Microhistories of Memory: Remediating the Holocaust by Bullets in Postwar West Germany
New York; Oxford: Berghahn (2024), xxxii, 244 pp.
Contains illustrations, bibliogr. pp. 211-238, filmography pp. 239-240, index
Series: Worlds of Memory, 13
ISBN 978-1-80539-179-1 (print); 978-1-80539-180-7 (ebook)
Other editions: German ed.: Mikrogeschichten der Erinnerungskultur: “Am grünen Strand der Spree” und die Remedialisierung des Holocaust by Bullets. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter Verlag, 2022
"The West German novel, radio play, and television series, Through the Night (Am grünen Strand der Spree, 1955-1960), which depicts the mass shootings of Jews in the occupied Soviet Union during World War II, has been gradually regaining popularity in recent years. Originally circulated in post-war West Germany, the cultural memories of the holocaust embedded within this multi-medium construction present different forms of historical conceptualization. Using numerous archival sources, Microhistories of Memory brings forward three comprehensive case studies on the impact, actors, and materiality of accounts surrounding questions of circulation of cultural memory, audience reception, production, and popularity of Through the Night in its different mediums since its first appearance." (Publisher description)
Introduction. Why Three Stories on Through the Night? 1
1 First Story: Actors and Institutionss 24
2 Second Story: Authenticity and Affects, 75
3 Third Story: Media and Technologies, 143
Conclusion. Dead Ends in Memory Culture, 188
1 First Story: Actors and Institutionss 24
2 Second Story: Authenticity and Affects, 75
3 Third Story: Media and Technologies, 143
Conclusion. Dead Ends in Memory Culture, 188
