Explores the inner dynamics of memory in all its variations, from its most destructive and divisive impact to its remarkable potential to heal and reconcile Addresses issues on both the conceptual and the pragmatic level and its theoretical observations and reflections are informed by first-hand experiences and comparative reflections from a German, Indian, and Korean perspective
Explores the inner dynamics of memory in all its variations, from its most destructive and divisive impact to its remarkable potential to heal and reconcile Addresses issues on both the conceptual and the pragmatic level and its theoretical observations and reflections are informed by first-hand experiences and comparative reflections from a German, Indian, and Korean perspective
Jörn Rüsen was President of the Kulturwissenschaftliche Institut in Essen (Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities at Essen) and is now Senior Fellow there and Professor emeritus of History and Historical Culture at the University of Witten-Herdecke.
Inhaltsangabe
List of Illustrations Chapter 1. Introduction Mamadou Diawara, Bernard Lategan and Jörn Rüsen From an African Perspective Chapter 2. Social Theory and Making Sense of Africa Elisio Macamo Chapter 3. History by Word of Mouth: Linking Past and Present through Oral Memory Annekie Joubert Chapter 4. The Historical Memory and Representation of New Nations in Africa Bogumil Jewsiewicki Chapter 5. Memory, History and Historiography of Congo-Zaïre Justin Bisanswa Chapter 6. Remembering the Past, Reaching for the Future Aspects of African Historical Memory in an International Context Mamadou Diawara Chapter 7. Remembering Conflict: The Centenary Commemoration of the South African War of 1899-1902 as a Case Study Albert Grundlingh Chapter 8. From Public History to Private Enterprise: The Politics of Memory in the New South Africa Patrick Harries Chapter 9. Remembering with the Future in Mind Bernard Lategan From an Intercultural Perspective Chapter 10. Holocaust Experience and Historical Sense Generation - a German Perspective Jörn Rüsen Chapter 11. Ayodya, Memory, Myth: Futurising the Past - an Indian perspective Ranjan Gosh Chapter 12. Human Suffering and Forgiveness: A dialogue with Kim Dae Jung - an East-Asian perspective Han Sing-Jin Texts from the Praxis of Memory, Trauma, Forgiveness and Healing Chapter 13. Remorse, Forgiveness and Rehumanization: Stories from South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela Chapter 14. Healing from Auschwitz and Mengele's Experiments Eva Mozes Kor Notes on Contributors
List of Illustrations Chapter 1. Introduction Mamadou Diawara, Bernard Lategan and Jörn Rüsen From an African Perspective Chapter 2. Social Theory and Making Sense of Africa Elisio Macamo Chapter 3. History by Word of Mouth: Linking Past and Present through Oral Memory Annekie Joubert Chapter 4. The Historical Memory and Representation of New Nations in Africa Bogumil Jewsiewicki Chapter 5. Memory, History and Historiography of Congo-Zaïre Justin Bisanswa Chapter 6. Remembering the Past, Reaching for the Future Aspects of African Historical Memory in an International Context Mamadou Diawara Chapter 7. Remembering Conflict: The Centenary Commemoration of the South African War of 1899-1902 as a Case Study Albert Grundlingh Chapter 8. From Public History to Private Enterprise: The Politics of Memory in the New South Africa Patrick Harries Chapter 9. Remembering with the Future in Mind Bernard Lategan From an Intercultural Perspective Chapter 10. Holocaust Experience and Historical Sense Generation - a German Perspective Jörn Rüsen Chapter 11. Ayodya, Memory, Myth: Futurising the Past - an Indian perspective Ranjan Gosh Chapter 12. Human Suffering and Forgiveness: A dialogue with Kim Dae Jung - an East-Asian perspective Han Sing-Jin Texts from the Praxis of Memory, Trauma, Forgiveness and Healing Chapter 13. Remorse, Forgiveness and Rehumanization: Stories from South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela Chapter 14. Healing from Auschwitz and Mengele's Experiments Eva Mozes Kor Notes on Contributors
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