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Commemoration at the Extremes: A Field Report from Dresden 2020

  • On 13 February 2020, citizens of the city of Dresden commemorated the 75th anniversary of their city's destruction by Allied bombing attacks in 1945. Subject to great contestation in politics and civil society, political protest and counter-protest also marked this year’s anniversary. Based on ethnographic fieldwork in Dresden before, during and after 13 February 2020, the article reviews the public events and discusses the actors and narratives that shape Dresden’s most important remembranceOn 13 February 2020, citizens of the city of Dresden commemorated the 75th anniversary of their city's destruction by Allied bombing attacks in 1945. Subject to great contestation in politics and civil society, political protest and counter-protest also marked this year’s anniversary. Based on ethnographic fieldwork in Dresden before, during and after 13 February 2020, the article reviews the public events and discusses the actors and narratives that shape Dresden’s most important remembrance day.show moreshow less

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Document Type:Article
DOI:https://doi.org/10.25626/0110
Creator and project details
Author:Sabine Volk
Editor:Joachim von PuttkamerGND, Michal KopečekGND, Włodzimierz BorodziejGND
Publishing Institution:Herder-Institut für historische Ostmitteleuropaforschung – Institut der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft
Title details
Title (English):Commemoration at the Extremes: A Field Report from Dresden 2020
Parent Title (English):Cultures of History Forum
Release Date:2022/07/15
Date of Publication (online):2022/05/11
Date of first Publication:2020/03/11
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:13 February; Dresden; Germany; allied attack; bombing; commemoration; demonstrations; neo-Nazi; remembrance
GND Keyword:Deutschland; Dresden; Demonstration; Gedenkfeier; Luftangriff; Weltkrieg <1939-1945>
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File Size:1260 KB
MIME-Type:application/pdf
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