From Afterlife to Aftermath – Theories of Cultural Memory and Memorial Practices
GCSC Keynote Lecture, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Aleida Assmann (Konstanz), 27.06.2013, 18-20 Uhr
- https://www.uni-giessen.de/de/ueber-uns/veranstaltungen/vortraege/from-afterlife
- From Afterlife to Aftermath – Theories of Cultural Memory and Memorial Practices
- 2013-06-27T18:00:00+02:00
- 2013-06-27T20:00:00+02:00
- GCSC Keynote Lecture, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Aleida Assmann (Konstanz), 27.06.2013, 18-20 Uhr
27.06.2013 von 18:00 bis 20:00 (Europe/Berlin / UTC200)
International Graduate Centre for the Study of Culture (GCSC), room 001, Alter Steinbacher Weg 38
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Aleida Assmann (Konstanz)
Abstract:
There are various theories of cultural memory, which study the process of cultural reproduction. They differ, however, considerably in the media on which this process is based and the conscious or unconscious modes of transmission. The presentation will focus on an important transformation in our understanding of cultural memory, which occurred with the shift from the intended ‘afterlife’ of persons, places, monuments, practices or artifacts to the involuntary ‘aftermath’ of violent events. This shift will be characterized by three concepts: ‘trauma’, ‘impact event’ and ‘historical wounds’. The presentation will refer to different styles and epochs of nation building: the 19th century, after 1945 and after 1989
Aleida Assmann (Konstanz):
Professorin für Anglistische Literaturwissenschaft
Fachbereich Literaturwissenschaft, Anglistik und Amerikanistik
Universität Konstanz
Forschungsschwerpunkte:
- Geschichte des Lesens / Geschichte der Schrift
- Menschenbilder – historische Anthropologie
- Kulturwissenschaftliche Gedächtnisforschung, Gedächtnistheorie
Publikationen:
- (Hg.), Vollkommenheit, Archäologie der literarischen Kommunikation 10, München 2010.
- Der lange Schatten der Vergangenheit. Erinnerungskultur und Geschichtspolitik. München 2006.
- Erinnerungsräume. Formen und Wandlungen des kulturellen Gedächtnisses. München 1999.
GCSC Keynote Lectures
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