Zumhof / Johnson Show, Don’t Tell

Education and Historical Representations on Screen and Stage in Germany and the USA
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-3-7815-5828-1
Verlag: Verlag Julius Klinkhardt GmbH & Co. KG
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 210 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm

Reihe: Studien zur Deutsch-Amerikanischen Bildungsgeschichte / Studies in German-American Educational History

Demonstrating, representing, or showing is at the heart of every educational action. Historical representations on screen and stage do not “teach” us history but rather influence our ideas and interpretations of it. The contributions to this volume explore the depiction of history in theater and film from the intersection of historical scholarship, aesthetics, memory studies, and education. They examine the creation of historical images, film production and reception, the scriptwriting process, educational programming, and depictions of German- American encounters. Above all else, they explore how various theatrical and filmic productions show history rather than tell it.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Zumhof, Tim

Johnson, Nicholas K.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Nicholas K. Johnson and Tim Zumhof
“Are you not entertained?” –
Education, Entertainment, and Historical Representations
on Stage and Screen in Germany and the USA, an Introduction .......................7
Tim Zumhof
Historical Culture, Public History, and Education
in Germany and the United States of America.
A Comparative Introduction to Basic Concepts and Fields of Research............15
Jürgen Overhoff
“Geschichte ist etwas Fließendes.”
Lion Feuchtwanger’s Changing Understanding of History
and the Role of the Stage: From his Earliest Theatrical Productions
to his Play Waffen für Amerika (1943/44) ........................................................31
Simon Richter
Duell an der Havel:
Fritz von Unruh’s Depiction of Eighteenth-Century
Prussian-American Relations ...........................................................................49
Alissa Rubinstein
The 614th Commandment:
A Documentary Play about how American Jews Feel
about Germany Today .....................................................................................63
Wolfgang Hochbruck
Living History as an Educational Tool and Method
in North America and Germany ......................................................................81
Stephanie Johns
Theatre, Education, and Public History:
Teaching History at the Stratford Festival ........................................................98
Felix Apel
Hollywood’s Influence on the Transmission of Historical Images:
Lars Kraumes’ Der Staat gegen Fritz Bauer .....................................................115
Thorsten Carstensen
Learning from John Ford:
History, Geography, and Epic Storytelling
in the Works of Peter Handke .......................................................................131
Raymond Haberski, Jr.
The Passion of Richard Schickel: What We Expect from War Films ...............160
Nicholas K. Johnson
“A classroom history lesson is not going to work”:
HBO’s Conspiracy and Depicting Holocaust Perpetrators on Film .................172
Table of Figures .............................................................................................197
List of Contributors ......................................................................................199
Index ............................................................................................................201
Acknowledgements .......................................................................................207

Über Autor(innen)

Johnson, Nicholas K.
Nicholas K. Johnson (*1989) is Deputy Head, Center for German- American Educational History at the University of Münster.

Zumhof, Tim
Dr. Tim Zumhof (*1984) is research assistant at the Institute of Educational Research and the Center for German-American Educational History at the University of Münster.