Hermann in the Imagination: Are Germanic Tribes a Model Example of Resistors to Imperialism
Location
CSU 201
Start Date
12-4-2022 2:12 PM
End Date
12-4-2022 3:30 PM
Student's Major
World Languages and Cultures
Student's College
Arts and Humanities
Mentor's Name
Nadja Kramer
Mentor's Department
World Languages and Cultures
Mentor's College
Arts and Humanities
Description
The Varusschlacht was a battle in 9 C.E. that took place in Germanic regions of present-day northern Europe between three hardened Roman legions against oft feuding Germanic tribes. The outcome of the battle was an overwhelming slaughter of the Roman Legions. The victory from the Varusschlacht would turn the Cherusci leader Arminius, into a founding folk hero for all persons of Germanic descent. In the late 1800s, Monuments of the now named Hermann were constructed in both Detmold, Germany where the battle was believed to have taken place, and also in New Ulm, Minnesota. How do changing narratives affect the history being shared in differing time and place? How are Public Spaces employed in narrative? Can the statue of Arminius/Hermann in New Ulm be read as the establishment of maintaining German allegiance?
Hermann in the Imagination: Are Germanic Tribes a Model Example of Resistors to Imperialism
CSU 201
The Varusschlacht was a battle in 9 C.E. that took place in Germanic regions of present-day northern Europe between three hardened Roman legions against oft feuding Germanic tribes. The outcome of the battle was an overwhelming slaughter of the Roman Legions. The victory from the Varusschlacht would turn the Cherusci leader Arminius, into a founding folk hero for all persons of Germanic descent. In the late 1800s, Monuments of the now named Hermann were constructed in both Detmold, Germany where the battle was believed to have taken place, and also in New Ulm, Minnesota. How do changing narratives affect the history being shared in differing time and place? How are Public Spaces employed in narrative? Can the statue of Arminius/Hermann in New Ulm be read as the establishment of maintaining German allegiance?
Recommended Citation
Burns, Dominic. "Hermann in the Imagination: Are Germanic Tribes a Model Example of Resistors to Imperialism." Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mankato, MN, April 12, 2022.
https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/urs/2022/oral-session-05/3
