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The twentieth volume of Focus on German Studies was made possible by the 
continued financial, academic, and institutional support of the University of 
Cincinnati Graduate Student Governance Association. We are deeply indebt-

ed to them for their sustained support of our endeavors. Department Head Professor 
Todd Herzog and Faculty Advisor Professor Tanja Nusser deserve our sincere grati-
tude for facilitating the operation of Focus in myriad ways. Several graduate students 
at UC and other institutions also volunteered their time to contribute their expertise 
to this volume.  

Special thanks to all members of our EDITORIAL BOARD, BOARD OF RE-
VIEWERS, and BOARD OF GRADUATE STUDENT REVIEWERS. 

Each article considered for this volume was refereed by two or more of the following professors:

Acknowledgements

Dr. Monika Albrecht, University of Limerick
Dr. Matthias Bauer, Universität Flensburg
Dr. Thomas Beebee, Penn State University
Dr. Jeff Bowersox, Southern Mississippi  

University
Dr. Rebecca Braun, Lancaster University 
Dr. Medardus Brehl, Ruhr-Universität  

Bochum
Dr. Stefan Davies, University of Bristol 
Dr. Yasemin Dayioglu-Yücel, University of 

Pennsylvania
Dr. Hannah Eldrige, University of  Wisconsin- 

Madison
Dr. Edwin Gentzler, University of Massachu-

setts, Amherst
Dr. Rolf Goebel, University of Alabama, 

Huntsville
Dr. David Gramling, University of Arizona
Dr. Serge Glitho, University de Lome, Togo
Dr. Dirk Göttsche, University of Nottingham 
Dr. Stefanie Harris, Texas A & M
Dr. Todd Heidt, Knox College 
Dr. Calvin Jones, University of Southern  

Alabama
Dr. James W. Jones, University of Wisconsin- 

Madison
Dr. Michael Jones, University of Kentucky

Dr. Joshua Kavaloski, Drew University 
Dr. Florian Krobb, National University of  

Ireland, Maznooth 
Dr. Volker Langbehn, San Francisco State  

University
Dr. Mark McCulloh, Davidson College
Dr. Tanja Nusser, University of Cincinnati
Dr. Claudia Öhlschläger, Universität Paderborn
Dr. Rolf Parr, Universität Duisburg-Essen
Dr. Martin Rector
Dr. Christine Rinne, University of Southern 

Alabama
Dr. Michael Rothberg, University of Illinois at 

Urbana-Champaign
Dr. Richard Schade, University of Cincinnati
Dr. Caroline Schaumann, Emory University
Dr. Martin Schierbaum, Universität Hamburg 
Dr. Walter Schönau, Rijks University Groningen
Dr. Rainer Schulte, University of Texas at  

Dallas
Dr. Elke Segelcke, Illinois State University
Dr. Kate Sturge, Aston University
Dr. Albert Pascal Temgoua, University de 

Yaounde
Dr. Jason Verber, Austin Peay State University
Dr. Valerie Weinstein, University of Cincinnati
Dr. Mark Zisselsberger, University of Miami

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