Berlin — A Postcolonial Metropolis

Oumar Diallo; Joachim Zeller

doi:10.5771/9783748946779

Berlin — A Postcolonial Metropolis

A Critical History Walking Tour of Central Berlin

1. Edition 2024

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doi.org/10.5771/9783748946779
ISBN print: 978-3-86331-723-2
ISBN online: 978-3-7489-4677-9
Metropol Verlag, Berlin Metropol Verlag, Berlin

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Zusammenfassung

Around 1900, Berlin briefly sat at the center of German colonial imperialism. After World War I, the colonial revisionist movement formed here to reclaim the “stolen” German colonial empire overseas. Today, the local global history of the (post-)colonial metropolis of Berlin has largely been forgotten. This city guide, which focuses on the Mitte district of central Berlin, presents a selection of significant colonial historical sites of remembrance. It aims to stimulate a critical examination of Germany’s colonial past and to contribute to a cosmopolitan and inclusive culture of remembrance.

Schlagworte

colonialism imperialism postcolonial

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2–6 Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis 2–6
7–10 Preface 7–10
11–13 Greeting by Dr Klaus Lederer 11–13
14–27 Humboldt Forum, Schlossplatz 14–27
28–35 Museum Island, Historical Centre of Berlin 28–35
36–41 German Historical Museum, Unter den Linden 2 36–41
42–49 Central Memorial of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Victims of War and Tyranny, Neue Wache, Unter den Linden 42–49
50–55 Humboldt University Berlin, Unter den Linden 6 50–55
56–63 Seminar for Oriental Languages, Dorotheenstraße 7 56–63
64–73 The “League against Colonial Oppression”, Friedrichstraße 24 64–73
74–81 Castan’s Panopticon and Passage Panopticon, corner of Friedrichstraße and Ecke Behrenstraße 74–81
82–89 “Entry of the East African Fighters into Berlin”, 1919, Pariser Platz and Unter den Linden 82–89
90–105 Academy of Arts, Pariser Platz 4 90–105
106–115 Reichstag building, Friedrich-Ebert-Platz 106–115
116–125 Memorial plaque Congo Conference, Wilhelmstraße 92 116–125
126–133 The Colonial Office, Wilhelmstraße 62 (today No. 52) 126–133
134–139 Memorial plaque for the Dibobe Petition, Wilhelmstraße 52 134–139
140–147 M-Straße (Mohrenstraße) 140–147
148–155 African Quarter, Wedding 148–155
156–163 Africa House of the German Colonial Society, Am Karlsbad 10 156–163
164–175 German Colonial House, Lützowstraße 89/90 164–175
176–185 German Colonial Museum at Lehrter Bahnhof (today Central Station) 176–185
186–191 Bismarck Monument, Großer Stern in the Tiergarten 186–191
192–201 Zoological Garden, Hardenbergplatz 8 192–201
202–207 Robert Koch Institute, Nordufer 20 202–207
208–215 Charité, Robert-Koch-Platz 208–215
216–219 Museum of Natural History, Invalidenstraße 43 216–219
220–223 Stumbling stone for Mahjub bin Adam Mohamed, Brunnenstraße 193 220–223
224–229 Hotel Kaiserhof, Wilhelmplatz 3–5 224–229
230–231 “Black colony”, Gesundbrunnen 230–231
232–237 Ermelerhaus, Märkisches Ufer 10 232–237
238–245 Bethel Deaconess Home, Emdener Straße 15 238–245
246–251 Afrika House Berlin, Bochumer Straße 25 246–251
252–256 Excursus: Mohamed Helmy, Residence at Krefelder Straße 7 252–256
257–270 Literature 257–270
271–271 About the authors 271–271

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