Zeitgeschichte als Aufarbeitung
The article reconsiders the relations between past and present in the era of “Erinnerungskultur”, i. e. remembrance culture. It describes the semantic careers of the terms “Zeitgeschichte” (contemporary history) and “Aufarbeitung” (coming to terms with the past) in the rep...
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doaj-cbef06481dad4818bb519452cd4a14cd2021-06-28T13:19:02ZdeuVandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co. KGTotalitarismus und Demokratie1612-90082196-82762019-04-01161112510.13109/tode.2019.16.1.11Zeitgeschichte als AufarbeitungMartin Sabrow0Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinThe article reconsiders the relations between past and present in the era of “Erinnerungskultur”, i. e. remembrance culture. It describes the semantic careers of the terms “Zeitgeschichte” (contemporary history) and “Aufarbeitung” (coming to terms with the past) in the representation of the past in Germany after 1989. By discussing the inherent tension between both attitudes of coping with the past and its historical burdens, the article reflects upon the characteristics of today’s historical discourse: a remarkable alliance between politics and historiography, the dominance of teleological perspectives, and the revival of the belief in the concept of historical lessons (“historia vitae magistra”).https://vr-elibrary.de/doi/10.13109/tode.2019.16.1.11 |
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The article reconsiders the relations between past and present in the era of
“Erinnerungskultur”, i. e. remembrance culture. It describes the semantic
careers of the terms “Zeitgeschichte” (contemporary history) and “Aufarbeitung”
(coming to terms with the past) in the representation of the past in Germany
after 1989. By discussing the inherent tension between both attitudes of coping
with the past and its historical burdens, the article reflects upon the
characteristics of today’s historical discourse: a remarkable alliance between
politics and historiography, the dominance of teleological perspectives, and the
revival of the belief in the concept of historical lessons (“historia vitae
magistra”). |
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