Hannah Müssemann
International Research Training Group 'Temporalities of Future in Latin America'
PhD Candidate
History
Project: "History and fiction in the context of migration: Temporalities and historical consciousness in the Latinx community in the USA"
14195 Berlin
Education
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Since 05/2025 |
PhD Candidate, International Research Training Group ‘Temporalities of Future’ |
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2017 - 2019 |
Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Latin American Studies - Freie Universität Berlin |
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2012 - 2016 |
Bachelor of Arts in German and Portuguese philology - Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz |
Work Experience
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Since 05/2025 |
Researcher, International Research Training Group ‘Temporalities of Future’ |
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2021 –2024 |
Researcher in the project ‘History Transfer through Entertainment Media in Latin America. Laboratory for Memory and Digital Media Research’ - GUMELAB |
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2019- 2021 |
Fundraising and General Operations at the European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights |
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2018 |
Student assistant in the Kolleg Research Group (KFG): The Transformative Power of Europe (2008-2018), Freie Universität Berlin |
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2015 - 2017 |
Sub-coordination ‘Culture and International Office’ Studierendenwerk Mainz |
Project: "History and fiction in the context of migration: Temporalities and historical consciousness in the Latinx community in the USA"
TV series and telenovelas that depict recent Latin American history—sometimes truthfully, sometimes with fictional elements—can serve as part of historical culture, conveying history and sparking discussions about the past. These portrayals may also shape collective memories across national borders. This research project examines the potential influence of such productions on the historical consciousness of Latin American migrants in the United States. The transnational audience varies in terms of different "spaces of experiences," such as the reasons for migration (regular vs. irregular) and generational affiliation (first, second, or third generation). These differences are understood as "temporalities of migration" and are linked to concepts from didactics of history, public history and transnational memory studies. National and personal histories can shape an individual's "horizons of expectation," influencing both future perspectives and historical consciousness. The study combines qualitative interviews as well as data from social media, using digital methods. The influence of TV series and telenovelas on historical consciousness is assessed through specific memory images. Three case studies exploring the Colombian drug trade and efforts to combat it from different perspectives are analyzed across the levels of production, narrative, and reception.
Monograph
Müssemann, Hannah (2021): Das Land, in dem der Traum des Sozialismus weiterlebte. Die Wahrnehmung der DDR aus der Perspektive chilenischer Exilantinnen nach 1973, Münster: LIT Verlag.
Chapters
Müssemann, Hannah (2025): “’Aquel Palacio en Llamas’. Licencias narrativas para explicar lo inexplicable. La representación de la Toma y la Retoma del Palacio de Justicia en telenovelas y series sobre la historia colombiana”., in: M. Contreras Saiz; S. Rinke (eds.), Latin America's Contested Pasts in Telenovelas. History as Fuel for Entertainment. Berlin, Boston: de Gruyter, pp.119-161.
Articles
Contreras Saiz, Monika; Müssemann, Hannah (2024): “Pasados traumáticos representados en telenovelas y series. Una comparación de las experiencias en Chile y Colombia.”, in: Revista de História Comparada 17, 2, 104-141.
Müssemann, Hannah; Aguirre, Gicela Andrea; Arcila, Heisman; Rota, Alesson Ramon (2024): “Manual para el uso de métodos digitales en proyectos de humanidades. La experiencia del proyecto GUMELAB“. Online available at: https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/43041
Meding, Holle; Müssemann, Hannah (2023): “'Volvimos a Los 80 sin querer'. Una serie de televisión como puente hacia el pasado chileno", in: Hispanorama 182, 28-32
