Thomas Kühne (born 13 March 1958, in Cologne) is a German historian. He holds the Strassler Chair for the Study of Holocaust History and is the Director of the 'Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies' at Clark University, Massachusetts. His Research and teaching focuses on genocides and wars in modern European history, especially on Holocaust perpetrators and bystanders; he also engages in the study of masculinities and of body aesthetics.
Thomas Kühne was trained in Germany. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Tübingen in 1992. He held teaching and research positions at the Universities of Konstanz, Bielefeld, Tübingen, and Weingarten before transferring to the U.S. in 2003. He has been at Clark University since 2004.
At Clark University, he has been engaged in developing the Holocaust History and Genocide Studies doctoral program run by the 'Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies'. He initiated and convened in 2009 and 2012 the first two events of the series International Graduate Conferences on Holocaust and Genocide Studies, a forum for doctoral students around the world.
In his research, Kühne has covered three fields: political culture of Imperial Germany; male bonding and mass violence in the twentieth-century; and body aesthetics in global history.
Political culture of Imperial Germanyedit
Thomas Kühne's early work inquired into the political culture of Prussia, the hegemonic federal state of Imperial Germany (1867-1918). His dissertation, published in 1994 as Dreiklassenwahlrecht und Wahlkultur in Preussen 1867-1914 [Three-Class Voting System and Electoral Culture in Prussia, 1867-1914] and praised as a milestone in party and election history, elucidates why the Prussian three-class electoral law in Wilhelmine Germany, which even in its time was condemned as socially unjust, could survive for half a century, despite all signs pointing to mass politicization. As the book shows, the three-class electoral law built on and reinforced age-old political traditions, producing a quiescent political culture that was widely appreciated in the Prussian countryside still in 1900.
Collective identity and the Holocaustedit
In the mid-1990s, Kühne's research foci shifted to the history of war, genocide and masculinities in the 20th Century. Taking up strands of previously established Anglophone scholarship, his volume on men's history in modern Germany (Männergeschichte-Geschlechtergeschichte, 1996) established this field in Central Europe and stimulated a broad range of innovative studies since then. Covering the period from 1918 to 1995, the monograph Kameradschaft (2006) asks how the myth of comradeship prefigured and shaped the war experience of Hitler's soldiers and war memory in Germany through the end of the century. [1] Kühne's first English book goes further in encompassing the entire German society rather than only the soldiers. Belonging and Genocide. Hitler's Community, 1918-1945 (Yale University Press, 2010) shows how the longing for community, the practice of togetherness, and the ethos of comradeship became the basis of mass murder- how an advanced civilian society became a genocidal society. The argument of the book-that "the Holocaust provided Germans with a particular sense of national belonging, " and that "the German nation found itself by committing the Holocaust"- has yielded endorsement as well as critic.[2]
Body aesthetics in modern global historyedit
In his current research, Kühne has also contributed to the history of body aesthetics. His co-edited volume Globalizing Beauty. Body Aesthetics in the 20th Century (2013) links issues of self and society, body culture and visual culture, regional particularities and globalization and provides an interdisciplinary prolegomena to future inquiries in how and why modern societies struggle for beauty.
Selected worksedit
In Germanedit
Kühne, Thomas (1994). Dreiklassenwahlrecht und Wahlkultur in Preußen 1867-1914. Landtagswahlen zwischen korporativer Tradition und politischem Massenmarkt, Düsseldorf: Droste.
Kühne, Thomas (1994). Handbuch der Wahlen zum Preußischen Abgeordnetenhaus 1867-1918. Wahlergebnisse, Wahlbündnisse und Wahlkandidaten, Düsseldorff: Droste, 1994
Kühne, Thomas (1996). Männergeschichte - Geschlechtergeschichte. Männlichkeit im Wandel der Moderne, Frankfurt: Campus.
Kühne, Thomas; Ziemann, Benjamin (2000). Was ist Militärgeschichte? Paderborn: Schöningh.
Kühne, Thomas (2006). Kameradschaft. Die Soldaten des nationalsozialistischen Krieges und das 20. Jahrhundert, Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht.
In Englishedit
Kühne, Thomas (2010). Belonging and Genocide. Hitler's Community, 1918-1945. New Haven: Yale University Press.
Berghoff, Hartmut; Kühne, Thomas (2013): Globalizing Beauty. Body Aesthetics in the 20th Century. Houndmills: Palgrave-Macmillan.
Kühne, Thomas (2017). The Rise and Fall of Comradeship: Hitler's Soldiers, Male Bonding and Mass Violence in the Twentieth Century. Cambridge University Press.
[2] Dennis E. Showalter, Holocaust and Genocide Studies, 26:1 (2012), pp. 141–143; Mark Roseman, Social History, 36:3, 2011, pp. 372–374; Frank Bajohr, German History, 30:1, 2012, pp. 120–126; Jürgen Matthaeus, The American Historical Review, 117:2 (2012), pp. 626–627; Jochen Böhler, H-Net, 22 March 2012, [2]
November 03, 2023
thomas, kühne, born, march, 1958, cologne, german, historian, holds, strassler, chair, study, holocaust, history, director, strassler, center, holocaust, genocide, studies, clark, university, massachusetts, research, teaching, focuses, genocides, wars, modern,. Thomas Kuhne born 13 March 1958 in Cologne is a German historian He holds the Strassler Chair for the Study of Holocaust History and is the Director of the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Clark University Massachusetts His Research and teaching focuses on genocides and wars in modern European history especially on Holocaust perpetrators and bystanders he also engages in the study of masculinities and of body aesthetics Contents 1 Biography 2 Political culture of Imperial Germany 3 Collective identity and the Holocaust 4 Body aesthetics in modern global history 5 Selected works 5 1 In German 5 2 In English 6 External links 7 ReferencesBiography editThomas Kuhne was trained in Germany He received his Ph D from the University of Tubingen in 1992 He held teaching and research positions at the Universities of Konstanz Bielefeld Tubingen and Weingarten before transferring to the U S in 2003 He has been at Clark University since 2004 His awards include the German Bundestag Prize in the Study of Parliamentary Affairs 1995 two sabbatical grants from the German Research Foundation DFG 1998 2001 and most notably fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation 2010 and the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton 2003 2010 At Clark University he has been engaged in developing the Holocaust History and Genocide Studies doctoral program run by the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies He initiated and convened in 2009 and 2012 the first two events of the series International Graduate Conferences on Holocaust and Genocide Studies a forum for doctoral students around the world In his research Kuhne has covered three fields political culture of Imperial Germany male bonding and mass violence in the twentieth century and body aesthetics in global history Political culture of Imperial Germany editThomas Kuhne s early work inquired into the political culture of Prussia the hegemonic federal state of Imperial Germany 1867 1918 His dissertation published in 1994 as Dreiklassenwahlrecht und Wahlkultur in Preussen 1867 1914 Three Class Voting System and Electoral Culture in Prussia 1867 1914 and praised as a milestone in party and election history elucidates why the Prussian three class electoral law in Wilhelmine Germany which even in its time was condemned as socially unjust could survive for half a century despite all signs pointing to mass politicization As the book shows the three class electoral law built on and reinforced age old political traditions producing a quiescent political culture that was widely appreciated in the Prussian countryside still in 1900 Collective identity and the Holocaust editIn the mid 1990s Kuhne s research foci shifted to the history of war genocide and masculinities in the 20th Century Taking up strands of previously established Anglophone scholarship his volume on men s history in modern Germany Mannergeschichte Geschlechtergeschichte 1996 established this field in Central Europe and stimulated a broad range of innovative studies since then Covering the period from 1918 to 1995 the monograph Kameradschaft 2006 asks how the myth of comradeship prefigured and shaped the war experience of Hitler s soldiers and war memory in Germany through the end of the century 1 Kuhne s first English book goes further in encompassing the entire German society rather than only the soldiers Belonging and Genocide Hitler s Community 1918 1945 Yale University Press 2010 shows how the longing for community the practice of togetherness and the ethos of comradeship became the basis of mass murder how an advanced civilian society became a genocidal society The argument of the book that the Holocaust provided Germans with a particular sense of national belonging and that the German nation found itself by committing the Holocaust has yielded endorsement as well as critic 2 Body aesthetics in modern global history editIn his current research Kuhne has also contributed to the history of body aesthetics His co edited volume Globalizing Beauty Body Aesthetics in the 20th Century 2013 links issues of self and society body culture and visual culture regional particularities and globalization and provides an interdisciplinary prolegomena to future inquiries in how and why modern societies struggle for beauty Selected works editIn German edit Kuhne Thomas 1994 Dreiklassenwahlrecht und Wahlkultur in Preussen 1867 1914 Landtagswahlen zwischen korporativer Tradition und politischem Massenmarkt Dusseldorf Droste Kuhne Thomas 1994 Handbuch der Wahlen zum Preussischen Abgeordnetenhaus 1867 1918 Wahlergebnisse Wahlbundnisse und Wahlkandidaten Dusseldorff Droste 1994 Kuhne Thomas 1996 Mannergeschichte Geschlechtergeschichte Mannlichkeit im Wandel der Moderne Frankfurt Campus Kuhne Thomas Ziemann Benjamin 2000 Was ist Militargeschichte Paderborn Schoningh Kuhne Thomas 2006 Kameradschaft Die Soldaten des nationalsozialistischen Krieges und das 20 Jahrhundert Gottingen Vandenhoeck amp Ruprecht In English edit Kuhne Thomas 2010 Belonging and Genocide Hitler s Community 1918 1945 New Haven Yale University Press Berghoff Hartmut Kuhne Thomas 2013 Globalizing Beauty Body Aesthetics in the 20th Century Houndmills Palgrave Macmillan Kuhne Thomas 2017 The Rise and Fall of Comradeship Hitler s Soldiers Male Bonding and Mass Violence in the Twentieth Century Cambridge University Press External links edithttp www thomaskuehne net Personal webpage webpage at Clark University www2 clarku edu webpage at the Guggenheim Foundation Selected articles 1 References edit 1 https networks h net org node 35008 reviews 45032 bonker kuhne kameradschaft die soldaten des nationalsozialistischen 2 Dennis E Showalter Holocaust and Genocide Studies 26 1 2012 pp 141 143 Mark Roseman Social History 36 3 2011 pp 372 374 Frank Bajohr German History 30 1 2012 pp 120 126 Jurgen Matthaeus The American Historical Review 117 2 2012 pp 626 627 Jochen Bohler H Net 22 March 2012 2 Retrieved from https 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