Community of Feeling—Autobiographical Memories of the BDM and Memory Discourse

Authors

  • Leonie Wagner HAWK – Fachhochschule Hildesheim-Holzminden-Göttingen, Fak. Soziale Arbeit und Gesundheit

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14766/672

Keywords:

Biografie, Nationalsozialismus, Organisation, Geschlecht, Gender

Abstract

Gisela Miller-Kipp documents and analyzes 27 excerpts from the published memories of former BDM-members with the goal of reconstructing their feelings and perceptions. This approach makes interesting insights possible but it cannot honor the author’s intended representativeness. In addition, because the book is about memories it presents retrospectively collected constructions that were mostly written down after the fact with the goal of publication. The volume therefore provides important perspectives that are not satisfying in a scientific respect.

Published

2008-11-07