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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Public History and Board Games

Games grow in history-related entertainment. While videogames have received the most attention, board games like Kolejka from Poland lead to a possible analytical framework: As historical re-enactment.

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/7-2019-9/kolejka-history/

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Pandora’s Box Reopened? Debating Germany after 1990

Three decades after reunification, Germany is again debating differences between East and West. The Treuhand is a symbol. Historians could help by shaping new perspectives and narratives.

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/6-2018-40/treuhand/

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Socialism Realised

Might the experience of living in a communist regime be useful for the general international public? This is our attempt to answer this question.

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/5-2017-19/socialism-realised/

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