The commendable antisemite? Vienna’s mnemonic struggle with Karl Lueger
Martin Tschiggerl
Abstract:For more than 10 years, a mnemonic conflict has raged in the Austrian capital of Vienna over a monument of the former mayor Karl Lueger. While activists demand the removal of the monument and the renaming of the square, the city of Vienna and numerous public intellectuals as well as renowned historians insist on a pure “contextualization” of the monument: It should remain standing, but also address Lueger’s antisemitism. The specific conflict can be understood as an example of an international debate on how to… Show more
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