Coming to terms with the past has been a preoccupation within German culture and German Studies since the Second World War. In addition, there has been a surge

Wulf Kansteiner shows that the interpretations of Germany's past proposed by historians, politicians, and television makers reflect political and generational d

A study of six modern reworkings of classic works of German literature. A "literary reworking" is a fictional work based on an earlier, usually canonical, liter

An innovative exploration of German memory, national identity, and modernity embodied in the public spaces of the new capital.

For decades, Germany has been shaped and reshaped by the sounds of popular music—whether viewed as uniquely German or an ideological invader from abroad. This