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Rethinking the Weimar Republic
“McElligott's impressive mastery of an enormous body of research guides him on a distinctive path through the dense thickets of Weimar historiography to a provocative new interpretation of the nature of authority in Germany's first democracy.” Sir Ian Kershaw, Emeritus Professor of Modern History at the University of Sheffield, UK This study challenges conventional approaches to the history of the Weimar Republic by stretching its chronological-political parameters from 1916 to 1936, arguing that neither 1918 nor 1933 constituted distinctive breaks in early 20th-century German history. This book: - Covers all of the key debates such as inheritance of the past, the nature of authority and culture - Rethinks topics of traditional concern such as the economy, Article 48, the Nazi vote and political violence - Discusses hitherto neglected areas, such as provincial life and politics, the role of law and Republican cultural politics
Theological Libraries and Library Associations in Europe
During the past 50 years, theological libraries have confronted secularisation and religious pluralism, along with revolutionary technological developments that brought not only significant challenges but also unexpected opportunities to adopt new instruments for the transfer of knowledge through the automation and computerisation of libraries. This book shows how European theological libraries tackled these challenges; how they survived by redefining their task, by participating in the renewal of scholarly librarianship, and by networking internationally. Since 1972, BETH, the Association of European Theological Libraries, has stimulated this process by enabling contacts among a growing number of national library associations all over Europe.
Against Time
Johannes Hoeber left Nazi Germany for America on Nov. 12, 1938. His wife Elfriede & their 9-year-old daughter Susanne were unable to leave until Sept. 1939. Fifty years, later Johannes & Elfriede’s son found an old folder containing the long letters they exchanged during the many months they were separated. In these letters, Elfriede describes the worsening situation in Germany & Johannes describes his flight from Europe & his excited entry into American life. This volume collects 135 of these letters with an intro., extensive notes, & an epilogue that sets the letters in the context of their time. The letters tell the story of a couple driven from their home by the Nazis & forced to make a new life in a new country. An important historical resource that reads like a novel. Photos.
The Routledge Handbook of Music and Migration
The Routledge Handbook of Music and Migration: Theories and Methodologies is a progressive, transdisciplinary paradigm-shifting core text for music and migration studies. Conceptualized as a comprehensive methodological and theoretical guide, it foregrounds the mobile potentials of music and presents key arguments about why musical expressions matter in the discussion of migration politics. 24 international specialists in music and migration set methodological and theoretical standards for transdisciplinary collaborations in the field of migration studies, discussing 41 keywords, such as mobility, community, research ethics, human rights, and critical whiteness in the context of music and mi...
Digitised Newspapers – A New Eldorado for Historians?
The application of digital technologies to historical newspapers has changed the research landscape historians were used to. An Eldorado? Despite undeniable advantages, the new digital affordance of historical newspapers also transforms research practices and confronts historians with new challenges. Drawing on a growing community of practices, the impresso project invited scholars experienced with digitised newspaper collections with the aim of encouraging a discussion on heuristics, source criticism and interpretation of digitized newspapers. This volume provides a snapshot of current research on the subject and offers three perspectives: how digitisation is transforming access to and expl...
From Goethe to Gundolf
From Goethe to Gundolf: Essays on German Literature and Culture is a collection of Roger Paulin’s groundbreaking essays, spanning the last forty years. The work represents his major research interests of Romanticism and the reception of Shakespeare in Germany, but also explores a broader range of themes, from poetry and the public memorialization of poets to fairy stories - all meticulously researched, yet highly accessible. As a comprehensive examination of German literary history in the period 1700-1900, the collection not only includes accounts of the lives and work of Goethe, Schiller, the Schlegels, and Gundolf (amongst others), serving to nuance our understanding of these figures in history, but also considers diverse (and often underexplored) topics, from academic freedom to the rise of travel literature. The essays have been reformulated, corrected, and updated to add references to recent works. However, the core foundations of the originals remain, and just as when they were first published, the value of these essays – to researchers, students, and all those who are interested in German literary history – cannot be overstated.
Libraries and Their Architecture in the 21st Century
Libraries have quietly changed over the last 20 years. They have adapted early and consciously to the changes of digitalization, they have recognized the changed need of their users for collaborative work and derived new spatial concepts from this. Transparency and access to information, knowledge and encounters are the prerequisites for holistic social development. It is the challenge of the 21st century as the information age. This book presents the latest developments in library architecture as well as the way scientists and architects are meeting this challenge. With essays by Achim Bonte, Catherine Lau, Max Dudler, Georg Gewers, Henning Larsen Architects, MSAO Architects, Claudia Lux, M...
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Akademisches Lesen
Lesen ist die Grundlage akademischer Wissenserzeugung und wird an den Hochschulen vorwiegend durch wissenschaftliche Bibliotheken organisiert. Das akademische Lesen zeichnet sich dabei durch spezifische Leistungen und Anforderungen aus, die über die verfügbaren Lesemöglichkeiten, -praktiken und -medien adressiert werden. Obwohl sich die erlernten Lesefähigkeiten, die routinierten Lesepraktiken und etablierten Lesemedien mit der Digitalisierung nachhaltig verändert haben, sind die damit verbundenen Konsequenzen für Studierende, Lehrende und Forschende kaum erforscht. Der Band fragt deshalb in interdisziplinärer Perspektive danach, was wir eigentlich über wissenschaftliche Lesekompetenzen, Lesepraktiken und Bibliotheken im Kontext digitaler Entwicklungen in den letzten Jahren wissen.
Übersetzerforschung
Der im Kontext der Arbeit am ‚Germersheimer Übersetzerlexikon‘ entstandene Band ‚Übersetzerforschung‘ lädt zur Diskussion über die Entwicklungen auf diesem neuen Forschungsfeld ein. Theoretisch-methodische Überlegungen zur translationsorientierten Biographik, zu Exil und Zensur, zum Originalitätsdispositiv oder zu den Herausforderungen digitalen Publizierens stehen neben – oft auf intensiven Archivstudien beruhenden – exemplarischen Fallstudien zum translatorischen Œuvre bzw. Leben und Werk einzelner Übersetzer: Brecht, Gutkind, Hofmannsthal, Klabund, Lipiner, Losa, Meyerhof, Otten, Palm, Reiner und Witte. Die translations-, sprach-, literatur- und kulturwissenschaftlich ausgerichteten Beiträge dokumentieren den Perspektivenreichtum einer historisch interessierten Übersetzerforschung. Zusätzlich unterstrichen wird dieser Reichtum durch die Vielzahl jener Sprachen, aus denen die im Band vorgestellten Übersetzer ins Deutsche gearbeitet haben.
