Introduction

in Fickers, Andreas; Aasman, Susan; Wachelder, Joseph (Eds.) Materializing Memories. Dispositifs, Generations, Technologies (2018)

A multitude of devices and technological tools now exist to make, share, and store memories and moments with family, friends, and even strangers. Memory practices such as home movies, which originated as ... [more ▼]

A multitude of devices and technological tools now exist to make, share, and store memories and moments with family, friends, and even strangers. Memory practices such as home movies, which originated as the privilege of a few, well-to-do families, have now emerged as ubiquitous and immediate cultures of sharing. Departing from the history of home movies, this volume offers a sophisticated understanding of technologically mediated, mostly ritualized memory practices, from early beginnings in the fin-de-siècle to today. Departing from a longue durée perspective on home movie practices, Materializing Memories moves beyond a strict historical study to grapple with highly theorized fields, such as media studies, memory studies, and science and technology studies (STS). The contributors to this volume reflect on these different intellectual backgrounds and perspectives, but all chapters share a common framework by addressing practices of use, user configurations, and relevant media landscapes. Grasping the cultural dynamics of such multi-faceted practices requires a multidimensional conceptual approach, here achieved by centering around three concepts as central analytical lenses: dispositifs, generations, and amateurs. [less ▲]

Generational Conflicts, the Spirit of ‘68 and Cultural Emancipation in the German Speaking Community of Belgium. A Historical Essay About the ‘73 Generation

in Venken, Machteld (Ed.) Borderland Studies Meets Child Studies. A European Encounter (2017)

‘Changes were in the air’ – is perhaps the best way to describe the social mood at the end of the 1960s and the beginning of the 1970s. On the international stage, the gap between the post-war generation ... [more ▼]

‘Changes were in the air’ – is perhaps the best way to describe the social mood at the end of the 1960s and the beginning of the 1970s. On the international stage, the gap between the post-war generation, known as the ‘baby boomers’ and the generation that had experienced World War II as adolescents or young adults came to light in the form of student protests, anti-war movements and new concepts of life. It is scarcely a coincidence that there were protests in eastern Belgium too at this time. What were the ‘young wild ones’ protesting against in the German speaking region of Belgium? Based on a generational approach, this article aims at contextualizing the autonomy-debate in the late 1960s and early 1970s by focusing on a historical investigation into a few young people in the Eifel region that would strike new political tones with lasting influence on the political landscape as well as on the social or cultural environment of eastern Belgium. [less ▲]

Hybrid Histories: Versuch einer kritischen Standortbestimmung der Mediengeschichte

Presentation (2017, November 23)

Jeux sans Frontières? - Grenzgänge der Geschichtswissenschaft

Book published by transcript (2017)

L’imagination historique à l’ère numérique: entre fiction authentique et désir de réalité

Presentation (2017, October 12)

Berlin Alexanderplatz. Die performative Inszenierung großstädtischer Klangkulissen in Roman, Film und Radio

Presentation (2017, September 21)

Recording a Binaural Radio Drama About the History of Binaural Sound Recording

Presentation (2017, February 03)

Entrevista com Andreas Fickers

in Z Cultural : Revista do programa avanca de cultura contemporanea (2017), 1(2),

Looking East–Watching West? On the Asymmetrical Interdependencies of Cold War European Communication Spaces

in Bönker, Kirsten; Obertreis, Julia; Grampp, Sven (Eds.) Television Beyond and Across the Iron Curtain (2016)

Zeit-Räume im langen 19. Jahrhundert. Erfahrungen von Verdichtung, Beschleunigung und Beharrung

in Lejeune, Carlo (Ed.) Code Civil, beschleunigte Moderne und Dynamiken des Beharrens im langen 19. Jahrhundert (2016)