Forschung im Fokus: Wie prägt Fiktion Erinnerungskultur?

In the organizer's words:

The moon landing, the fall of the Berlin Wall, 9/11, etc.: historical events are frequently depicted in films, novels, comics and games. Literature and media thus shape our image of the past and are actively involved in remembering - what we remember, which events are told and what is talked about. In the next lecture in the "Research in Focus" series, cultural scientist Prof. Dr. Daniela Kuschel (Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf) will show what role fiction plays in our culture of remembrance and explain how historical experiences of violence are portrayed artistically and emotionally using the example of the Spanish Civil War and the Franco dictatorship.