The past imperfect

Article Abstract:

UK museums first appeared in the 18th and 19th centuries as a response to the increase in education and the movement of the population from rural to urban areas. In the 1970's and 1980's the museum concept was expanded to include artificially-built heritage centres, where modern techniques have reproduced the sounds, smells and noises of a previous age. Critics say they give a false view of the past, and generate profits for the developers while giving a shallow and limited view of the historical period they represent.

United Kingdom, Museums

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Troubling postcards from the past

Article Abstract:

Spanishness has been an integral part of playwright and essayist Jose Maria Rodriguez Mendez's central theme of works. Although his plays highlight the individual self-expression, they offer a cynical view of contemporary society in which the participative creativity is destroyed by political control of mass media.

Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Spain, Forecasts and trends, Communications industry, Market trend/market analysis, Works, Mass media, Essayists, Mendez, Jose Maria Rodriguez

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Memories that purge the past

Article Abstract:

The use of Marianne Ellenbogen's memories as the basis for her biography is examined. The discrepancies which emerged and the possible reasons why her testimony about events and people differed from reality are discussed.

Psychological aspects, Causes of, Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), Portrayals, Jews, German, German Jews, Authorship, Biography, Biographies, Bibliography, Holocaust survivors, Memory in old age, Old age memory, Recovered memory (Psychology), Recovered memory

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