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Festival, Culture, and Identity in Lübeck
In this study Erika L. Briesacher argues that festivals in Lübeck, Germany spanning 1920 to 1960 demonstrate interlocking economic, social, and cultural factors that contribute to local, national, and international identity formation. Focusing on institutional records as well as public discourse and material artifacts, the author traces the mobilization of “Nordic” as a distinctly German in-group during the Weimar, Nazi, and early Cold War eras, highlighting particular ways participants included and excluded racial, religious, and other cultural identities in their own “imagined community.” Focusing on the festival as both a site of participation and consumption, the author assesses two postwar periods as well as the legacy of the Holocaust in a northwest German town.
Beyond the Frame
Eight acclaimed writers from New England and four faculty members from Worcester State University offer reflective essays on signature works in the Worcester Art Museum from antiquity to the present. Contributors include Lauren K. Alleyne, Erika L. Briesacher, Lawrence Buell, Gish Jen, Kirun Kapur, Megan Marshall, Pablo Medina, Lloyd Schwartz, Heather Treseler, Anthony Walton, Kristin Waters, and Karl R. Wurst. The book is prefaced by Barry M. Maloney, President of Worcester State University, and Matthias Waschek, the Jean and Myles McDonough Director of the Worcester Art Museum, and is sponsored by Worcester State University, the Worcester Art Museum, and individuals committed to supporting...
Currency and Culture
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Cultural Currency
The phenomena of material culture, collecting, economics and hyperinflation, and festival are related to identity formation, yet their connection is understudied. This dissertation contributes to the existing literature by analyzing not only how the Nordische Gesellschaft emerged but how it evolved between 1921 and 1933. Additionally, the cultural performances endorsed by the Society essentially retained the spirit of regional, local, and national identity fostered by the 1921 Nordische Woche festival in Lübeck. The expansion of the Nordische Gesellschaft beyond the borders of its home city demonstrates competing and often contradicting voices that were present in Germany on the topic of dominant identity. Rather than highlighting the organizational framework of the Society, my study views the group through the lens of culture, affected by and affecting Lübeckers and Germans at large. The material culture left behind by groups such as the Nordische Gesellschaft and events such as Nordische Woche add to the growing literature on European material culture, expanding it to account for overlooked sources such as collectable money, souvenir programs, and printed ephemera.
Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy - 5 Volume Set
Now in its third edition, Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy remains the definitive source for article-length presentations spanning the fields of public administration and public policy. It includes entries for: Budgeting Bureaucracy Conflict resolution Countries and regions Court administration Gender issues Health care Human resource management Law Local government Methods Organization Performance Policy areas Policy-making process Procurement State government Theories This revamped five-volume edition is a reconceptualization of the first edition by Jack Rabin. It incorporates over 225 new entries and over 100 revisions, including a range of contributions and updates from the renowned academic and practitioner leaders of today as well as the next generation of top scholars. The entries address topics in clear and coherent language and include references to additional sources for further study.
Money in the German-speaking Lands
Money is more than just a medium of financial exchange: across time and place, it has performed all sorts of cultural, political, and social functions. This volume traces money in German-speaking Europe from the late Renaissance until the close of the twentieth century, exploring how people have used it and endowed it with multiple meanings. The fascinating studies gathered here collectively demonstrate money’s vast symbolic and practical significance, from its place in debates about religion and the natural world to its central role in statecraft and the formation of national identity.
We Are What We Sell
For the last 150 years, advertising has created a consumer culture in the United States, shaping every facet of American life—from what we eat and drink to the clothes we wear and the cars we drive. In the United States, advertising has carved out an essential place in American culture, and advertising messages undoubtedly play a significant role in determining how people interpret the world around them. This three-volume set examines the myriad ways that advertising has influenced many aspects of 20th-century American society, such as popular culture, politics, and the economy. Advertising not only played a critical role in selling goods to an eager public, but it also served to establish...
Erika
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Nationalism in Europe and America
Nationalism in Europe and America
