Public Memory in the Federal Republic of Germany : Focusing on Historical Exhibition at the time of the Social Democrat-Liberal coalition 1969-1974

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K22007
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: 0103:History, archaeology, museology, and related fields
• Research Institution: Chuo University (2022); The University of Tokyo (2020-2021)
• Principal Investigator: Rise Oshimo 中央大学, 法学部, 助教 (20880983)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-09-11 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 公的記憶 / 歴史展示 / 冷戦 / ドイツ / ブラント政権 / 記憶 / 公共史

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In the West Germany (1949-1990) after World War II, public attempts were made to share with the public “memories that should be passed on across positions and generations". This research project focuses on the development of the historical exhibition "1871 - Questions for German history" organized by the Federal Ministry of the Interior under the first Willy Brandt cabinet (1969~1974). It has three points of focus: (1) the content of the historical exhibition and the influence of East Germany, and (2) the reaction of visitors and historians to the historical exhibition.

Free Research Field

ドイツ現代史

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の学術的意義は、連邦内務省による歴史展示の企画内容とそれをめぐる同時代の議論に着目することで、西ドイツの公的記憶に関するヴィリー・ブラント政権の試みを実証的に再検討した点にある。その際、歴史展示の担い手および訪問者の対東ドイツ認識を検討したことで、1970年代初頭の東西ドイツ関係の変化が公的記憶に与えた影響についても明らかにした。