Lezing & Debat
Debate ‘From Widukind to Wilders. Cultural Memory and the Resources of the Past’
Since time immemorial the past has been used to promote an ideological or political narrative for the present. This is true for the early Middle Ages as it is for the present day. In a joint presentation on 26 January, the members of the HERA-project 'Cultural Memory and the Resources of the Past in the Early Middle Ages' will offer four brief contributions, comparing the uses of the past in early medieval texts with those of contemporary conservative populists.
Of course the context, the media and the audience are all different, yet there are surprising similarities in the way in which a newly constructed past offered stability and solid authority in a rapidly changing world.
The four brief contributions by Mayke de Jong, Robert Flierman, Sven Meeder, and Giorgia Vocino will take 60 minutes. After a break, there will be time for a lively discussion.
- Mayke de Jong, 'Historians and the uses of the Past'
- Robert Flierman, '"Karl oder Widukind"? Disputing the early medieval past in Nazi Germany'
- Giorgia Vocino, 'The militant Middle Ages: From history to political folklore in contemporary Italy'
- Sven Meeder, 'Wilders and the barbarians'
The debate is organised by the Transnational Memory research line of Utrecht University’s focus area Cultures & Identities.
Please register with gw_cultures@uu.nl.
More information:
| Startdatum en tijd: |
26/1/2012 14:30 |
| Einddatum en tijd: |
26/1/2012 16:30 |
| Locatie: |
Drift 21, room 1.09, Utrecht |