In Media Res #1 : histories Read Across

In Media Res' inaugural issue that opens the publication series In Medias Res, examines how (his-)stories are told, narratives are conceived, and knowledge is produced. The historical trajectory of Fluentum’s grounds in Berlin-Dahlem, framing the crucial timespan from the building’s construction and operations as a Nazi military compound to its subsequent use by the US military as their headquarters in an intensifying Cold War standoff, serves as the base for this questioning. Taking a broad approach to method, In Media Res engages with archival, artistic, and curatorial strategies, while giving space to researching the past by marked differences in technique from across a wide swath of historical contexts.