Two German Perspectives on a German Discussion

This contribution results from a place of serious discomfort regarding recent public and academic discussions in Germany, where Holocaust memory and its political instrumentalization have seemed to produce a growing dogmatism, harming academic freedom. Because we both direct university research cent...

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Published in:Central European history 2023-06, Vol.56 (2), p.278-282
Main Authors: Gruner, Wolf, Schüler-Springorum, Stefanie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic freedom
Antisemitism
Atrocities
Colonialism
Debates
Discomfort
Discussion Forum: Holocaust Memory and Postcolonialism: Transatlantic Perspectives on the Debate
Dogmatism
Fairs & exhibitions
Fascism
Historians
Holocaust
Jewish people
Murders & murder attempts
Museums
Nation states
Nazi era
Politics
Topography
War crimes
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Summary:This contribution results from a place of serious discomfort regarding recent public and academic discussions in Germany, where Holocaust memory and its political instrumentalization have seemed to produce a growing dogmatism, harming academic freedom. Because we both direct university research centers in Berlin and Los Angeles dedicated to the study of the Holocaust, we have decided to join forces and share our particular German perspectives on this debate. Our views are in part generational, in part personal.
ISSN:0008-9389
1569-1616
DOI:10.1017/S0008938923000067