LANDSCAPES OF MEMORY AND IDENTITY IN LYDIA BERGEN’S CHILDHOOD IN DOBRUJA: LITERARY REPRESENTATION AND DIDACTIC PERSPECTIVES
LANDSCAPES OF MEMORY AND IDENTITY IN LYDIA BERGEN’S CHILDHOOD IN DOBRUJA: LITERARY REPRESENTATION AND DIDACTIC PERSPECTIVES

Summary/Abstract: This article examines the representation of memory and identity in Lydia Bergen’s autobiographical work Kindheit in der Dobrudscha. Erinnerungen einer Rumäniendeutschen (Childhood in Dobruja: Memories of a Romanian German). Drawing on theories of collective memory, cultural identity, and cultural memory, it analyzes how individual recollections are transformed into cultural narratives. Focusing on identity markers such as language, religion, and shared social practices, the study shows that identity emerges as a dynamic process shaped by multilingualism, intercultural contact, and historical rupture, particularly in the context of the resettlement of 1940/41. Additionally, the article emphasises the educational value of the text by showing how memoirs can be used to combine language learning and intercultural reflection when teaching German as a foreign language.

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