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Book Presentation for the Thomas Mann Project
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On July 20, 2026, the book *Thomas Mann – In der Brandlandschaft der Demokratie* (published by TUM University Press) was presented. The publication marks the conclusion of the interdisciplinary project of the same name by the TUM Center for Culture and Arts and the Thomas Mann Forum Munich, organized to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the writer’s birth.
At the book presentation, the editors—Prof. Felix Mayer (Director of TUM CCA) and Dr. Dirk Heißerer—along with Eckhard Zimmermann and Matthias Stuber (Thomas Mann Forum Munich e.V.)—looked back on the overall project. Dr. Katharina Markgraf (TUM University Press) provided insights into the book’s publication. At the same time, attention turned to the future: Prof. Winfried Nerdinger outlined perspectives for the future culture of remembrance at TUM.
About the Overall Project
To mark the Thomas Mann Year (the 150th anniversary of Mann’s birth), the TUM Center for Culture and Arts, in collaboration with the Thomas Mann Forum Munich e.V., invites you to a unique interdisciplinary project. The focus is on Thomas Mann’s commitment to democracy and his courageous resistance against National Socialism—and what we can learn from this in the “scorched landscape” of our present.
The project is under the patronage of Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and is funded by the Bavarian State Parliament, the Carl Friedrich von Siemens Foundation, the Zauberberg Foundation, and the TUM University Foundation.