Messages from the Moon: A Global History of the First Manned Moon Landing

In this anthology, a journey around the world and through time is undertaken in 21 countries on no less than six continents. In this way, the global reception of one of the biggest media events to date is given contour. Based on the coverage of the first manned moon landing, the global history of the Cold War at the time of the Space Race can be told in its many different local facets as well as in its worldwide interconnectedness.

Against the backdrop of current efforts by various countries to return to the moon or even to establish a space army, as well as in view of the extremely tense geopolitical situation, which is already being invoked in many places as ’Cold War 2.0’, such a global look back to the time of ’Cold War 1.0’ certainly seems relevant in order to better understand the present and near future of political (media) cultures.

PD Dr. Sven Grampp is Senior Academic Advisor at the Chair of Media Studies at the Institute of Theatre and Media Studies at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.