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Politics & Society

„Wie aus einem demokratischen Land ein Diktaturmonster werden konnte“: Volker Kutscher im Gespräch

Vor fast zwanzig Jahren begann Volker Kutscher seine Romanreihe um Kommissar Gereon Rath – ohne zu ahnen, wie stark gesellschaftliche Entwicklungen ihn in der Gegenwart einholen würden. Im Interview äußert sich der Autor zum zunehmenden Rechtspopulismus und das Wechselspiel zwischen Fakten und Fiktion.

Arts & Humanities

Public History in Russia and Its Failed Struggle Against Putin’s Historical Politics

Public history emerged in Russia in the 2010s as an attempt to resist the increasing monopolization of the past and its interpretations by Vladimir Putin’s regime. Despite public historians’ solid effort, the struggle was lost. What are the field’s pasts, presents – and potential futures?

Arts & Humanities

Call for Proposals: #RecordCovid19: Historicizing Experiences of the Pandemic

We are looking for interesting and innovative proposals for a new book about historical perspectives on the Covid-19 pandemic.

Politics & Society

Iconoclasm: From Post-Socialist Yugoslavia to Black Lives Matter

Against the backdrop of the ongoing protests across the United States and Europe to denounce structural racism, take down its monuments, and call for a critical postcolonial confrontation with history, Gal Kirn draws connections between the present moment and the memory culture of the new states of former Yugoslavia during the 1990s.

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