'Heimat'

At the Intersection of Memory and Space
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-3-11-029187-2
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, Deutsch, Band 14, 268 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 570 g

Reihe: Media and Cultural Memory

The concept of with its seemingly pre- or anti-modern connotations of rootedness in a place of origin is central to a critical understanding of German history and culture. Over the course of the past fifteen years, scholars across a range of disciplines have found new ways to examine the changing notions of Heimat – its multifaceted cultural, literary, and visual history, its gendered connotations, and its national and ideological appropriations.
This anthology is the first to examine cultural manifestations of by giving special consideration to issues of memory and space. The contributions to this volume challenge static notions of place often associated with . Instead, they explore the social and cultural production of places of belonging as they emerge in literary and visual narratives ranging from 1800 to 2000 and beyond.
Although the anthology includes historical perspectives on , its overall objective is not to trace its cultural or literary history, but to place this complex term into new conceptual contexts. Drawing attention to manifestations of within German literary and cultural studies provides a rich ground for exploring the transformation of locality in trans/national contexts.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kugele, Jens

Eigler, Friederike

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Kultur- und Sozialethnologie: Politische Ethnologie, Recht, Organisation, Identität
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Geschichtspolitik, Erinnerungskultur
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Deutsche Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Kugele, Jens
Jens Kugele, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany.

Eigler, Friederike
Friederike Eigler, Georgetwon University, Washington DC, USA.

Friederike Eigler, Georgetwon University, Washington DC, USA; Jens Kugele, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany.