Zur (Un-)Vereinbarkeit von Leid und Schuld in der Deutschen Erinnerung
Title | Zur (Un-)Vereinbarkeit von Leid und Schuld in der Deutschen Erinnerung |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2006 |
Authors | Assmann, Aleida |
Journal | Zeitgeschichte |
Volume | 33 |
Issue | 2 |
Pagination | 68-77 |
Date Published | 03/2006 |
Abstract | The author asks about the reasons for the sudden revival of the topic "Suffering of the Germans" in the mode of emotional re-experiencing at the beginning of the 21st century, not least in literature. She summarizes the "current memory situation" in Germany in three theses: (1) Social memory does not have a fixed form, but unfolds in process as a dynamic event of enactment and negotiation. (2) Social memory always exists as diversity in a heterogeneous and tense coexistence. Each generation develops its own approach to the past. (3) The dynamic and changeable nature of social memory necessitates normative specifications at the level of national memory. |
Translated Title | On (In)compatibility between Suffering and Guilt in German Recollection |
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