uniforms. The Elisabethstift Deaconess Home in Oldenburg celebrates its 120th anniversary – enabling people to age with dignity. In: Nordwest-Zeitung, Journal.
(23 August 2008) A museum network on the move. Exhibition: ‘Cultural Heritage of the Weser-Ems Region’ presents the history of rule, the economy and everyday life. In: Nordwest-Zeitung, Journal.
(31 May 2008) Of marsh spirits and will-o’-the-wisps. The legend-shrouded Wittemoor between the Wesermarsch and the Oldenburg region. In: Nordwest-Zeitung, Journal.
(25 March 2008) Spring cleaning brings a splash of colour. The Cloppenburg Museum Village exhibition presents ‘Freshly Painted’. In: Nordwest-Zeitung, Culture.
(24 October 2007) Gear up for Christmas. The Cloppenburg Museum Village highlights the influence of political propaganda on the festive season. In: Nordwest-Zeitung, Culture.
(22 September 2007) Poets should bid farewell to metropolises. Literature: ‘Wörter & Moor’, a new publication by the Rolf-Dieter-Brinkmann Society. In: Nordwest-Zeitung, Culture.
