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Title: In sight but out of mind : the construction of memory at three once stigmatized sites in Berlin and Poznań
Creator: Naumann, Stephen Paul
Date: 2012
Collection: Electronic Theses & Dissertations
Description: This study explores cultural identity reflected in the urban landscape at three structures formerly identified with National Socialism: Berlin's Olympiastadion (Olympic Stadium) and Siegessäule (Victory Column), and Poznan's Zamek cesarski (formerly Kaiserschloss - or Imperial Castle). My analysis is based on local and state archival work, as well as the examination of literary, visual and media sources in both Germany and...
Show moreThis study explores cultural identity reflected in the urban landscape at three structures formerly identified with National Socialism: Berlin's Olympiastadion (Olympic Stadium) and Siegessäule (Victory Column), and Poznan's Zamek cesarski (formerly Kaiserschloss - or Imperial Castle). My analysis is based on local and state archival work, as well as the examination of literary, visual and media sources in both Germany and Poland. I conclude that after the structures were first used to project meaning from Cold War tropes, both tourism and the enhancement of local identity in the face of European and global influences eventually contributed to the shift in meaning at these spaces in both cities. Poznan's Zamek cesarski, a palace first commissioned by German Kaiser Wilhelm II, became, with its dedication in 1910, a monument to Prussian-German imperialism in this multi-ethnic Polish-German-Jewish city. Rededicated by the new Polish republic after World War I, the structure was later remodeled by the Nazis for Hitler's use. One of their most prominent additions is still visible today: the Führerbalkon, a balcony extending off the front of the building for Hitler to watch military parades. After 1945, the partially damaged neo-Romanesque building was repaired and maintained by the Polish postwar administration, and today serves citizens as the multifaceted Centrum Kultury "Zamek" (Center of Culture "Zamek"). The physical space surrounding the building has been drastically changed, as a number of Polish monuments and memorials have been erected around the palace's perimeter. Similarly, Olympiastadion and the Siegessäule, despite their design and function as sites of German history and national memory, are increasingly associated today with the city of Berlin. Both have hosted a number of cultural events: the stadium has maintained its function to this day, while the monument was first neglected and decades later became associated with a number of popular events in the reunified capital. After first demonstrating Hitler's personal interest in the design and the Nazis' use of each structure, I center my work on each site in its post-1945 landscape. I analyze the debates on whether or not to purge the structures from the urban landscape and examine questions of appearance, utilization and repurposing during the decades of the Cold War. Finally, I describe the emphasis on historical and new events, the erection of monuments and the structures' depiction in cultural texts that have also had an impact on the public perception of the three spaces in today's Berlin and Poznan. Examining sites with a similar past in both cities also allows a comparative look at memory trends in Germany and Poland - two nations where decisions regarding memorialization and urban development have been carefully scrutinized in the public sphere. In addition to contributing to the growing field of work on the use of public space to establish cultural memory, this project demonstrates processes by which even the most meaningful cultural associations can be rewritten.
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Title: Weissensee Cemetery (Berlin, Germany) : Steeple of unknown Berlin church
Creator: Mezga, Duane
Date: 1992-06
Photographed Site: Weissensee Cemetery (Berlin, Germany)
Collection: Duane Mezga Holocaust Sites Photograph Collection
Description: Steeple of unknown Berlin church

Title: Weissensee Cemetery (Berlin, Germany) : Cemetery walk
Creator: Mezga, Duane
Date: 1992-06
Photographed Site: Weissensee Cemetery (Berlin, Germany)
Collection: Duane Mezga Holocaust Sites Photograph Collection
Description: Cemetery walk

Title: Weissensee Cemetery (Berlin, Germany) : Family graves in Jewish Cemetery
Creator: Mezga, Duane
Date: 1992-06
Photographed Site: Weissensee Cemetery (Berlin, Germany)
Collection: Duane Mezga Holocaust Sites Photograph Collection
Description: Family graves in Jewish Cemetery

Title: Weissensee Cemetery (Berlin, Germany) : Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, Breitschneid Platz
Creator: Mezga, Duane
Date: 1992-06
Photographed Site: Weissensee Cemetery (Berlin, Germany)
Collection: Duane Mezga Holocaust Sites Photograph Collection
Description: Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, Breitschneid Platz

Title: Weissensee Cemetery (Berlin, Germany) : Entry to Berlin Jewish Cemetery
Creator: Mezga, Duane
Date: 1992-06
Photographed Site: Weissensee Cemetery (Berlin, Germany)
Collection: Duane Mezga Holocaust Sites Photograph Collection
Description: Entry to Berlin Jewish Cemetery

Title: Weissensee Cemetery (Berlin, Germany) : Entry gate to unknown Berlin church yard
Creator: Mezga, Duane
Date: 1992-06
Photographed Site: Weissensee Cemetery (Berlin, Germany)
Collection: Duane Mezga Holocaust Sites Photograph Collection
Description: Entry gate to unknown Berlin church yard

Title: Weissensee Cemetery (Berlin, Germany) : Grave stones
Creator: Mezga, Duane
Date: 1992-06
Photographed Site: Weissensee Cemetery (Berlin, Germany)
Collection: Duane Mezga Holocaust Sites Photograph Collection
Description: Grave stones

Title: Weissensee Cemetery (Berlin, Germany) : Synagogue dome
Creator: Mezga, Duane
Date: 1992-06
Photographed Site: Weissensee Cemetery (Berlin, Germany)
Collection: Duane Mezga Holocaust Sites Photograph Collection
Description: Synagogue dome

Title: Plötzensee Prison (Berlin, Germany) : Nazi period photos of building front
Creator: Mezga, Duane
Date: 1992-06
Photographed Site: Plötzensee Prison (Berlin, Germany)
Collection: Duane Mezga Holocaust Sites Photograph Collection
Description: Nazi period photos of building front

Title: An introduction to temporary-use : strategic planning in the interim
Creator: Earls, Matthew
Date: 2011
Collection: Electronic Theses & Dissertations
Description: Berlin with its numerous vacant buildings and properties has become an urban laboratory. It is a world with limited planning. With the market economy withdrawn from the numerous wastelands which dot the city, seemingly functionless spaces have become the staging ground for a number of unexpected activities. Freed from the restrictions of traditional social rules and organizations, these spaces have developed a tremendous range of uses. These are places of inventions and of start-up companies....
Show moreBerlin with its numerous vacant buildings and properties has become an urban laboratory. It is a world with limited planning. With the market economy withdrawn from the numerous wastelands which dot the city, seemingly functionless spaces have become the staging ground for a number of unexpected activities. Freed from the restrictions of traditional social rules and organizations, these spaces have developed a tremendous range of uses. These are places of inventions and of start-up companies. While temporary-use is not a cure-all to the problem of urban decay, it may nonetheless prove extremely beneficial to cities in filling "holes" in the urban fabric and cultivating innovation
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Title: Weissensee Cemetery (Berlin, Germany) : Cemetery commemorative sculpture
Creator: Mezga, Duane
Date: 1992-06
Photographed Site: Weissensee Cemetery (Berlin, Germany)
Collection: Duane Mezga Holocaust Sites Photograph Collection
Description: Cemetery commemorative sculpture

Title: Weissensee Cemetery (Berlin, Germany) : Additional grave stones
Creator: Mezga, Duane
Date: 1992-06
Photographed Site: Weissensee Cemetery (Berlin, Germany)
Collection: Duane Mezga Holocaust Sites Photograph Collection
Description: Additional grave stones

Title: Weissensee Cemetery (Berlin, Germany) : Jewish Synagogue, Oranienburg Strasse
Creator: Mezga, Duane
Date: 1992-06
Photographed Site: Weissensee Cemetery (Berlin, Germany)
Collection: Duane Mezga Holocaust Sites Photograph Collection
Description: Jewish Synagogue, Oranienburg Strasse

Title: Plötzensee Prison (Berlin, Germany) : Entry doors to inner execution site
Creator: Mezga, Duane
Date: 1992-06
Photographed Site: Plötzensee Prison (Berlin, Germany)
Collection: Duane Mezga Holocaust Sites Photograph Collection
Description: Entry doors to inner execution site

Title: Plötzensee Prison (Berlin, Germany) : Execution site commemoration
Creator: Mezga, Duane
Date: 1992-06
Photographed Site: Plötzensee Prison (Berlin, Germany)
Collection: Duane Mezga Holocaust Sites Photograph Collection
Description: Execution site commemoration

Title: Plötzensee Prison (Berlin, Germany) : Site commemoration urn
Creator: Mezga, Duane
Date: 1992-06
Photographed Site: Plötzensee Prison (Berlin, Germany)
Collection: Duane Mezga Holocaust Sites Photograph Collection
Description: Site commemoration urn

Title: Plötzensee Prison (Berlin, Germany) : Wall commemoration
Creator: Mezga, Duane
Date: 1992-06
Photographed Site: Plötzensee Prison (Berlin, Germany)
Collection: Duane Mezga Holocaust Sites Photograph Collection
Description: Wall commemoration

Title: Plötzensee Prison (Berlin, Germany) : Outside wall, site context
Creator: Mezga, Duane
Date: 1992-06
Photographed Site: Plötzensee Prison (Berlin, Germany)
Collection: Duane Mezga Holocaust Sites Photograph Collection
Description: Outside wall, site context

Title: Amsterdam helpt Berlijn : TUWAT
Date: 1981
Collection: Leftist Political Posters Collection
Description: Poster shows a black and white nighttime image of a man and a woman in conversation on the sidewalk flanking a cobblestone street. They stand before a row of multi-storied stone buildings. This poster advertises a meeting of TUWAT ("do something") in support of the sqatters movement in Berlin, Germany. TUWAT hopes to prevent the demolition of older, occupied residential buildings. The poster appeals to Dutch sympathizers to rally in support of the Berlin protesters. Ink is black and red....
Show morePoster shows a black and white nighttime image of a man and a woman in conversation on the sidewalk flanking a cobblestone street. They stand before a row of multi-storied stone buildings. This poster advertises a meeting of TUWAT ("do something") in support of the sqatters movement in Berlin, Germany. TUWAT hopes to prevent the demolition of older, occupied residential buildings. The poster appeals to Dutch sympathizers to rally in support of the Berlin protesters. Ink is black and red. Text is in red.
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