This book offers important insights on topics relating to memory, globalization, international politics, international. Her specific interests is focused on the history of german memory since 1945, the role of generations in literature and society, and theories of. Aleida assmann is a german professor of english, egyptology, literary and cultural studies. The essay focuses on the relationship between memory and history, which has changed in many ways under the impact of the holocaust. Functions, media, archives by aleida assmann 20111114.
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Jan and aleida assmann at a press conference at the 2018 frankfurt book fair. Aleida assmann from konstanz university on the concept of cultural memory. He is the author of many books, of which the following have been translated into english. History, memory, and the genre of testimony poetics. During their conference entitled communicative and cultural memory, researchers jan assmann and aleida assmann, both professors at the university of konstanz, addressed this dynamic character of memory. Aleida assmann reveals the close association between cultural memory and the arts, arguing that the artists who have supplemented, criticized, transformed, and opposed it are its. The hardcover of the cultural memory and western civilization. Feb 23, 2012 buy cultural memory and western civilization. Aleida assmann born aleida bornkamm, 22 march 1947 is a german professor of english. Functions, media, archives by assmann, aleida and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
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We are fortunate now to benefit from aleida assmann s elegant elucidation of key theoretical concepts and analysis of important debates animating the memory of the second world war and the holocaust in contemporary germany. Her most recent book to appear in english is cultural memory and western civilization. History, memory, and the genre of testimony poetics today. The board of trustees of the peace prize of the german book trade has chosen. Examining the role of memory in the transition from totalitarian to democratic systems, this book makes an important contribution to memory studies. The work, divided into two partsthe first laying down the theoretical premise and the second providing context through case studiesparticularly emphasizes the dynamics of. Assmann revisits the pitfalls of false memory and lingering forms of denial and repression, as well as the new twentyfirstcentury discourses, such as that of german victimhood, as well as the new memory sites for a future in which german memory will be increasingly oriented toward a european context.
There is no need to convince anybody that there is such a thing as individual memory. Shadows of trauma, lucidly translated by sarah clift, offers both an important introduction to assmann s influential thinking about how individuals and societies recall traumatic pasts and a sustained exploration of the memory of the holocaust and world war ii in the german. Collective memory and cultural identity jan assmann problem and program in the third decade of this century, the sociologist maurice halbwachs. Jan spoke on the durability and symbolic aspects of cultural memory, emphasizing their role in the construction of identities, while. Nov 14, 2011 cultural memory and western civilization. Memory and political change by aleida assmann alibris. Examining the period from the european renaissance to the present, aleida assmann reveals the close association between cultural. Shadows of trauma, lucidly translated by sarah clift, offers both an important introduction to assmanns influential thinking about how individuals and societies recall traumatic pasts and a sustained exploration of the memory of the holocaust and world war ii in the german. A theology for a nomad church by hugo assmann and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The german academic duo have been selected for cultural writings that have promoted sustainable peace and. Interactive and social memory are both formats that are embodied, grounded in lived experience that vanish with their carriers.
Prestigious peace prize of the german book trade goes to. It argues for the existence of collective memory and explains that human beings do not only live in the first person singular, but also in various formats of the first person plural. Cultures invest great efforts into creating a longterm memory on the basis of oral transmission, media technology, and institutional frameworks. Nov 14, 2011 cultures invest great efforts into creating a longterm memory on the basis of oral transmission, media technology, and institutional frameworks. For her, official days of remembrance are important for the collective memory. Best sellers gift ideas new releases whole foods todays deals amazonbasics coupons gift cards help free shipping shopper toolkit registry sell. In the 1990s assmann and his wife aleida assmann developed a theory of cultural and communicative memory that has received much international attention. Wikipedia, june 21, 2016 aleida assmann born march 22, 1947 is a german professor of english, egyptology, literary and cultural studies. Books prestigious peace prize of the german book trade goes to aleida and jan assmann. It provides much food for further reflection on controversial issues that i touched upon in my paper but could not. Jan assmann is professor of egyptology at the university of heidelberg. Feb 06, 2017 aleida assmann from konstanz university on the concept of cultural memory. Collective memory is an umbrella term for different formats of memory. Examining the role of memory in the transition from totalitarian to democratic systems, this book makes an important contribution to.
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Aleida assmann brings startling originality, brilliant explanation, and conceptual rigor to the difficult and sprawling terrain of memory. Cultures invest great efforts into creating a longterm memory on the basis of oral transmission, media technology. Part of the palgrave macmillan memory studies book series. Aleida and jan assmann given german book trade peace prize in frankfurt in news by porter anderson october 16, 2018 democracy thrives not on disputes, but rather on good arguments, say authorscholars jan and eleida assmann in their acceptance speech in frankfurt for the peace prize of the german book trade. On the usefulness of aleida and jan assmanns concept of. It explores memory as a medium of and impediment to change, looking at memory s biological, cultural, narrative and sociopsychological dimensions. Aleida assmann born aleida bornkamm, 22 march 1947 is a german professor of english and literary studies, who studied egyptology and whose work has focused on cultural anthropology and cultural and communicative memory.
Collective memory and cultural identity jan assmann problem and program in the third decade of this century, the sociologist maurice halbwachs and the art historian aby warburg independently developed two theo. Heineken prize for history for her groundbreaking contribution to the study of the cultural memory of nations and other types of human communities. Buy memory and political change by aleida assmann online at alibris. Aleida assmann is professor emerita of english literature at the university of konstanz, germany. This book offers important insights on topics relating to memory, globalization, international politics, international relations, holocaust studies and media and communication studies. Examining the period from the european renaissance to the present, aleida assmann reveals the close association between cultural memory and the arts. Aleida assmann transformations between history and memory collective memory a spurious notion. He is also known beyond egyptology circles for his interpretation of the origins of monotheism, which he considers as a break from earlier cosmotheism, first with atenism and later with the. Go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store coupons. Cultural memory and western civilization functions, media, archives. Plus, free twoday shipping for six months when you sign up for amazon prime for students. Aleida and jan assmann presented with german book trade. Jun 01, 2006 the essay focuses on the relationship between memory and history, which has changed in many ways under the impact of the holocaust. Aleida assmann professor novicks comments are wonderfully clear and insightful.
A significant contribution to memory studies and part of an emergent strand of work on global memory. Discount prices on books by aleida assmann, including titles like never ending stories. Cultural memory and western civilization cultures invest great efforts into creating a longterm memory on the basis of oral transmission, media technology, and institutional frameworks. The use of the plural refers to the coauthorship of aleida assmann in the formulation of these ideas. That is why she advocates that the 8th may, the day of liberation from national socialism, become a european day of. At first glance, memory seems something inert, stuck in the past a memory of something that has happened and stopped in time. We are fortunate now to benefit from aleida assmann s elegant elucidation of key theoretical concepts and analysis of important debates animating the memory of the second world war. This book provides an introduction to the concept of cultural memory, focusing on the arts of its construction, particularly various media such as writing, images, bodily practices, places and monuments. We are fortunate now to benefit from aleida assmanns elegant elucidation of key theoretical concepts and analysis of important debates animating the memory of the second world war and the holocaust in contemporary germany. In this provocative book, aleida assmann argues that the apparently. Because memory is not just an individual, private experience but is also part of the collective domain, cultural memory has become a topic in both historiography pierre nora, richard terdiman and cultural studies e. Aleida assmann a researcher of literature and culture. It proposes that there are four formats of memory and these are individual memory, social memory, political memory, and cultural memory.
Memory that had been discarded by historians as an unreliable and distorting source came to be acknowledged as an important factor in the reconstruction of past events, thus advancing from a rival to a partner of historiography. Discourses, practices and trajectories palgrave macmillan memory studies aleida assmann, sebastian conrad the authors provide a significant contribution to memory studies and part of an emergent strand of work on global memory. The author first briefly presents selected key premises of aleida and jan assmann s concept of cultural memory. Aleida assmann has 60 books on goodreads with 720 ratings. Aleida assmann is professor of english in the fachbereich literaturwissenschaft of the university of konstanz. Memory, individual and collective oxford handbooks. Transformations between history and memory aleida assmann social research. The relation between history and memory has itself a history that has evolved over time, passing through three stages. As a scholar of literary and cultural studies, aleida assmann has displayed an. For readers of german, shadows of trauma is a classic in the field of memory studies. Aleida assmanns books include cultural memory and western civilization cambridge up. Assmann provides an exploration of how memory, at the individual and collective levels, has emerged, collided, and evolved over the past seventy years in germany. The appearance in english of this major text by aleida assmann will be welcomed by all scholars of cultural memory.