My current research focuses on the development of archaeology in Germany since the eighteenth century. In this book project, I explore what antiquarians and archaeologists thought about "ancient Germans" and how their ideas interacted with several of the big questions of modern German history: the rise of nationalism, the persistence of regional identities, concepts of ethnicity and race, and the development of anthropology. I'm also interested in the history of European cities (especially Paris, Berlin, and Vienna), historical novels of the nineteenth century, and changes in the public understanding of the Nazi dictatorship and the Holocaust.
Subject Areas:
- Military History and International Relations
- Intellectual History
- Social and Cultural History
- Modern/Recent History
- Eur ope, C ultural and Intellectual History
Keywords: Germany since 1750; European Cultural and Intellectual; Modern Middle East
Geographical Area
- European Continent
- The World Beyond the West
