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1945 – Defeat. Liberation. New Beginning. Twelve European Countries after the Second World War

  • The article critiques a recently opened temporary exhibition about Europe’s post-war history at the German Historical Museum (DHM). While the exhibition treats all major themes of the war's end with political and historical correctness, it poses no guiding questions for visitors; neither does provide comparative perspectives. Therefore, it ultimately fails to rise above mere eclecticism. Overall the DHM fails in its attempt to grasp European history as a zone of interconnections rather than ofThe article critiques a recently opened temporary exhibition about Europe’s post-war history at the German Historical Museum (DHM). While the exhibition treats all major themes of the war's end with political and historical correctness, it poses no guiding questions for visitors; neither does provide comparative perspectives. Therefore, it ultimately fails to rise above mere eclecticism. Overall the DHM fails in its attempt to grasp European history as a zone of interconnections rather than of parallel strands.show moreshow less

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Document Type:Article
DOI:https://doi.org/10.25626/0118
Creator and project details
Author:Daniel LogemannGND
Editor:Joachim von PuttkamerGND, Michal KopečekGND, Włodzimierz BorodziejGND
Publishing Institution:Herder-Institut für historische Ostmitteleuropaforschung – Institut der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft
Title details
Title (English):1945 – Defeat. Liberation. New Beginning. Twelve European Countries after the Second World War
Parent Title (English):Cultures of History Forum
Release Date:2020/08/24
Date of Publication (online):2020/08/20
Date of first Publication:2015/10/25
Language:English
Subject indexing
DDC-Classification:9 Geschichte und Geografie / 90 Geschichte / 900 Geschichte und Geografie
Collections:Cultures of History Forum (Imre Kertész Kolleg Jena)
Tag:World War; commemoration; film; narrative; occupation; victory
GND Keyword:Europa; Deutsches Historisches Museum; Weltkrieg <1939-1945>; Kriegsende; Auswirkung
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File Size:6053 KB
MIME-Type:application/pdf
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