Description
Twenty-first-century views of historical violence have been immeasurably influenced by cultural representations of the Second World War. Within Europe, one of the key sites for such representation has been the vast array of museums and memorials that reflect contemporary ideas of war, the roles of soldiers and civilians, and the self-perception of those who remember. This volume takes a historical perspective on museums covering the Second World War and explores how these institutions came to define political contexts and cultures of public memory in Germany, across Europe, and throughout the world.
Author: Jörg Echternkamp
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: 11/11/2022
Pages: 284
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.19lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9781800736474
ISBN10: 1800736479
BISAC Categories:
- Art | Museum Studies
- History | Wars & Conflicts | World War II | General
- History | Modern | 20th Century | General
About the Author
Stephan Jaeger is a Professor of German Studies and the Head of the Department of German and Slavic Studies at the University of Manitoba. His research covers narratives, representations and memory of war in German and European museums, literature, film, and historiography. He is co-editor of the book series Museums and Narrative (with De Gruyter). His books include Performative Geschichtsschreibung (2011) and The Second World War in the Twenty-First-Century Museum: From Memory, Narrative, and Experience to Experientiality (2020).