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Transference Vol. 2, Fall 2014, Molly Lynde-Recchia
Transference Vol. 2, Fall 2014, Molly Lynde-Recchia
Transference
Transference is published by the Department of World Languages and Literatures at Western Michigan University. Dedicated to the celebration of poetry in translation, the journal publishes translations from Arabic, Chinese, French and Old French, German, classical Greek, Latin, and Japanese, into English verse. Transference contains translations as well as commentaries on the art and process of translating.
Insurgent Spectacles: Spring Awakening, Woyzeck, Mother Courage And The ‘New’ Broadway Spectacle, Noah Porter Soltau
Insurgent Spectacles: Spring Awakening, Woyzeck, Mother Courage And The ‘New’ Broadway Spectacle, Noah Porter Soltau
Doctoral Dissertations
This dissertation explores the political and ideological work done by what I call "insurgent spectacles," which comprised a historical episode of American theater occurring primarily from 2006 to 2008. The spectacles had liberatory and redemptive potential not in spite of their identity as mass culture, but indeed precisely because of it. They functioned in a contested political and ideological space within the schema of mass culture. The insurgent spectacle is so-called because it superficially resembled other bits of Broadway fluff with its glitziness, over-production, and ham-fistedness that allow the audience to be intellectually disengaged. During this episode, it persisted (often …
Classical Philology Gone Wild! The Use Of Classical Texts In The Film All Quiet On The Western Front, Tysen Dauer
Classical Philology Gone Wild! The Use Of Classical Texts In The Film All Quiet On The Western Front, Tysen Dauer
Journal of Undergraduate Research at Minnesota State University, Mankato
Studying the texts of the Greco-Roman era has long been a tradition in the West. Works such as The Odyssey, The Iliad, and The Republic were understood to be liberating texts which enabled students to think more critically and as a result live more wisely. Many of the leading scholars in this field of “Classical Texts” (also known as Classical Philology) hailed from 19th century Germany. The 1930 German film All Quiet on the Western Front presented viewers with a classroom scene set at the start of the First World War where selected classical texts were written on the chalkboard, …
The Heliand: The Warrior's Strength And The Transcendence Of Faith, Nathanael Rhody
The Heliand: The Warrior's Strength And The Transcendence Of Faith, Nathanael Rhody
Journal of Undergraduate Research at Minnesota State University, Mankato
The research project centered on the literary text, Heliand, a biblical paraphrase of the Gospel originally written in Old Saxon in the 9th century. Throughout this period, Christianity was steadily spreading to the pagan lands of northern Europe. Because this initially involved a form cultural clash between the Christian and Germanic world-views, Christianity is often thought to have been an overt replacement of the earlier traditional folk-culture of these lands. The Heliand, though, expresses differently by drawing parallels between the old Germanic warrior culture and the Christian faith. The project examines how this is accomplished by exploring deeper into the …
Germans & The Wild West: A Cinematic Reinvention Of German National Identity In The Cold-War Period, Romy Franks
Germans & The Wild West: A Cinematic Reinvention Of German National Identity In The Cold-War Period, Romy Franks
Journal of Undergraduate Research
A few weeks ago, I was in my office with my younger sister, Maya, as she looked over our International Cinema poster. To my astonishment, I heard her say, “What? There’s a German film about Indians? Weird!” I think my disbelief stemmed from the fact that I had just returned from a research trip in Germany to study this very topic. It dawned on me in that moment that if my own sister was unaware of the Germans’ love for cowboys and Indians, then how in tarnation would the general American public be expected to know about this?
Christian Themes In German Fairy Tales, Nikolaus Foulkrod, Grant Friedrich, Jen Johnson, Nathaniel Burrell
Christian Themes In German Fairy Tales, Nikolaus Foulkrod, Grant Friedrich, Jen Johnson, Nathaniel Burrell
The Research and Scholarship Symposium (2013-2019)
This research attempts to locate and identify Christian motifs in German fairy tales based on the research of Ronald Murphy in The Owl, the Raven and the Dove (2002). We selected 12 stories from the famous book by the Brothers Grimm, Kinder und Haus Märchen, and analyzed them in order to find direct and indirect Christian values and morals. The Germanic culture is historically grounded in Christian ideology; therefore, folk tales throughout the centuries included Christian themes as a means of infusing the culture with Biblical concepts, and to serve as a conduit for teaching Christian values. This …
Change In Grammatical Competence On Study Abroad, Falk Kleinert, Dr. Hans Wilhelm
Change In Grammatical Competence On Study Abroad, Falk Kleinert, Dr. Hans Wilhelm
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Study abroad has long been argued to be the best way to improve a student´s proficiency in a second language, e.g., German. This claim is being scrutinized more and more in light of the current economic struggles facing many students and their families. This project is part of a larger study conducted by my mentor, Dr. Kelling, and his colleague, Dr. Laura Smith, assessing language gains on Berlin study abroad.
Language Acquisition On A German Study Abroad, Zachary Duvall, Dr. Laura Smith
Language Acquisition On A German Study Abroad, Zachary Duvall, Dr. Laura Smith
Journal of Undergraduate Research
With increasingly difficult economic circumstances, ever more evidence is needed to validate the costs of study abroad. This study iss part of a larger project conducted by my mentor, Dr. Laura Smith and her colleague Dr. Kelling to assess linguistic and cultural changes by students during study abroad.
German Jewish Female Scientists: Untold Stories, Justin Peacock, Dr. Robert B. Mcfarland
German Jewish Female Scientists: Untold Stories, Justin Peacock, Dr. Robert B. Mcfarland
Journal of Undergraduate Research
When one hears about the Jewish scholars who fled the German Third Reich during the Nazi’s reign of terror, one often hears of Einstein, Freud and others; however, a little known fact is that many scholars in pre-Nazi Germany were Jewish women. These Jewish women were at the forefront of their gender, struggling to be among the first women to gain a secondary education and doctorates to teach at the universities. Many of these scholars’ stories have gone untold through the years because of their gender and because of their race, which the Nazis sought to destroy. Many of their …
Louise Gottsched: Digital Library Research From 1771 German- Language Women’S Texts., Samuel C. Lindsey, Michelle Scott, Dr. Robert Mcfarland
Louise Gottsched: Digital Library Research From 1771 German- Language Women’S Texts., Samuel C. Lindsey, Michelle Scott, Dr. Robert Mcfarland
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Scholars have failed to systematically observe and record old German facsimiles of German women’s literature for a variety of reasons. First, many of the records have remained unpublished. Second, it is expensive to get hold of these texts due to their rare and fragile condition. Third, it is difficult to read the Old German type and handwriting. Johann Christoph Gottsched was one of the most important dramatic theorists of Enlightenment-era Germany. One of his greatest students and influences was his very gifted and intelligent wife, Louise Adelgunde Victorie Kulmus. While some of her dramatic and theoretical works have been published, …
Thuringian Scenes, Utz Rachowski, Michael Ritterson
Thuringian Scenes, Utz Rachowski, Michael Ritterson
German Studies Faculty Publications
"Thuringian Scenes" is an ironic name for the twenty-five matter-of-fact statements by a teenage victim of political repression driven to the murder of his tormentor in juvenile detention. The setting is the picturesque Thuringian region of the former East Germany.
The Wreck Of Titanic: A Comedy, Christopher Giuggio Shea
The Wreck Of Titanic: A Comedy, Christopher Giuggio Shea
Senior Projects Spring 2014
Senior Project submitted to The Division of Languages and Literature of Bard College.