Places of Memory

The Case of the House of the Wannsee Conference
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-349-49845-1
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan

Buch, Englisch, 77 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm

Places of Memory examines the post-war history of the site where the 1942 Wannsee Conference was held. The author analyses the different uses of the house to investigate how a site turns into a site of memory.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Digan, K.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. An Introduction to Space and Place 2. The Conference and the House 3. The Discussion about the Haus Am Grossen Wannsee 56-58 in the West-German Press 4. Memory Space and Memory Place 5. Authenticity Conclusion Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

Katie Digan studied history and philosophy in Groningen, Dublin and Amsterdam. She graduated Cum Laude with a degree in history in 2013 and now works for the research department of the NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Netherlands, and the National Committee for 4 and 5 May. In 2014 she was the first to win the Otto von der Gablentz thesis award for her research.