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View article: The Contested Canons: Goethe, Schiller, Novalis, and the Romantic Rupture
The Contested Canons: Goethe, Schiller, Novalis, and the Romantic Rupture Open
The late 18th and early 19th centuries in Germany witnessed a profound intellectual and aesthetic transformation, characterized by the dynamic interplay and ultimate rupture between the ideals of Weimar Classicism and the emergent fervor o…
View article: The Contested Canons: Goethe, Schiller, Novalis, and the Romantic Rupture
The Contested Canons: Goethe, Schiller, Novalis, and the Romantic Rupture Open
The late 18th and early 19th centuries in Germany witnessed a profound intellectual and aesthetic transformation, characterized by the dynamic interplay and ultimate rupture between the ideals of Weimar Classicism and the emergent fervor o…
View article: A European scientific environment of the famous surgeon N.I. Pirogov
A European scientific environment of the famous surgeon N.I. Pirogov Open
During his life, famous Russian surgeon N.I. Pirogov have get a personal and professional contacts with significant European scientists of the 19th century, who made a great contribution to the history of development the operative surgery.…
View article: Commemorating or Closing? A Mixed-Methods Approach to Understanding Perpetrator Memory in Germany
Commemorating or Closing? A Mixed-Methods Approach to Understanding Perpetrator Memory in Germany Open
Germany is often praised internationally for the way it addresses its perpetrator past. However, the question of how to deal with the era of National Socialism today is highly debated within the country. Using qualitative content analysis,…
View article: Talk: »Integrieren, kontrollieren und betrügen? Die Funktionsträgerinnen und Funktionsträger der arbeitenden Armen im Reich des 15. und 16. Jahrhunderts«
Talk: »Integrieren, kontrollieren und betrügen? Die Funktionsträgerinnen und Funktionsträger der arbeitenden Armen im Reich des 15. und 16. Jahrhunderts« Open
View article: Ein Reich ohne König? Akzeptanz, Deutung und Repräsentation königlicher Herrschaft im <i>regnum Italicum</i> zwischen dem 11. und 12. Jahrhundert. By ÉtienneDoublier. Monumenta Germaniae Historica: Schriften84. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag. 2024. LXXIV + 666 pp.; 45 colour figures and 10 b/w maps. €115. ISBN 978 3 447 12274 0.
Ein Reich ohne König? Akzeptanz, Deutung und Repräsentation königlicher Herrschaft im <i>regnum Italicum</i> zwischen dem 11. und 12. Jahrhundert. By ÉtienneDoublier. Monumenta Germaniae Historica: Schriften84. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag. 2024. LXXIV + 666 pp.; 45 colour figures and 10 b/w maps. €115. ISBN 978 3 447 12274 0. Open
View article: “Eine periphere literarische Erscheinung”: Franz Kafka nella DDR
“Eine periphere literarische Erscheinung”: Franz Kafka nella DDR Open
This article explores the reception and publication history of Franz Kafka’s work in the German Democratic Republic, tracing the ideological, political, and editorial dynamics that shaped his marginal position in the East German literary c…
View article: Między realizmem a pragmatyzmem: Polska polityka zagraniczna w ujęciu Stanisława Cata-Mackiewicza na łamach wileńskiego „Słowa” w latach 30. XX wieku
Między realizmem a pragmatyzmem: Polska polityka zagraniczna w ujęciu Stanisława Cata-Mackiewicza na łamach wileńskiego „Słowa” w latach 30. XX wieku Open
The article discusses Stanisław Cat-Mackiewicz's views on Polish foreign policy in the 1930s, presented in the Vilnius daily “Słowo”. The publicist consistently criticized the illusions accompanying the foreign policy of the Second Polish …
View article: 'Niet weggooien!': How the early history (1945-1960) of NIOD inspires documenting and studying war and violence in the twenty-first century.
'Niet weggooien!': How the early history (1945-1960) of NIOD inspires documenting and studying war and violence in the twenty-first century. Open
The NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust, and Genocide Studies was founded in May 1945 as Rijksinstituut voor Oorlogsdocumentatie (RVO, later RIOD). The Dutch government tasked the institute with documenting and researching the history of the…
View article: 'Niet weggooien!': How the early history (1945-1960) of NIOD inspires documenting and studying war and violence in the twenty-first century.
'Niet weggooien!': How the early history (1945-1960) of NIOD inspires documenting and studying war and violence in the twenty-first century. Open
The NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust, and Genocide Studies was founded in May 1945 as Rijksinstituut voor Oorlogsdocumentatie (RVO, later RIOD). The Dutch government tasked the institute with documenting and researching the history of the…
View article: Sovietization of Lithuania and Appropriation of Jewish Cultural Heritage (Based on the Documents in Lithuanian Central State Archive)
Sovietization of Lithuania and Appropriation of Jewish Cultural Heritage (Based on the Documents in Lithuanian Central State Archive) Open
The article presents and discusses a sample of documents dating back to the period of the first Soviet occupation of Lithuania (1940) from the Lithuanian Central State Archives, pertaining to juridical and/or actual liquidation of the Viln…
View article: The Strength of the Wolf is the Pack: U-boat Tactics in the Battle of the Atlantic
The Strength of the Wolf is the Pack: U-boat Tactics in the Battle of the Atlantic Open
In winter 1942–43 unique circumstances gave Germany’s U-boats the possibility of temporary victory in the North Atlantic. At the same time, Royal Navy operational research considered the possible German adoption of developed stand-off salv…
View article: Looted Art and the Art Market: Nazi Art Theft in Belgium, Europe, and its aftermath
Looted Art and the Art Market: Nazi Art Theft in Belgium, Europe, and its aftermath Open
Anchored in a dual research approach, the ProvEnhance project simultaneously examines the trajectories of a selection of artworks from the collections of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium and the roles of participants within the Be…
View article: Choosing the Lesser of Two Evils: Jewish Refugees in Soviet Occupied Poland 1939–1940
Choosing the Lesser of Two Evils: Jewish Refugees in Soviet Occupied Poland 1939–1940 Open
Germany’s invasion of Poland in September 1939 triggered a substantial eastward movement of refugees. Among them were approximately 300,000 Jews who found themselves stranded in territories occupied by the Soviet Union. In accordance with …
View article: Translating Pain: Art, Trauma, and The Political Memory of Nazism in German Cultural Consciousness
Translating Pain: Art, Trauma, and The Political Memory of Nazism in German Cultural Consciousness Open
This paper explores how art, trauma, and political memory interplay within the collective memory of Nazism in postwar Germany. It focuses upon the manner in which cultural memory can be translated and is mediated by means of various artist…
View article: Causes of the Holocaust: History, Theory, Sources
Causes of the Holocaust: History, Theory, Sources Open
The article examines the causes of the Holocaust, an unhealing wound of humanity, the pain of which remains in the memory and soul. The historical origins of the concept of “Holocaust” itself are examined, its etymology from historical tim…
View article: Rezension von: Kuller, Christiane u.a. (Hrsg.), Zwischen regionaler Selbstbehauptung und "Verreichlichung"
Rezension von: Kuller, Christiane u.a. (Hrsg.), Zwischen regionaler Selbstbehauptung und "Verreichlichung" Open
Christiane Kuller, Joachim Scholtyseck, Edgar Wolfrum (Hrsg).: Zwischen regionaler Selbstbehauptung und »Verreichlichung«. Beiträge zu Machtverhältnissen und Verwaltungskultur in den badischen und württembergischen Landesministerien in der…
View article: Brushstrokes of Trauma and a Work Without an Author: Navigating The Canvas of Politics, Trauma and Memory in Never Look Away (2018)
Brushstrokes of Trauma and a Work Without an Author: Navigating The Canvas of Politics, Trauma and Memory in Never Look Away (2018) Open
This analysis examines Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck’s Never Look Away (2018) as a cinematic exploration of post-reunification German identity, artistic freedom, and historical trauma. Through the fictional protagonist Kurt Barnert—loos…
View article: Anti-Modernism and Anti-Urbanism as Ideological Foundations of Urban Exhibitions of Slovak Culture and Art in the Nazi and Fascist “New Europe”
Anti-Modernism and Anti-Urbanism as Ideological Foundations of Urban Exhibitions of Slovak Culture and Art in the Nazi and Fascist “New Europe” Open
This article is a contribution to research on the cultural diplomacy of Nazi Germany on the periphery of Axis Europe. It focuses primarily on an analysis of the ideological assumptions underlying the organization of exhibitions about Slova…
View article: The “Other Germany”? Antisemitism and Antizionism in the German Democratic Republic (1949–1990)
The “Other Germany”? Antisemitism and Antizionism in the German Democratic Republic (1949–1990) Open
The article examines the question of the existence of antisemitism in the German Democratic Republic (GDR), a subject that continues to generate debate within contemporary German historiography. It also investigates the emergence of antizi…
View article: Anthropology Without Man: Operatorial Reinterpretation of Oskar Goldberg's Die Wirklichkeit der Hebräer
Anthropology Without Man: Operatorial Reinterpretation of Oskar Goldberg's Die Wirklichkeit der Hebräer Open
This monograph inaugurates a new phase in the Possest–PQF program by reinterpreting Oskar Goldberg’s Die Wirklichkeit der Hebräer through the lens of operatorial topology. It argues that Goldberg anticipated a non-anthropocentric, filtrati…
View article: Anthropology Without Man: Operatorial Reinterpretation of Oskar Goldberg's Die Wirklichkeit der Hebräer
Anthropology Without Man: Operatorial Reinterpretation of Oskar Goldberg's Die Wirklichkeit der Hebräer Open
This monograph inaugurates a new phase in the Possest–PQF program by reinterpreting Oskar Goldberg’s Die Wirklichkeit der Hebräer through the lens of operatorial topology. It argues that Goldberg anticipated a non-anthropocentric,…
View article: Framing the Reich
Framing the Reich Open
Few historians have approached denazification from a visual lens, even when the Allies, especially the Americans, used photos, posters, and films to create a visual narrative that established the guilt of the Nazis and their population in …
View article: Clergymen from the Polish Territory Annexed by the Reich and Soviet Union in Exile in the Sandomierz Diocese at the Time of World War II
Clergymen from the Polish Territory Annexed by the Reich and Soviet Union in Exile in the Sandomierz Diocese at the Time of World War II Open
The paper deals with the fate of the Catholic Church priests who during World War II were in the Polish territory occupied by Nazi Germany. They were refugees from the areas where the first acts of war took place in September 1939 as well …
View article: Josephine J. Mehlberg. Philosopher – Humanitarian – Mathematician
Josephine J. Mehlberg. Philosopher – Humanitarian – Mathematician Open
The paper describes the life and work of Pepi Spinner, Janina Suchodolska, and Josephine Mehlberg. Alongside multiple other findings, the article confirms the earlier identification of the three persons as one and the same woman. Pepi Spin…
View article: German Diplomatic Reports on the Revolution in the Kingdom of Poland from November 1905.
German Diplomatic Reports on the Revolution in the Kingdom of Poland from November 1905. Open
The revolution, as it broke out in 1905, met with great interest from Russia's neighboring countries. Diplomats accredited in that country sent their superiors numerous reports on developments. This was also the case with the Kingdom of Po…
View article: Kranz, Gisbert, Eine katholische Jugend im Dritten Reich
Kranz, Gisbert, Eine katholische Jugend im Dritten Reich Open
View article: Rechte Geschichtspiraten
Rechte Geschichtspiraten Open
In Das Deutsche Demokratische Reich analysiert Volker Weiß die Strategien extremrechter Geschichtspolitik anhand einzelner Fallstudien aus Deutschland, Russland und den USA. Weiß untersucht dabei insbesondere die russische Geschichtspoliti…
View article: Parables, Fairy Tales, and the Stasi: The <i>Liedertheater</i> of Gerhard Gundermann’s Brigade Feuerstein
Parables, Fairy Tales, and the Stasi: The <i>Liedertheater</i> of Gerhard Gundermann’s Brigade Feuerstein Open
The East German protest singer, dramatist, and coal miner Gerhard Gundermann came to international attention in 2018 with the release of Andreas Dresen’s film Gundermann. This coincided with the twentieth anniversary of the artist’s premat…
View article: Shifting Values and Shifting Risks: Debates on the New Biology in Germany and the United States Before and After Asilomar (1960–1980)
Shifting Values and Shifting Risks: Debates on the New Biology in Germany and the United States Before and After Asilomar (1960–1980) Open
This article argues that while the 1975 Asilomar Conference on Recombinant Molecules gave rise to new developments in science policy, the subsequent debates about genetic engineering should not be viewed in isolation, but rather in the lar…