§07§§Historical theme parks and live-roleplaying: History is turned into an event in popular culture. But how exactly is historical knowledge treated here?§ §16§§Popular representations of history are taking on new forms and reaching wider audiences. The search for usable pasts is branching out into active appropriations of history such as historical theme parks, housing developments, and live-action role play. Drawing on themed environments across the continents, the articles in this volume focus on how these appropriations bypass, are different from, or even contradict traditional as well as scientific modes of disseminating historical knowledge. Bringing together theorists and practitioners, they provide the basis for an interdisciplinary as well as a transcultural theory of how pasts are staged in various social contexts.§ §02§§Michiko Uike-Bormann ist Mitglied der interdisziplinären DFG-Forschergruppe 875 »Historische Lebenswelten in populären Wissenskulturen der Gegenwart« an der Universität Freiburg i. Br.§ §02§§Carolyn Oesterle ist Mitglied der interdisziplinären DFG-Forschergruppe 875 »Historische Lebenswelten in populären Wissenskulturen der Gegenwart« an der Universität Freiburg i. Br.§ §02§§Wolfgang Hochbruck (Prof. Dr.) lehrt Nordamerikastudien und Cultural Studies an der Universität Freiburg. Seine Forschungsschwerpunkte sind Drama und Theater sowie Cultural Studies in der Sicherheitsforschung.§
