解放、再教育、民主化:1945 年后德美关系中的感恩政治

Katharina Gerund
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美军在战后德国的存在及其在西德再教育和民主化进程中发挥的作用助长了感恩言论,这种言论持久地塑造了跨大西洋联盟。德国政治家和其他政策制定者继续将 "感恩 "宣言作为托德-霍尔(Todd Hall)所称的 "情感外交 "的一种手段。在这一过程中,他们肯定了战后岁月的集体记忆,这种记忆强调友谊,包含社会冲突、政治紧张和矛盾情感。他们借鉴了标志性套路和强有力的叙事--从美国大兵派发口香糖到关怀包裹和民主的 "礼物"--这些套路和叙事从慷慨、送礼和感恩的角度塑造了德美关系。本文追溯了战后时期(大众记忆)这一话语的根源,并将其与战后初期德国多层面的情感景观相联系,特别关注其性别逻辑,同时关注其带来的好处和风险。
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Liberation, Re-Education, Democratisation: The Politics of Gratitude in German-American Relations after 1945
The US-American presence in postwar Germany and its role in West Germany's re-education and democratisation have fuelled a discourse of gratitude that has lastingly shaped the transatlantic alliance. German politicians and other policy actors continue to rely on proclamations of ‘thankfulness’ as a means of what Todd Hall has termed ‘emotional diplomacy’. In the process, they affirm a collective memory of the postwar years that emphasises friendship and contains social conflicts, political tensions, and ambivalent affects. They draw on iconic tropes and powerful narratives – ranging from the GI handing out chewing gum to CARE packages and the ‘gift’ of democracy – which have cast German-American relations in terms of generosity, gift-giving, and gratitude. This article traces the roots of this discourse to (the popular memory of) the postwar moment and situates it vis-à-vis the multifaceted affective landscape of early postwar Germany with a specific focus on its gender logics and with an eye to its benefits and the risks it entails.
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