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Groot Constantia: Wine or Slaves?
Groot Constantia: Wein oder Sklaven?
Groot Constantia: Wine or Slaves?
Groot Constantia is the iconic South African colonial estate. Located on the slopes of the Table Mountain among oak trees, it embodies both its wine history and its epitome of Cape slavery.
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Pandora’s Box Reopened? Debating Germany after 1990
Die Büchse der Pandora? Deutschland nach 1990
Pandora’s Box Reopened? Debating Germany after 1990
Three decades after reunification, Germany is again debating differences between East and West. The Treuhand is a symbol. Historians could help by shaping new perspectives and narratives.
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The Australian Experience: Peak Commemoration?
Der Gipfel des Gedenkens? Australien und der Erste Weltkrieg
The Australian Experience: Peak Commemoration?
Australia has strongly attached its identity to its ANZAC participation in World War I. Have the citizens, after a long string of centenary years, finally reached Peak Commemoration?
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Why Public History?
Weshalb Public History?
Why Public History?
Reading German newspapers on November 9, often called the “German Day of Fate” on a train offers the opportunity to follow some loose thoughts on Public History and Historical Culture.
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Dragons in Historical Culture
Drachen in der Geschichtskultur
Dragons in Historical Culture
Historical culture has shifted towards fantasy. A fitting example is that toy manufacturers, such as Lego and Playmobil, have started to implement dragons into their worlds.
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Black Suffering as Profitable Art
Schwarzes Leid als profitabler Kunstgegenstand
Black Suffering as Profitable Art
Luke Willis Thompson's "autoportrait" has gained a nomination for this year's prestigious Turner Prize - and sparked fierce accusations of profiteering off of black suffering.
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Late Awareness, Vigorous Remembrance: Austria Today
Späte Einsicht, intensives Erinnern: Österreich heute
Late Awareness, Vigorous Remembrance: Austria Today
The Austrian memory of Nazi era and Holocaust remain connected to the "victim thesis". Austria may often seem unteachable, but several institutions are promoting ...
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Past, Present, Future: Steampunk as Bricolage
Vergangenheit, Gegenwart, Zukunft: Steampunk als Bricolage
Past, Present, Future: Steampunk as Bricolage
What would the world look like if Victorian technology had been used for products similar to today's? Steampunk imagines such alternative historical ideas: between retro and science fiction.