Focus 2002.tif 278 279 Contributors After earning the Bachelor 's degree in music in 1997 at the University of Califomia, Davis. Daniel BaJestrini moved to Mainz, where he [aught English from OCioher 1997 through February 1999 in the Deparl ~ menl fo r Introd uctory La nguage Courses al the Jo halloes-G utcnbcrg­ University. Since April of 1999 he has been worklllg on a r..hs lcr's degree in MusicOlogy, German Litera tu re, and An HislOcy at Johan­ nes-G utenberg-U niversi ty. Since discovering Ger man cu hme during his music studie s in Da vis, Saleslani has nUr!urcd a broad interest in the history and culture o f German-speaking Europe. Kay Phil ipp Baronowski is curren tly s tudyi ng Drama, Gcrma ni stik and Art H is to ry al the Ru hr-University in Bochum. During his university studies he ha s ac ted as assistant director al the Schauspid­ theater, ha s been involved with tbe ca talogui.ng o f at! exhibitions and ha s wI:itt en seveI:al essa.ys on duma theoI:Y fo r regional publica tions. Bawnowski is cU(I:cnt ly wodling on bis master's thesis entitled: " Ich, immer ich. Kreat"ive SelbsteI:forschung. Timm Ulrichs als Performer." Anja Becker has been studying Germanistik, philosophy and pedagogy at the Ruhr-University Bocburn since 1998. In 2000-2001, she I:cceived the ~bx Kade Scholarship at the Department for Germanic Languages and Li teratures at the \'(/ashingron Universit), in 51. Loui s, where she also worked as a research assistant for the Center for Contempo rary GenTIan Li terature. Since 1998, Becker has been continuously supported by th e Stud ienstlftung des deu tschen Volkes. Matthew Binney is currently wading on his PhD at Aubuw Universi ty. I-Ie is in the final phase of his s tud ie s. il lS dissertation will be o n Cosmopo litani sm, the sublime, and the developmen t of the nove l. Bi nney has s tu died both at the Unive rsit y of Mannheim as an undergrad uate and lhe Uni versi ty o f Leip zig duri ng hi s graduate educatio n. Ka tja Brunkhorst wa s bor n and rai sed in Germa.ny. After her Zwi­ sc henprufuog in 1994 in Eogltsh and Ame[ica n 5wd ies, as wcll as Spa nish at Mainz Unive rsity, she rece ived her BA in English and Gc[man and in 1998 he r MA in Eu ropean Languages, Litera tuI:cs and T hought at the Q ueen Mary University of Londo n. Brunkhorst has 280 been wot:king on her PhD since 1999 and expects ( 0 finish her pro­ gram in 2003 wi th a dissertu ion on " Reading Rilke Reading Nietz­ sche" under the supervision of Leonard Q lscbec. Stefanie Hofer received her l\{A in German Litera rnre and Linguistics, Hisrory and Sociology from (he University o f Heidelberg in 2000. She wrote her master 's thesis about the relationship ber\vee n the theories of modem physics and postmodern literature. Her portrait of the young author and phys icis t Ulrich Woelk wa s publishe d to «K!iti ­ sc hes Le:xikon wr deutschspracbigen Gegenwan sliterarnr" 111 January 2001. Since Augus t 2000, Stefanie ha s been a PhD stud en t at th e University o f Chapel Hill. She is curremly working on her dissertation investigating contempora.ry German rums on terrorism. Her research interests include pos t-45 German lit erature, cul ture, and film, the cOHelatio n o f politics and art s, the co ncept of nation, and the configuration of identit y. 10 1995 Eleanor Moseman rece ived her SA in German Language and Literarnre with a minor ill Art History from the Unive rsity of North Carolina -at Chapel Hill. After three yeal:!; of work in the travel industry, she began graduate studies at Bryn Mawr College. Moseman completed her l\LI\. in 2000 with a thesis entitled '''Die Heiterkeit des gtollen Fahenwurfs': The IPrapped Reichstag -in the Context o f State, Aesthetics and Public Opinion." Sbe will travel to P rague on a Fulbrigh t grant for the academic year 2002/2003 and to Berlin 00 a DAAD grant for the academic yeu 2003/200-1 to conduct resea rch for her dissertatioD, emitled " Exp ressionism in Exchange: Artis tic Dialogue in Central Europe, 1905-1917" in which Mosemaoll plans to address tbe stylistic connections between German Expressionist artists of Die Briicke and Czech Cubist artists of SkNpino. Anna Saunders srudied French and Germ an at tile University of Bri ~ Stol. where she is currently a PhD srnd eot in the German Depart~ mem, researching the coucept o f patrio tism amongst young people in Eastern Ge rmany from 1 979~2002, with particular focus 0 11 Sachsen­ Anhalt . Her research in terests include G DR hi stor y, you th in contemporary G ermany, and Ihe int egration o f eas t and wes t since unifica tion. She teaches German language and modern history at B C1 ~ stol, and has presented papers at conferences in the UK and overseas on the jl(,gendlVeihe, G OR youth cul ru.re, youth extremism and histO£ical 28 1 consciousness in eastern Germany. T homas IL Schneider gradua ted from Technischc Uruve rsitat of Ber· lin in December 1998 with a Master's degree in German Language and Litera tu re and Cultu ral Studies. Prese ntly, he is wo rking on IllS di sse rtat ion on "The literary po rtrait in Thomas Mann's ' Doc to r Fausrns.'" His main research in terests lie in the early Romantic period, l iterature from the tum of the cenrney and the topic of "\\'2ndering" in 20th-century literature . Michael Shaughnessy recently received his PhD from the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures. His research imerests include tec hno logy and second language ac quisition, educational software development, edu ca tional software evaluation theory. and Germ an ­ American studics. He bas authored many web sites fo r Gennan-Sttldies and has also worked fo r I larcourt College Publisbers as a multi~media content pmvider. Sabine Sieve rn is a PhD Provisiona l Candidate at the University of Alberta, EdmootOIl., Canada. She received her MA in German Literantre at rh e Universi ty of Albet:ta in 2000 -and al so holds a Dip lom in Translation Studies for English. Spanish and French from the Johannes Gutenberg·U lliversitat Mainz, Germany. She is interested in women's liteontre and her dis5ert1. tion will focus on the historical drama written by women in the 19th cen tury. David Wachter s tudied Compa rative Litera ture, P hilosop hy a nd Sociology at the University of Bonn. He is currently working towa rds an MA in Ger man litcrature at the University o f Cincinnati, With a the sis on Nietzsche and Benjam in. His researc h int eres ts includ e litera ture and philosophy, 19th centu ry French literature, litera ture and crim e and literary theory. \\fa chter will co ntinue his s tudie s in Compara tive Literarure at the Frele Unil'ersitat in Berlin. Jason Wi ll iamson is wocki.ng toward a PhD in Germanic Studies at the Univers ity of Texas at Aus tin. He presented a paper, "Marc than a Dream: Anti ~Semitic Elements at Work in Schnitzler's Tm/{flJIIOt'cl/e," at PoeMS 011 FOflis 011 GtrtllOli Stlf(lid Sixth Annual Graduate Co nference in Octo be r 200 1. Hi s research mterests are primaril y in twe ntie th ce ntury cultural s tudi es, including Germa n-Jewish rel atio ns, cons tr ucting memory. and Austrian and Dutch literatu re. 282 Annou ncemen ts GRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE October 25-26, 2002. University of Cincinna ri. For mOre informatio n, conlact FDul} on Gcr fl1:lD Studies, Conference Coordinator, PO Box 210372, Univers ity of Cincinnati, Cincinnati OH 45221-0372 USA. Phone (513) 556-2755, FAX (5 13) 556-1 99 1. Please consult our website, http://asweb.artsci.uc.edu/german/ focus.html for topics. You can also reach us at focusonlit@ fastmail .fm The conference is free and open to the public. CALL FOR REVIEWERS T he purpose of the book review section is to in troduce our readership to primary works of literature published within rhe lasl three years. Que aim is nOt to pass critical judgment on a particular wad. Instead we seek to discuss the work thematical1y and stylisticaHy and, when possib le, to contextualize the work within the author's oeuvre or its respective ge nre. We have the cooperation o f major German, Austrian, and Swiss publishers, and can provide rcvlew copies. Al though we will gladl y co nsider wlsolicited book reviews, we prefer to operate from a pool of kn own reviewers. 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Manuscripts should be ca. 10-20 pages in length (interviews 4-8 pages), double spaced, and they should fo llow the MLA Style Manua l guidelines. T he manuscrip t should be prepared so that it can be read anonymously. FOCNJ Oil German S tudies appears annu:'! lly, but submissions are accepted at any time. Inquiries and submissions should be made to the fo lJowing address. roms {)II Germ:m Studies, PO BoX' 210372 University of Cincinnati, Cincinna ti OB 45221 -0372 USA You can also reach us at focusonlir@fastmai l. fm. CALL FOR ESSAYS In addition [0 being a forum for graduate student research on literary lop ics, Focus 0'1 Germ flD Shldics also seeks to engage readers in con­ structive dialogue on cunent issues in German studies, with pa.rbCU· la.r reference to the effect recent trends have on the graduate snidcnts who (ep(eselll the fUnire of thc profeSSion. T he average gradualc SlU­ dent spends four to seven years post-BA earning the doctoral degrce, yet during Ihis time issues facing these students are usu:illy addrcssed only within their own universi ties or individual departments at best. Aside from selected sessions at the ~-n~A Com'ention, (here are essen­ tially no avenues for intercollegiate discussion amongst srudents. To help fill this communication gap, Focus 0" GernulII Studies welcomes editorials that will enCOUI'3ge d ialogue bet\\.'ecn students across North America and the German-speaking world. Essays addreSSing topics of concern should be well arg ued, thought provoking, and o f genera l interest to fellow srudems. Submissions should be no more than three pages in length, double spaced. 284 CONTEST The Gemun-Amencan Srudies Progntm of the University of Cincinnati is sponsoring an annual competition for articles on any topic concerning Ger man-American literature. 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