Sønderjysk genforening 1920 / 2020

Denmark’s reunification with the Southern Jutland parts of the country, a result of the treaty of Versailles after World War I, took place on July 9, 1920 after a referendum in February the same year. This referendum would determine the geopolitical shape of Denmark which has lasted until our days. On both sides of the new border emerged minorities who felt that they belonged to the country on the other side of the border. Thus, the reunification of Southern Jutland with Denmark did not appear to everyone involved as a success. However, the reunification can be regarded as an important momentum in the Danish-German relationship, not only from a geopolitical perspective, but also from a cultural one. This relationship which was developed through the course of many centuries can be traced in numerous works of art, music and literature. In this issue of Academic Quarter the centenary of the reunification is used as an occasion for an interdisciplinary view on the historical event itself and the discourses which revolved around it.