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OverviewAs one of the most visited museums in Germany's capital city, the Jewish Museum Berlin is a key site for understanding not only German-Jewish history, but also German identity in an era of unprecedented ethnic and religious diversity. Visitors to the House of Memory is an intimate exploration of how young Berliners experience the Museum. How do modern students relate to the museum's evocative architecture, its cultural-political context, and its narrative of Jewish history? By accompanying a range of high school history students before, during, and after their visits to the museum, this book offers an illuminating exploration of political education, affect, remembrance, and belonging. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Victoria Bishop KendziaPublisher: Berghahn Books Imprint: Berghahn Books Volume: 9 ISBN: 9781789208443ISBN 10: 1789208440 Pages: 174 Publication Date: 10 December 2020 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgements Preface Introduction Chapter 1. Focus of the Research and Methodological Approach: The Research Question Chapter 2. Memory, Political Education and the Positioning of the JMB: From Memory to Remembrance to Past Presencing Chapter 3. Betroffenheit: The Museum Visit as an Embodied Memorial Experience Chapter 4. The Visit as a Predominantly Touristic Activity Chapter 5. Between Engagement, Playful Appropriation, and Exclusion Chapter 6. Concluding Reflections: From the Museum as a Field Site to a More Inclusive Culture of Memory Afterword Appendix Bibliography IndexReviews...the book provides an inspiring approach at a time when generational and societal changes call for the emendation of well-established patterns of memory and remembrance. German Studies Review Author InformationVictoria Bishop Kendzia is a teaching fellow at Humboldt University, Berlin. Her publications include 'Jewish' Ethnic Options in Germany between Attribution and Choice: Auto-Ethnographical Reflections at the Jewish Museum Berlin in the Anthropological Journal of European Cultures. She completed her doctorate at Humboldt's Institute of European Ethnology. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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