Visitors to the House of Memory: Identity and Political Education at the Jewish Museum Berlin Contributor(s): Kendzia, Victoria Bishop (Author) |
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ISBN: 1785336398 ISBN-13: 9781785336393 Publisher: Berghahn Books OUR PRICE: $128.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Art | Museum Studies - History | Europe - Germany - History | Jewish - General |
Dewey: 940.531 |
LCCN: 2017051485 |
Series: Museums and Collections |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.85 lbs) 174 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Germany - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Topical - Holocaust |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: As one of the most visited museums in Germany's capital city, the Jewish Museum Berlin is a key site for understanding not only German-Jewish history, but also German identity in an era of unprecedented ethnic and religious diversity. Visitors to the House of Memory is an intimate exploration of how young Berliners experience the Museum. How do modern students relate to the museum's evocative architecture, its cultural-political context, and its narrative of Jewish history? By accompanying a range of high school history students before, during, and after their visits to the museum, this book offers an illuminating exploration of political education, affect, remembrance, and belonging. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kendzia, Victoria Bishop: - Victoria Bishop Kendzia is a teaching fellow at Humboldt University, Berlin. Her publications include "'Jewish' Ethnic Options in Germany between Attribution and Choice: Auto-Ethnographical Reflections at the Jewish Museum Berlin" in the Anthropological Journal of European Cultures. She completed her doctorate at Humboldt's Institute of European Ethnology |