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Phantoms of War in Contemporary German Literature, Films and Discourse
Palgrave Macmillan 2008; US$ 31.00Phantoms of War in Contemporary German Literature, Films and Discourse offers an up-to-date and comprehensive analysis of fundamental shifts in German cultural memory. Focusing on the resurgence of family stories in fiction, autobiography and in film, this study challenges the institutional boundaries of Germany's memory culture that have guided... more...
After the Dresden Bombing
Palgrave Macmillan 2011; US$ 90.00Anne Fuchs traces the aftermath of the Dresden bombing in the collective imagination from 1945 to today. As a case study of an event that gained local, national and global iconicity, the book investigates the role of photography, fine art, architecture, literature and film in dialogue with the changing German socio-political landscape. more...
Debating German Cultural Identity since 1989
Boydell & Brewer 2011; US$ 80.00The events of 1989 and German unification were seismic historical moments. Although 1989 appeared to signify a healing of the war-torn history of the twentieth century, unification posed the question of German cultural identity afresh. Politicians, historians, writers, filmmakers, architects, and the wider public engaged in "memory contests"... more...
Engaging with Literature of Commitment. Volume 1
Editions Rodopi 2012; US$ 98.80This collection ranges far and wide, as befits the personality and accomplishments of the dedicatee, Geoffrey V. Davis, German studies and exile literature scholar, postcolonialist (if there are specialties, then Australia, Canada, India, South Africa, Black Britain), journal and book series editor.... Themes covered include publishing... more...
Engaging with Literature of Commitment. Volume 2
Editions Rodopi 2012; US$ 106.60This collection ranges far and wide, as befits the personality and accomplishments of the dedicatee, Geoffrey V. Davis, German studies and exile literature scholar, postcolonialist (if there are specialties, then Australia, Canada, India, South Africa, Black Britain), journal and book series editor.... The volume opens with essays on cultural... more...
Szenen von Widerspenstigkeit
Campus Verlag 2011; US$ 32.34Hauptbeschreibung Widerspenstigkeit galt lange Zeit als spezifisch weibliche Untugend und auch heute noch kann Widerstand gegenüber sozialen und kulturellen Ausformungen von Geschlecht Irritation und Unbehagen auslösen. Der Band erörtert Widerspenstigkeit dagegen als eine Form des kreativen Umgangs mit gängigen Geschlechterrollen. Er beleuchtet Geschlechtszuschreibungen... more...
Art as Spiritual Perception
Crossway 2012; US$ 27.99A reader covering everything from sixth-century icons to contemporary art, this compilation offers a critical investigation of art history from a Christian perspective. more...
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