Troubled Landscapes: Exploring Traces of Violence in German History and Culture
A Study Trip to Munich and Nuremberg
Dr. Tobias Ebbrecht-Hartmann
August 29 - September 7, 2017
Throughout the course of history the city of Munich as well as other parts of the Federal State of Bavaria were fundamentally shaped by political turmoil, revolts and the outbreak of political violence. The 20th century as a “century of violence” in particular still affects ongoing political and cultural life in Germany. The memory of political turmoil, ideological collisions and terrorist attacks left significant traces in the landscapes of German cities. Besides Berlin the Bavarian capital Munich might be one of the most shattered metropolises in contemporary Germany. Events such as the “Bavarian Soviet Republic” in 1919, Hitler’s Beer Hall Putsch in 1923, Munich’s characterization as “Capital of the Nazi Movement” during the 1930s and 1940s, postwar terrorist attacks such as the hostage crisis during the Olympic Games in 1972 and the bomb attack on the Oktoberfest in 1980 and two murders of the National Socialist Underground in 2001 and 2005 create a fabric of ‘resonating violence’. Munich’s neighboring Franconian metropolis Nuremberg was similarly shaped by the experience of political violence. Once, during the 1930s, the city hosted huge Nazi party conferences. Today the former convention center, fragmented ‘brutality in stone’ (Alexander Kluge), hosts a museum. After the war Nuremberg was place of several trials against Nazi perpetrators. In 1973 the radical left wing terrorist group “Revolutionary Cells” targeted the ITT Corporation, in 1979 a member of the Red Army Faction was arrested in Nuremberg. Between 2000 and 2009 the NSU committed three brutal murder and several bomb attacks in the city.
The study excursion will explore different cultural, historical and geographical traces of this troubling history. Therefore we will visit various places of memory in the Bavarian capital Munich and Franconia's metropolis Nuremberg. The tour will include remarkable memorials, monuments and museums, including historical exhibitions and famous art collections, and is based on presentations prepared by the student participants. It attempts to encounter the troubled history of Munich and Nuremberg and to introduce a multitude of partly conflicting memories within German history and political culture.
For preparation the course “German Social History in the 20th Century” (fall semester) is recommended. Parallel to the study excursion students are required to attend the course “Terrorism and Political Violence in German Public Memory and Visual Culture” (spring semester).
Program
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Tuesday, August 29, 2017 |
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Arrival and check-in at the Art Hotel, Paul-Heyse-Straße 10, Munich |
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18:00-20:00 |
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Arthotel bar: Meeting & becoming acquainted with the study group |
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Wednesday, August 30, 2017 |
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Day 1 – Traces and Voids of Violence |
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09:30 |
Departure from hotel |
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10:00-12:00 |
Layers of History – Traces of Violence: A Visit to the Munich City Museum |
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12:00-13:00 |
Lunch break |
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13:30-16:00 |
Troubling Memories and Challenging Legacies: Munich City Walking Tour |
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17:00-19:00 |
Meeting with the Israeli Consul, Barer Str. 19 (tbc) |
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19:00-21:00 |
Welcome Dinner |
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Thursday, August 31, 2017 |
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Day 2 – Politics and Culture of Violence |
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09:00 |
Departure from hotel |
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09:20 |
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10:00-11:30 |
Nazi Legacies I - NS-Documentation Center |
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12:00-13:15 |
Nazi Legacies II - Visit of Historical Places |
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13:15-13:30 |
Lunch break |
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13:45-14:30 |
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14:30-16:30 |
Art and Terror –Haus der Kunst |
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17:00-18:00 |
Commemorating Resistance - “Weiße Rose” Memorial |
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Friday, September 1, 2017 |
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Day 3 – Topographies of Terror and Resonating Violence |
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08:00 |
Departure from hotel and transfer to Dachau |
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09:00-13:30 |
Topography of Terror - Visit to the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site |
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13:30-16:00 |
Lunch break and visit of the Old City in Dachau |
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16:00 |
Transfer to the hotel |
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Saturday, September 2, 2017 |
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Day 4 – Munich Today |
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10:00-18:00 |
Free time |
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Optional offers: |
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10:00 |
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12:00 |
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19:00 |
Arthotel bar: Reflections and discussion |
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Sunday, September 3, 2017 |
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Day 5 – Confronting and Commemorating Neo-Nazi Terrorism |
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08:45 |
Departure from hotel |
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09:00-11:00 |
A Forgotten Attack – Visit to the Theresienwiese |
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09:30 |
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11:30-12:00 |
Attacking Pluralism and Democracy – Visit to the NSU Memorial at Trappentreu Strasse |
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12:30 |
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13:00-14:00 |
Lunch break |
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14:00-16:00 |
Present Challenges – Visit to the Refugee’s Projects Auer Haus, Mariahilfplatz 10 |
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16:30-18:00 |
Coming to Terms with the Past: Munich’s Multiple Competing Memories |
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Monday, September 4, 2017 |
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Day 6 – Expressing and Confronting Political Violence |
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07:30-10:00 |
Departure from the hotel and transfer to Nuremberg |
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10:00-13:30 |
Brutality in Stone – Visit to the Documentation Centre Nazi Party Rally Grounds |
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10:00-10:20 |
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10:20-13:30 |
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13:30-14:00 |
Lunch break |
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14:00-16:30 |
Political Violence on Trial – Visit to the Memorium Nuremberg Trials |
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14:00-14:20 |
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14:20-16:00 |
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16:30-17:30 |
Continuity of Political Violence – Visit to the NSU Memorial, Am Kartäusertor |
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17:30-20:00 |
Free time in Nuremberg’s Old City |
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Tuesday, September 5, 2017 |
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Day 7 - Resonating Violence – 45 Years after the Munich Olympic Attack |
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08:00 |
Departure from hotel and transfer to Fürstenfeldbruck |
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08:30-13:00 |
Terror- and Memoryscapes – Visit to Fürstenfeldbruck |
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11:00 |
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13:00 |
Return to Munich |
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14:00-15:00 |
Lunch break |
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15:00-18:00 |
Jewish Past and Present – The St. Jakobs-Platz as Memory Place |
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15:30-17:00 |
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17:00 |
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Wednesday, September 6, 2017 |
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Day 8 – Troubled Histories and Conflicting Memories |
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08:00 |
Departure from hotel |
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08:30-10:30 |
Resonating Violence – Commemorating Terrorism in Munich |
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11:00-14:00 |
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14:30-15:30 |
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16:00-18:00 |
Protest, Culture and Modernity – Pinakothek der Moderne |
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18:30-19:30 |
Forgotten Memories of Terrorism – Visit to Englischer Garten |
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20:00 |
Farewell Dinner at the Restaurant |
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Thursday, September 7, 2017 |
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Departure |
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