Vad som var, vad som är och vad som...blir? : En diakron innehållsanalys kring första världskrigets framställande i ett urval av läroböcker

Sammanfattning: The aim of this study has been to contribute with insight into how content about the First World War is presented in eight textbooks intended for use in lower secondary school. These eight textbooks were written at different points throughout the 20th century, with the first one being published in 1918, and the last one in 2013. This selection was necessary in order to enable a diachronic approach in regard to the textbooks. Not only did the study want to provide insight into what content is presented, but also how the presentation may have changed from book to book, together with how the different curricula may have influenced the authors. The presented content also needed to be structured in a relevant way, which was achieved by applying a model presented by Niklas Ammert. His categorization divided the content into four themes, where the ascertaining and explanatory content were most prominent.   In order to better understand the study’s diachronic focus, and the correlation between the past, present and future, Reinhart Koselleck’s conceptual history proved to be an adequate stepping stone. He believes that there is a rich purpose in studying concepts and their meaning due to the ambiguity of concepts. The ambiguity can be described on the basis that a certain concept contains several meanings, you apply a context of meaning. The connection between the past, present and future was also further specified with the help of Koselleck's past future and future past.   The study resulted in several conclusions, mainly that the content about world war one is structured through causes, course of events and consequences, mostly connected to Ammert’s ascertaining and explanatory categories. Furthermore, Koselleck’s thoughts contributed to the conclusion that world war one is often understood in close correlation to World War Two, as well as the textbook authors often displaying expectations on future generations.