Addressing Amnesia, Performing Trauma

Book Presentation

The anthology inquires how contemporary artistic practices performatively deal with trauma and repressed histories in
Austria. By bringing together perspectives from the arts, art history, philosophy, dance studies, and history, the anthology
based on the eponymous symposium held at Angewandte in 2022 addresses issues like social forgetfulness, historical
trauma, and historical denial within the countries of the former Austrian monarchy.

Eva Kernbauer, Professor of Modern and Contemporary Art, University of Applied Arts Vienna
Sonja Riegler, PhD candidate, University of Vienna
Alex Franz Zehetbauer, performance artist, Vienna
Moderation: Frida Robles & Kathrin Heinrich, PhD candidates, University of Applied Arts Vienna

Kathrin Heinrich & Frida Robles (eds.), Addressing Amnesia, Performing Trauma, Vienna: edition mono / monochrome 2023