Auf dem Weg zu einer europäischen Gedächtniskultur?

by Aleida Assmann

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70 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2012

About the author

Aleida Assmann is a Professor of English Literature and Literary Theory in the Department of Literature, Art and Media at the University of Konstanz in Germany. She has also been a guest lecturer at universities including Rice, Princeton, Yale, and the University of Chicago. She is the author of several German-language books and has received international recognition for her scholarship, including the Max-Planck-Research Prize for History and Memory in 2009 and an Honorary Doctorate from the Theological Faculty at the University of Oslo in 2008.

Reviews

[Francesco Iorianni · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ein Appell an eine dialogische Erinnerungsform, die nicht an nationale Mythenbildung angeknüpft ist. Diese transnational europäische Perspektive wird von Assmann als "unvollendete Utopie Europas" gesehen. Damit liegt es an uns "sharable narratives" (Luisa Passerini) zu schaffen, um eine Transformation der eigenen Gewaltgeschichte in eine Kollektive einzubinden. Interessante Ansätze und strukturierte Thesen lassen den Aufsatz sehr wirkungsvoll erscheinen.