Transcending the Nostalgic

Even as the global economy of the twenty-first century continues its dramatic and unpredictable transformations, the landscapes it leaves in its wake bear the indelible marks of their industrial past. Whether in the form of abandoned physical structures, displaced populations, or ecological impacts, they persist in memory and lived experience across the developed world. This collection explores the affective and "more-than-representational" dimensions of post-industrial landscapes, including narratives, practices, social formations, and other phenomena. Focusing on case studies from across Europe, it examines both the objective and the subjective aspects of societies that, increasingly, produce fewer things and employ fewer workers.

Juliane Tomann is Associate Professor for Public History at Regensburg University (Germany). Until 2021 she worked as head of the 'History in the Public Sphere' research area in the Imre Kertész Kolleg at Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena. Besides her interest in the memory of deindustrialisation in Central Eastern Europe she works on forms of experiential history (historical reenactment), the history of pubic history and gender in public history.