Humanitarismo como deudaAlemania y su memoria traumática

  1. Martín Martín, Juan Manuel 1
  2. Domínguez Macías, Leopoldo
  1. 1 Universidad de Salamanca
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    Universidad de Salamanca

    Salamanca, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02f40zc51

Journal:
Co-herencia: revista de humanidades

ISSN: 1794-5887

Year of publication: 2022

Issue Title: Humanitarismo

Volume: 19

Issue: 36

Pages: 131-160

Type: Article

DOI: 10.17230/CO-HERENCIA.19.36.5 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

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Abstract

Angela Merkel’s decision to unreservedly open hercountry’s borders in 2015 to hundreds of thousands ofrefugees represents one of the most significant events in the history of Germany in the 20th century. Both the Chancellor’s determination and the attitude expressed by the majority of the citizens must be interpreted in the context of a history characterized both by the suffering inflicted by Germans and by their own suffering as a result of the war conflicts in which they were involved. In this respect, German humanitarianism after 1990 owes, in part, a debt to the past: either as restitution for the harm done or as a reminder of the pain suffered. For decades, fields as diverse as political discourse and literature contributed to shaping a cultural memory that focused on 20th centurytrauma and on national responsibilities that had not yetbeen fulfilled. 

Bibliographic References

  • Alemania, crisis de refugiados, humanitarismo, memoria cultural, traumas del pasado
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