Crisis as a Permanent Surround. The Corona Pandemic in Contemporary History

The essay engages with two historiographical outlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. After a portray and comparison of the two books, the essay explores how they may enhance our understanding of the time between 2020 and 2021 and discusses the challenges and risks of a crisis historiography. The notion o...

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Published in:Neue politische Literatur 2023, Vol.68 (1), p.1
Main Author: Lenel, Laetitia
Format: Article
Language:ger
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Summary:The essay engages with two historiographical outlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. After a portray and comparison of the two books, the essay explores how they may enhance our understanding of the time between 2020 and 2021 and discusses the challenges and risks of a crisis historiography. The notion of crisis, the essay claims, has become ubiquitous-a development history writing has played a role in. As I argue, the narrative conventions of historical scholarship tend to generate a sense of rupture and discontinuity that has often been perceived as crisis. The article outlines possible counterstrategies that could sharpen our understanding of present and future challenges.
ISSN:0028-3320
DOI:10.1007/s42520-022-00466-3