Inszenierte Geschichte Staging History: Medialität und Politik europäischer Hochschuljubiläen von 1850 bis heute Anniversaries in European Institutions of Higher Learning from 1850 to the Present

Anniversaries are a central point of reference in our historical culture. But the anniversary also has a story of its own. This is particularly true for universities as training grounds for social elites and as sites that derive their prominent function also from their tradition. Academic foundation anniversaries thus become central occurrences for attributing social relevance to universities, colleges and their members. Various media compete in such anniversaries as individual and collecti...