Professor Ralph Tuchtenhagen`s lecture
03/23/2010 - 14:00 - 14:00
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On March 23 prof Ralph Tuchtenhagen will deliver a lecture in the seminar
called "Between "Deluge" and "Good Old Days": Swedish rule as an element of
19th and 20th century national memorial cultures in the Baltic Sea
region".Seminar will begin at 16:15 and take place at the Institute of
History of Tallinn University (10 Rüütli Str, room number 307).Ralph
Tuchtenhagen is a leading professor and head of the Institute of Northern
Europe at the University of Humboldt in Berlin.National memorial cultures
have recently been a major subject of historical research in mainly France,
Germany, and Poland.Despite this fact, there is surprisingly little
research on this topic in Sweden and the Baltic Sea region so far. "Between
'deluge' and 'good old days'" is dealing for the first time with the
question of how the commemoration of 'Swedish times' is being carried out
in areas once dominated by Sweden or having been part of the Swedish
realm.'Memory' and 'commemoration' in this context refers to different
representations of a nation's past in everyday life or on specific holydays
– in contrast to professional history writing, which might not be
necessarily part of common national culture. The talk's focus will be on
monuments, feasts, celebrations, museums, and tourist spots.At the end, the
question will be treated what kind of images Swedish rule left in the
Baltic Sea states and how these images influence national, regional, or
local self-perceptions today.
called "Between "Deluge" and "Good Old Days": Swedish rule as an element of
19th and 20th century national memorial cultures in the Baltic Sea
region".Seminar will begin at 16:15 and take place at the Institute of
History of Tallinn University (10 Rüütli Str, room number 307).Ralph
Tuchtenhagen is a leading professor and head of the Institute of Northern
Europe at the University of Humboldt in Berlin.National memorial cultures
have recently been a major subject of historical research in mainly France,
Germany, and Poland.Despite this fact, there is surprisingly little
research on this topic in Sweden and the Baltic Sea region so far. "Between
'deluge' and 'good old days'" is dealing for the first time with the
question of how the commemoration of 'Swedish times' is being carried out
in areas once dominated by Sweden or having been part of the Swedish
realm.'Memory' and 'commemoration' in this context refers to different
representations of a nation's past in everyday life or on specific holydays
– in contrast to professional history writing, which might not be
necessarily part of common national culture. The talk's focus will be on
monuments, feasts, celebrations, museums, and tourist spots.At the end, the
question will be treated what kind of images Swedish rule left in the
Baltic Sea states and how these images influence national, regional, or
local self-perceptions today.