Jacob S. Eder
Ph.D. Student
(ABD)
jeder[at]sas.upenn.edu
Education
Undergraduate Studies in Ancient and Modern European History and American Cultural History, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet, Munich, Germany (2001-2005); M.A. in History, University of Nebraska-Lincoln on Fulbright Scholarship (2007)
Research Interests
My dissertation project explores the German-American dimension of West German politics of memory during the 1970s and 1980s. I am particularly interested in the ways in which the Federal Republic addressed the legacies of the Holocaust as part of its cultural diplomacy towards an American audience. Consequently, I examine the cooperation between German and American cultural and educational institutions. As part of this research, I analyze Germany's changing relationship to the Nazi past during this time period as well as how these developments were perceived in the United States.
Advising Committee
Publications
“Holocaust-Erinnerung als deutsch-amerikanische Konfliktgeschichte. Die bundesdeutschen Reaktionen auf das United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.” In Jan Eckel and Claudia Moisel, eds. Universalisierung des Holocaust? Erinnerungskultur und Geschichtspolitik in internationaler Perspektive, 109-134. Göttingen: Wallstein, 2008.
Book reviews for sehepunkte, H-German, and H-Soz-u-Kult.
Conference Papers
Sanitizing the Nazi Past? The Transatlantic Dimension of West German Politics of Memory and the USHMM. Thirty-Second Annual Conference of the German Studies Association, St. Paul, MN, October 2-5, 2008 (Session Organized by German Historical Institute, Washington, D.C.).
