A Plea for More Balance
Anyone who has read Dirk Moses’ recent article “The Catechism of the Germans” can hardly not be impressed by the power of the writing and […]
Memory
On the Misleading Framing of Plausible Insights
Dirk Moses published an important, interesting and timely piece on what the describes as the “catechism” of German Holocaust remembrance. The piece has sparked an […]
Confessions of an Ex-Believer
I read Dirk Moses’ provocative piece with a series of mixed emotions: widespread agreement and internal nodding regarding the general substance, if perhaps not the […]
Does Holocaust Memory Still Matter?
In the heart of Vienna, a stone’s throw from university’s main compound, stands a statue of an antisemite. It celebrates Karl Lueger, the charismatic mayor […]
“Sieferle von links”: A Fair Criticism?
Unfortunately, in one crucial aspect, yes. The problem lies in the reified religious language of Dirk Moses’s polemic, concentrated in his evocation of Heinrich von […]
On the ‘German Catechism’
Dirk Moses’ provocative intervention into the historical dimensions of German political culture may take its title from Kleist, but its substance arguably deals with more […]
Priests, Catechisms and Heretics: Some Thoughts on Dirk Moses’ Remarks
This article was republished on the New Fascism Syllabus with the permission of the author and the original publisher, NeilGregor.com In a spirited, provocative […]
