Rebuilding the past
East German preservationists as ‘time activists’
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12528548 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marcus Colla (0000-0002-0880-3495, Christ Church, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 484-506 |
| Publication date | 2021-07-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Review of History Revue européenne d histoire (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1350-7486 • E-ISSN: 1469-8293 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13507486.2021.1881046 |
| OpenAlex | W3190782667 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 31 |
This article examines how political time in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) was shaped and contested by architectural preservation during that state’s formative years. In particular, it investigates the role of historic preservationists in the GDR as ‘time activists’ who both contributed to and challenged the construction of an ideologically informed ‘order of time’. It argues that preservationists in the GDR helped mould, solidify and reinforce ideas of history and time in the physical environments of East German cities, sometimes to the great frustration of the ruling Socialist Unity Party, but at other times in accordance with the party’s general objectives
Archaeology · German · Political science · European history and politics · German History and Society · History · Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration
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National Ideology Under Socialism
Munich and Memory
The Ghosts of Berlin
Architecture, Politics, and Identity in Divided Berlin
Socialist Churches
Everything Was Forever, Until It Was No More
Time and Legitimacy
State Symbols
Germany's Transient Pasts
From ruins to reconstruction
Popular Discontent and Political Activism in the GDR
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The Battle of Jena
Second World Urbanity
Socialist Planning and the Rediscovery of the Old City in the German Democratic Republic
The Politics of Time and State Identity in the German Democratic Republic
L'historicité nazie
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |