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The Pariah And The Poet: Hannah Arendt’S Alternative Reading Of Goethe’S «Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre» As A Critique Of Enlightenment «Bildung», John Macready

Staff Publications

The German ideal of Bildung—the process of self-development through culture that Goethe dramatized in Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre—and its connection to the crises of Jewish emancipation in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries has been the topic of intense scholarly discussion. At issue is whether Bildung compromised Jewish identity. One of the earliest and strongest critics of Bildung was Hannah Arendt. Although Bildung was seen by many Jewish intellectuals, like Moses Mendelssohn, to be an answer to widespread anti-Judaism in European society, Arendt saw it as an apolitical concept that jeopardized Jewish emancipation in Europe. Arendt was skeptical of the promise of …

Islamophobie Im Modernen Deutschland, Logan Burum

Departmental Honors & Graduate Capstone Projects

For a country terrified of repeating its Nazi past, Islamophobic sentiment and policies are becoming increasingly more popular in modern Germany. This paper explores the some of the historical and cultural underpinnings as well as provides some sociological theories to try and understand just why this type of ideology is festering amongst the German public. Discriminatory practices are veiled under the guise of “living together” and alt-right extremist parties such as the Alternative für Deutschland play to the insecurities of the majority and further support these injustices. As the Muslim minority’s legal rights become increasingly compromised, and human rights violations …

Five Poems From Miss Suki, Or America Is Not Far By Utz Rachowski, Louise Stoehr

Transference

The five short poems selected from Utz Rachowski’s (1954- ) 2013 volume Miss Suki oder Amerika ist nicht weit! mark a shift in his poetic work. His poetry and prose focus almost exclusively on life in the former German Democratic Republic. During the time the GDR existed, his critical poems were cause for his arrest and imprisonment and eventual exile to West Germany. Rachowski has continued to examine his experiences of life under state oppression, including the ramifications of unification. With the 2013 publication of Miss Suki, Rachowski added a new tone of lightness to his writing, which nevertheless …

Poems By Rilke, Catullus, And Baudelaire, Susan Mclean

Transference

Translated by Susan McLean:

• From German - Die Erblindende (The Woman Going Blind) by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926)
• From Latin - Catullus 11 by Catullus (c.84 - c.54 BC)
• From French - Les Deux Bonnes Sœurs (The Two Sisters of Mercy) and Bien loin d'ici (Very Far from Here) by Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867)

The End Of The World And Other Poems, Gregory Divers

Transference

Translated from German by Gregory Divers:

• The End of the World by Jakob van Hoddis
• The Dreaming Man by Jakob van Hoddis
• natura morta by Yaak Karsunke
• dazzling deception by Yaak Karsunke

Schendel And Cunninghams' "Calling And Vocation: From Martin Luther To The Modern World Of Work" (Book Review), Stefana Dan Laing

The Christian Librarian

No abstract provided.

Fiat Homo : Redeeming Frost Via Nietzsche, Joel Westerdale

German Studies: Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

A Life Absolutely Bare? A Reflection On Resistance By Irregular Refugees Against Fingerprinting As State Biopolitical Control In The European Union, Ziang Zhou

Claremont-UC Undergraduate Research Conference on the European Union

In a legally transitory category, irregular refugees- experience a double precariousness. They risk their lives to travel across treacherous seas to Europe for a better life. However, upon the long-awaited embarkation on the European land, they are exposed once again to the precariousness of the asylum application. They are “powerless”, “with no rights” and “to be sacrificed” as Giorgio Agamben and Hannah Arendt suggested in their respective understanding of a “bare life”, la nuda vita. In light of the administrative difficulties in managing asylum application, the European Union introduced the “Dublin Agreement”, which stipulates mandatory biometric data collection for …

Der Weiße Skarabäus, Edith Borchardt

German Publications

No abstract provided.

Reisen Auf Der Prärie, Edith Borchardt

German Publications

No abstract provided.

Introduction To German Studies: The Romantics Then And Now (Gmst 20) Syllabus, Madalina Meirosu

Digital Humanities Curricular Development

This course serves as an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of German Studies. German culture has played a seminal role in the history and culture of modern Europe, influencing and shaping the European spirit in all manner of ways. However, rather than survey the rich history of contributions of German-speaking people to European and world culture, this course will focus on the relatively small period of German Romanticism (during the late 18th and early 19th century). As we proceed we will ask the following questions: what is German culture? How has it been defined? What is German Romanticism? What themes …

Digital Timeline: German Romanticism, Madalina Meirosu

Digital Humanities Curricular Development

This assignment served as a review for a class on German Romanticism. The information on the syllabus was not organized thematically; students were able to review and chronologically organize this information and have a better visual representation of the content they reviewed.

Between Continuity And Change: Early Twentieth-Century German-Language Crime And Detective Novels And The ‘Familienkrimi’, Julia Karolle-Berg

2018 Faculty Bibliography

German-language crime and detective novels of the 1920s and 1930s have recently enjoyed scholarly attention, yet the first decade of the century remains relatively unresearched. This study explores a popular subgenre of the ‘Kriminalroman’ from this crucial period: novels that featured a criminal investigation in which central characters are part of an extended family, referred to here as ‘Familienkrimis’. In them, the resolution of the crime requires addressing familial conflicts, which then enables the (re-)union of a romantic couple. My sample comprises five novels, Im Haus der Witwe (1901) by Robert Kohlrausch, Subotins Erbe (1905) by Gabriele von Schlippenbach, Die …

“Aurelie Werner”: Intersections Between Hysteria And The Jewish Woman’S Assessment Of Jewishness In The Late 19th Century, Claire H. Woodward

Student Publications

"Aurelie Werner" is a story written by Sara Hirsch Guggenheim, a prominent neo-Orthodox writer in late 19th century Germany. This article analyzes the portrayal of Jewish women during this period, and the ways in which women responded to and coped with exclusion and prejudice. Specifically, "Aurelie Werner" portrays a young woman's experience of anxiety and uncontrolled emotion as she discerns her place in society as a Jew and as a woman. In the early 20th century, these symptoms would be designated as 'hysteric' in nature, and would often be used to describe the demeanor of Jewish women as they grappled …

Hildegard Von Bingen: A Work Of Virtues, Gina Fowler, Rob Mcfarland

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Researchers seeking historical primary and secondary source documents in a foreign language must often overcome the challenge of finding those resources without actually travelling to their country of origin. The Sophie Digital Library is an online database that was created by BYU faculty to address a very specific aspect of this problem, by gathering and making available works and research specifically related to German-speaking women. Because the Sophie Digital Library enjoys a broad group of users across the world, who rely upon its digital collections, much effort is expended to provide reliable resources and documents related to German-speaking women from …

Review Of Leonard Barkan's Berlin For Jews: A Twenty-First-Century Companion, Kerry Wallach

German Studies Faculty Publications

Berlin for Jews: A Twenty-First-Century Companion seems to be directed at an insider community of Jews who care about Jewish history, especially those considering a trip to Germany. The book's meandering look at Berlin is broader and more nuanced than a travel guide, with close attention to how Jews of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries understood their own relationships to Jewishness. Still, it remains unclear who beyond a small subset of travelers will be interested in Leonard Barkan's writing on Berlin. That the author is not an expert in either German or Jewish Studies has both merits and drawbacks. …

Thirty-First Annual Bibliography 2017 (Contemporary German Literature Collection), Brian Vetruba, Leon Wiese, Paul Michael Lützeler

WashU Libraries Publications

The 31st bibliography for 828 volumes added to Washington University Libraries' Contemporary German Literature Collection. All published in 2017, these acquisitions include novels, poetry, short story collections, essays, autobiographical works, and literary and cultural periodicals from publishers in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Organized by author or editor, the bibliography includes local call numbers as well as subject and genre descriptors. This Collection serves as the research arm for the Department of Germanic Languages and Literature's Max Kade Center for Contemporary German Literature. A bibliography of items added the previous year is compiled each year by Washington University's Department of Germanic …

Bertolt Brecht's Leben Des Galilei: A Mythic Dimension In Epic Theatre, Yashowanto Narayan Ghosh

Dissertations and Theses

The history of Bertolt Brecht's play Leben des Galilei extends through the writing of its three versions during 1938 to 1955 -- a period of two decades that also encompassed the entirety of the Second World War. The period also covers the atom bomb from its development to America's use of the bomb in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, as well as the beginning of the Cold War, which included the sustained threat that nuclear weapons might be used any day. This thesis traces, and offers interpretations of, changes in Brecht's Leben des Galilei from its inception in 1938-1939 -- when the …

Lied Aus Dem 30jährigen Krieg: Frieden, Ricarda Huch

Poetry

This text comes from a collection of German-speaking women's literature entitled "Deutsche Dichterinnen vom 16. Jahrhundert bis zur Gegenwart: Gedichte und Lebensläufe. Herausgegeben und eingeleitet von Gisela Brinker-Gabler."

Mein Herz, Mein Löwe, Ricarda Huch

Poetry

This text comes from a collection of German-speaking women's literature entitled "Deutsche Dichterinnen vom 16. Jahrhundert bis zur Gegenwart: Gedichte und Lebensläufe. Herausgegeben und eingeleitet von Gisela Brinker-Gabler." This text was graciously donated to the Sophie library by Gisela Brinker-Gabler.

Research Surrounding Sabina's Birthdate, Sabina Pirkheimer

Essays

Dr. Robert McFarland received, in response to his inquire on Sabina's birthyear, an email from Prof. Franz Fuchs, Vorsteher der Willibald Pirckheimer Gesellschaft,

Brasilianische Reise, Alice Schalek

Essays

No abstract provided.

Geistige Arbeit In Buenos Aires, Alice Schalek

Essays

No abstract provided.

Briefe Der Äbtissin Sabina, Sabina Pirkheimer

Prose Nonfiction

English summary of part of the collection. Includes Bemerkungen nach den Briefen, Abbreviations and Glossings, und Bibliography.

Die Dramen Der Roswitha Von Gandersheim (Transcription): Einleitung Von Ottomar Piltz, Roswitha Von Gandersheim

Drama and Film

Includes Roswithas Vorrede zu ihren Dramen; Die Bekehrung des Feldherrn Gallikan; Das Leiden der heiligen Jungfrauen Agape, Chionia, Irene; Die Auferweckung Drusianas und des Calimachus; Fall und Ruke Marias, der Nichte des Einsiedlers Abraham; Die Bekehrung der Buhlerin Thais; Das Leiden der heiligen Jungfrauen Fides, Spes und Caritas; Anhang. Zum Paphnutious.

Modeschau: Eine Stunde Schönheit, Claire Patek

Essays

No abstract provided.

Strindbergs Frauenhaß, Berta Pauli

Essays

No abstract provided.

Von Der Uberwindung Der Geistlichen Streiter Christi, Johanna Eleonora Petersen

Essays

No abstract provided.

Denkwürdigkeiten Der Äbtissin Charitas Pirkheimer, Charitas Pirkheimer

Essays

Text was prepared and edited as a class project by Taylor Profita, Mark Mumford and Cindy Renker.

Sibille, Elisabeth Von Nassau-Saarbrücken

Prose Fiction

This text was digitized and graciously donated to Sophie by Dr. Albrecht Classen, University of Arizona. This particular work has been extracted from Classen's Frauen in der deutschen Literaturtgeschichte; the full text is available on this site.