Microsoft Word - vol21-01-Contents-and-Notes-from-the-Editor.docx       Focus on German Studies 21         ii         he twenty-first volume of Focus on German Studies was made possible by the continued support of the faculty of the University of Cincinnati Department of German Studies. Department Head, Professor Todd Herzog and Director of Graduate Studies, Professor Tanja Nusser deserve our sincere gratitude for helping in so many ways to keep Focus in operation. We also thank the many graduate students who volunteered their time to help with this volume. We extend our thanks to all members of our Editorial Board, Board of Reviewers and Board of Graduate Student Reviewers. Each article considered for this volume was refereed by two or more of the following area experts: Moritz Baßler, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Elizabeth Millán, DePaul University Ulrike Bohle, Universität Heidesheim Tanja Nusser, University of Cincinnati David Caldwell, University of Northern Colorado Florence Oloff, Universität Zürich David H. Culbert, Louisiana State University Michael Pickering, Loughborough University Kathy Davis, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Edward T. Potter, Mississippi State Ronald Day, Indiana University Amy Ransom, Central Michigan University Siobhán Donovan, University College Dublin Petra Rau, University of East Anglia Marjanne E. Goozé, University of Georgia Ritchie Robertson, University of Oxford Dirk Göttsche, University of Nottingham Kate Roy, University of Leeds Barbara Hahn, Vanderbilt University Holger Schulze, Københavns Universitet Katharina Hall, Swansea University Kevin Schwandt, University of Minnesota Susannah Heschel, Dartmouth College Cyrus Shahan, Colby College Todd Herzog, University of Cincinnati Annette Simonis, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen Andrew W Hurley, University of Technology, Sydney Benjamin Specht, Universität Stuttgart Rachel Jones, George Mason University Maria Stehle, University of Tennessee Matthias Keidel, Wolfsburg Katholische Akademie Begonya Sáez Tajafuerce, U Autònoma de Barcelona Todd Kontje, University of California, San Diego Carmen Taleghani-Nikazm, Ohio State University Ulrike Landfester, Universität St. Gallen Nicholas de Villiers, University of North Florida María Pía Lara, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Valerie Weinstein, University of Cincinnati We reserve the right to make any necessary editing changes without the express written permission of the authors. Acknowledgements T