The Winnetou Figure as a Resource for Cultural Learning in Austrian Secondary Education: The “Winnetou Spiele Wagram” as Case Study

Monika Wimmer

doi:10.13135/1592-4467/13607

The Winnetou Figure as a Resource for Cultural Learning in Austrian Secondary Education

The “Winnetou Spiele Wagram” as Case Study

Authors

Monika Wimmer University of Mannheim

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13135/1592-4467/13607

Keywords:

Indianthusiasm, Critical Pedagogy, Cultural Representations, Stereotypes, Popular Spectacle

Abstract

Second contribution to the Forum Outside In, Inside Out: Teaching American Studies in a Changing World

Author Biography

Monika Wimmer, University of Mannheim

Monika Wimmer is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Mannheim, Germany. She holds a Master of Education from the University of Vienna and has worked as a middle school teacher in Upper Austria. Her research focuses on Native American culture and its reception in Austrian contexts.

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Published

2026-08-31

Issue

Vol. 37 (2026): (Re)Reading Encyclopedic Narratives in the Digital Age

Section

A Serialized Forum

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