Prof. David Armitage (Harvard University): „In Defense of Presentism“

Tagungs- und Veranstaltungshaus Alte Mensa, Raum "Taberna" Wilhelmsplatz 3, Göttingen

Abstract: Historians know one thing about presentism: they are against it. Yet what exactly presentism is, they cannot agree. Is it a focus on modern history or a novel way of thinking confined to the present at the expense of both past and future? Does it mean speaking only to the concerns of the present […]