From Swing King To Swing Kids: The Jazz Era Of ‘Big Band Orchestras’ In World War Ii,
2018
Lynchburg College
From Swing King To Swing Kids: The Jazz Era Of ‘Big Band Orchestras’ In World War Ii, Katie Victoria Burnopp
Student Scholar Showcase
Known as the ‘King of Swing’, clarinetist and band leader Benny Goodman (1909-1986) threatened the Nazi cause during WWII. With intent of improving music pedagogy, the purpose of this research was to investigate swing music during World War II. The particular problems of this study were to: (1) identify how the swing music of Benny Goodman (1909-1986) influenced adolescents in the United States of America, United Kingdom, and Germany; (2) explore the Nazi party view on ‘swing’ music of the era; (3) examine how the music of Charlie and his Orchestra became used as a tool for Nazi propaganda; and …
The Art Of "Reading-To" And The Post-Holocaust Suicide In Schlink's The Reader,
2018
University of Minnesota Morris
The Art Of "Reading-To" And The Post-Holocaust Suicide In Schlink's The Reader, Michael Lackey
English Publications
In Bernhard Schlink's The Reader, former Nazi perpetrator Hanna Schmitz commits suicide, and scholars have not yet answered the question why. When Michael visits Hanna's cell after her death, he notices books on her shelf by Primo Levi, Elie Wiesel, Tadeusz Borowski, Jean Améry, Rudolf Höss, and Hannah Arendt. By citing works from these authors, I argue that Hanna kills herself because she discovers that Michael has become what she once was. I also demonstrate that through her suicide, Hanna fulfills a major demand found in the works of Améry, and by fulfilling that demand, Améry and Hanna are …
“Marie” And “An Unusual Recourse”: English Translations Of German Early Romantic Stories,
2018
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
“Marie” And “An Unusual Recourse”: English Translations Of German Early Romantic Stories, Meghan Leadabrand
Honors Program: Senior Projects (Public)
This project consists of English translations of two German early Romantic stories, “Marie” (1798) by Sophie Mereau and “Seltner Ausweg” (1823) by Luise Brachmann, as well as an introductory discussion of the authors, their significance in the Jena Circle of Romantic writers, and the translation process. The introduction incorporates research on both Mereau and Brachmann and German early Romanticism, as well as some research on translation theory. Overall, the project aims to make “Marie” and “Seltner Ausweg,” which have not previously been translated, available to an English-speaking audience and to highlight the work of two little known Romantic women writers. …
Heidegger And Hölderlin On Aether And Life,
2018
Fordham University
Heidegger And Hölderlin On Aether And Life, Babette Babich
Articles and Chapters in Academic Book Collections
No abstract provided.
Slumming With Cindy: Class, Precarity, And Performance In Cindy Aus Marzahn’S Trash Comedy,
2018
University of Richmond
Slumming With Cindy: Class, Precarity, And Performance In Cindy Aus Marzahn’S Trash Comedy, Kathrin M. Bower
Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Faculty Publications
The restructuring of unemployment and welfare benefits under Hartz IV hit former East Germans already suffering economically since unification particularly hard, forcing many into a condition of precarity for which the governing ideology held them responsible. Frustrated in her search for suitable work, Ilka Bessin adapted the self-management model advocated by the reforms to transform her story of marginalization and failure into a comedy success as Ossi trash princess Cindy aus Marzahn. Cultivated by commercial television, Bessin’s Cindy was a product, purveyor, and critic of Germany’s neoliberal economic policies, illustrating the fraught, collusive relationship between politics and popular culture.
“’To Abuse And Enjoy’: Frankenstein And German Literature”,
2018
University of South Dakota
“’To Abuse And Enjoy’: Frankenstein And German Literature”, Carol A. Leibiger
Posters and Presentations
No abstract provided.
W. G. Sebald’S Austerlitz : Architecture As A Bridge Between The Lost Past And The Present,
2018
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
W. G. Sebald’S Austerlitz : Architecture As A Bridge Between The Lost Past And The Present, Rumiko Handa
Architecture Program: Faculty Scholarly and Creative Activity
Architecture has a way of bringing the past to the present for us. It is an important asset, for the experience of the past constitutes a positive moment in our everyday conduct of life, allowing a contemplation on our existential meaning. It is an often neglected aspect, as it lies outside of architecture's aesthetic, functional, or structural realms. Mechanisms at work in effectuating this feature can vary, among which the following are notable: A building may commemorate a particular event or individual by being a monument. A building may refer to the time of its origin by way of its …
Simon Brenner: Wolf Haas (1960—),
2018
Boise State University
Simon Brenner: Wolf Haas (1960—), Heike Henderson
World Languages Faculty Publications and Presentations
Conceived in defiance of a literary establishment that had for fifteen years refused to publish Haas's novels, the quirky ex-policeman turned private investigator Simon Brenner is now celebrated by literary critics and readers alike. Cranky, ambitionless, and often underestimated, Brenner (whose name translates as "Burner") is a reluctant hero who embodies many stereotypical Austrian traits while at the same time undermining traditional images of Austria as an unspoiled tourist destination with a rich cultural heritage, traditional values, and wholesome inhabitants.
Dying For Foie Gras: Murder, Politics And Ethical Food Production,
2018
Boise State University
Dying For Foie Gras: Murder, Politics And Ethical Food Production, Heike Henderson
World Languages Faculty Publications and Presentations
In recent years, culinary mysteries have enjoyed immense popularity in Germany. Marketed to both fans of detective fiction and food aficionados, they enjoy a large crossover appeal, which at least partially explains their commercial success. Ella Danz is the author of the Georg Angermüller mystery series (started in 2006, nine books so far) set in the Northern German Lübeck area. While this series, whose main protagonist is a police inspector who likes to cook and eat, did not start out as a culinary mystery series per se, it has developed into one of the most popular manifestations of this subgenre. …
Verschiedene Deutungen Des Gleichen Krieg: Wie Jünger Und Remarque Den Zweck Ihrer Grabenerfahrungen Ausgraben,
2018
Gettysburg College
Verschiedene Deutungen Des Gleichen Krieg: Wie Jünger Und Remarque Den Zweck Ihrer Grabenerfahrungen Ausgraben, Olivia R. Simmet
Student Publications
Two Perspectives on one Great War: Remarque and Jünger This work looks at two prominent texts in the German war novel canon, All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque and Storm of Steel by Ernst Jünger. These very different books represent the attempts of two Great War soldiers to recall their trench war experience and assign meaning to the slaughter and destruction of the first truly modern war. During the Weimar Republic (1919-1933), All Quiet and Storm of Steel contributed to the two dominant cultural narratives regarding the war, one which rejected war as dehumanizing and immoral …
Agency And Political Engagement In Gide And Barrault's Post-War Theatrical Adaptation Of Kafka's The Trial,
2017
Stanford University
Agency And Political Engagement In Gide And Barrault's Post-War Theatrical Adaptation Of Kafka's The Trial, Yevgenya Strakovsky
CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture
In her article, "Agency and Political Engagement in Gide and Barrault's Post-war Theatrical Adaptation of Kafka's The Trial" Yevgenya Strakovsky considers the political themes of André Gide and Jean-Louis Barrault's Le Procès (The Trial, 1947), the first theatrical adaptation of Franz Kafka's Der Prozess (The Trial, 1914). Strakovsky demonstrates that Le Procès, written and staged in the immediate aftermath of World War II, levels a critique against the passive complicity of citizens in unjust persecution in both its script and its staging. The paper also considers the elements of Kafka's prose that lend themselves to …
An Artist As Soldier: Seeking Refuge In Love And Art,
2017
Gettysburg College
An Artist As Soldier: Seeking Refuge In Love And Art, Barbara S. Heisler
Gettysburg College Faculty Books
At the center of this book are the World War II letters (Feldpostbriefe) of a German artist and art teacher to his wife. While Bernhard Epple’s letters to his wife, Gudrun, address many of the topics usually found in war letters (food, lodging conditions, the weather, problems with the mail service, requests for favors from home), they are unusual in two respects. Each letter is lovingly decorated with a drawing and the letters make few references to the war itself. In addition to many personal communications and expressions of love for his wife and children, Epple writes about …
To See For Herself: Maria Sibylla Merian’S Research Journey To Suriname: 1699-1701,
2017
Brigham Young University
To See For Herself: Maria Sibylla Merian’S Research Journey To Suriname: 1699-1701, Catherine Grimm
Resources
No abstract provided.
Frauen In Der Deutschen Literaturgeschichte: Die Ersten 800 Jahre. Ein Lesebuch,
2017
Brigham Young University
Frauen In Der Deutschen Literaturgeschichte: Die Ersten 800 Jahre. Ein Lesebuch, Albrecht Classen
Resources
No abstract provided.
Bekenntnisse Einer Schönen Seele, Von Sich Selbst Geschrieben,
2017
Brigham Young University
Bekenntnisse Einer Schönen Seele, Von Sich Selbst Geschrieben, Friederike Helene Unger
Resources
No abstract provided.
Using Digital Commons To Highlight A Digital Collection: The Adventures Of Sophie,
2017
Brigham Young University
Using Digital Commons To Highlight A Digital Collection: The Adventures Of Sophie, Rebecca Mckown
Digital Initiatives Symposium
This poster will detail the experience of migrating the Sophie Digital Collection of Literary Works by German-Speaking Women from a website into an interactive site on Digital Commons by the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University. The Sophie Project is named for Sophie von LaRoche and includes poetry, fiction, drama and film, song and music composition, essays, nonfiction writings and biographies all in native German language. It will highlight the structure built within Digital Commons to exhibit the richness of the content in the Sophie Collection and the interactive linking within the metadata fields.
Lorelei,
2017
Brigham Young University
Er Ist Gekommen In Sturm Und Regen,
2017
Brigham Young University
O Der Weinenden Kinder Nacht,
2017
Brigham Young University
Einsamkeit,
2017
Brigham Young University
