Transatlantic German Studies : Testimonies to the Profession

Lützeler, Paul Michael (EDT); Höyng, Peter (EDT)

ISBN 10: 1640140123 / ISBN 13: 9781640140127

Edité par Camden House, 2018

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• Titre: Transatlantic German Studies : Testimonies to the Profession
• Éditeur: Camden House
• Date de parution: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1640140123
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781640140127
• Reliure: Couverture rigide
• État de l'article: New

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Synopsis

The decisive contribution of the exile generation of the 1930s and '40s to German Studies in the United States is well known. The present volume carries the story forward to the next generation(s), giving voice to scholars from the US and overseas, many of them mentored by the exile generation. The exiles knew vividly the value of the Humanities; the following generations, though spared the experience of historical catastrophe, have found formidable challenges in building and maintaining the field in a time increasingly dismissive of that value. The scholar-contributors to this volume, prominent members of the profession, share their experiences of finding their way in the field and helping to develop it to its present state as well as their thoughts on its present challenges, including the question of the role of literature and of interdisciplinarity, pluralism, and diversity. Of particular interest is the role of transatlantic dialogue.

CONTRIBUTORS: Leslie A. Adelson, Hans Adler, Russell A. Berman, Jane K. Brown, Walter Hinderer, Robert C. Holub, Leroy Hopkins, Andreas Huyssen, Claire Kramsch, Wilhelm Krull, Paul Michael Lützeler, Mark W. Roche, Judith Ryan, Azade Seyhan, Lynn Tatlock, Liliane Weissberg.

EDITIORS: Paul Michael Lützeler is Rosa May Distinguished University Professor in the Humanities at Washington University, St. Louis. Peter Höyng is Associate Professor of German at Emory University.

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PAUL MICHAEL LUETZELER is the Rosa May Distinguished University Professor in the Humanities at Washington University in St. Louis where he has been teaching courses in German and Comparative Literature

PETER HÖYNG is Professor of German at Emory University.

LYNNE TATLOCK is the Hortense and Tobias Lewin Distinguished Professor in the Humanities and Chair of Germanic Languages and Literatures at Washington University in St. Louis, MO.