Discarded and Forgotten? The Legacy of GDR Industrial Culture

This article describes the process of forgetting and rediscovering as a cultural dimension of regional transformation in Germany after 1990.

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/10-2022-4/industrial-heritage-gdr/

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Vae, puto deus fio. How to make a Bad Emperor

How did the images and possible deification of recently deceased Roman emperors come into being? How were they forgotten?

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/10-2022-4/rome-bad-emperors/

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Against Systematic Forgetting – For More Equal Rights

How to write about forgetting in times of war? Angelika Schaser argues for working against forgetting in all fields of historical scholarship.

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/10-2022-4/systematic-forgetting-oblivionism/

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“…that other cultures, other people also existed”. An Interview

We invited Hermann Parzinger to discuss his book, which illumines public history from a special perspective.

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/10-2022-4/interview-parzinger/

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The Dark Side of the Moon. Cultural Oblivion

With contribution by Thomas Hellmuth Monthly Editorial: May 2022 Abstract: The theme of this month’s issue of Public History Weekly and, subsequently, this editorial, is that which no longer exists... Read More ›

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/10-2022-4/cultural-oblivion/

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Missing Pictures? Towards an Alternative Visual History of 1989

Abstract: Like any revolution, the toppling of Communist rule across Eastern Europe lasts in memories through iconic images. Yet the camera does not capture in a uniform way revolutions and... Read More ›

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/9-2021-5/alternative-visual-history-1989/

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Missing Pictures? Towards an Alternative Visual History of 1989

Abstract: Like any revolution, the toppling of Communist rule across Eastern Europe lasts in memories through iconic images. Yet the camera does not capture in a uniform way revolutions and... Read More ›

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/9-2021-5/alternative-visual-history-1989/

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