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Dark Stars Of The Evening: Performing African American Citizenship And Identity In Germany, 1890-1920, Kristin L. Moriah
Dark Stars Of The Evening: Performing African American Citizenship And Identity In Germany, 1890-1920, Kristin L. Moriah
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
Dark Stars of the Evening: Performing African American Citizenship and Identity in Germany, 1890-1920 demonstrates that black performers in Germany developed wide networks in the performance world as they sought artistic opportunities beyond the racist circumscription of the American popular stage. Their performances became emblematic of modernity, globalization, and imperial might for German audiences at the turn of the century. African American-styled blackness contributed to the formation of the city of Berlin while allowing African American performers to assert themselves on the global stage. Groups like the Four Black Diamonds had a lengthy engagement with the popular stage in Berlin, …
Pence Teaches, Studies The History Of Germany., Aldemaro Romero Jr.
Pence Teaches, Studies The History Of Germany., Aldemaro Romero Jr.
Publications and Research
“I’m really happy to talk about history because
I find it a very exciting thing that helps us to understand
the present and figure out how to analyze all
the different things around us.” That is the way Dr.
Katherine Pence explains why studying history is
important beyond the stereotype of being a subject
about dates and names.
“It’s good to have few dates in mind so you can
figure out causes and effects and what comes before
and after a certain date, such as the end of World
War II in 1945. The world changed dramatically after
that date,” …
Joseph Beuys And Social Sculpture In The United States, Cara M. Jordan
Joseph Beuys And Social Sculpture In The United States, Cara M. Jordan
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
Alongside the rise of the activist movements in the late 1960s, the German artist Joseph Beuys (1921–1986) proposed his concept of “social sculpture” — a method of fostering creativity, aimed at transforming society through interdisciplinary dialogue — as an alternative to the chaotic political, economic, and social life of postwar West Germany. He sought to heal society through a work of art with holistic and spiritual intentions, centered on the belief that art can include the entire process of living and therefore can be created by a wide range of people beyond artists. Although his ideas are understood and even …
Review Of The Book German Census Records 1816-1916: The When, Where, And How Of A Valuable Genealogical Resource, John A. Drobnicki
Review Of The Book German Census Records 1816-1916: The When, Where, And How Of A Valuable Genealogical Resource, John A. Drobnicki
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Review of the book German census records 1816-1916: The when, where, and how of a valuable genealogical resource.
Review Of The Book Harmful And Undesirable: Book Censorship In Nazi Germany, John A. Drobnicki
Review Of The Book Harmful And Undesirable: Book Censorship In Nazi Germany, John A. Drobnicki
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Review of the book Harmful and undesirable: Book censorship in Nazi Germany.