Focus 2004.tif 290 291 FoCtis on German Studies Contributors Richard Ascarate received his B,A. in physics from PrincetOn University, and his M,A. in German from California State (Long Beach) with a thesis entitled "Goethe's Translation of and Anmerkungen to Diderot's 'Le neveu de Rameau'." Before returning to graduate smdies, he founded a dance company in Germany and worked as an engineer. He is currently in his thiId year at the Universiry of California, Berkeley, working on his dissertation: "The Representation of Latin America(ns) in German Literature and Film from 1557 to the Present." Christian Buss is a thiId-year German Smclies doctoral student with an M.A. in German from the Universiry of California, Berkeley. While an undergraduate at Reed College, Christian completed his B,A, in German Stuclies and Economics, completing twO theses: one on the conflicts of gender construction in Expressionist drama and a second in enrollment demand at American liberal-arts colleges. Most recently, he has been working on questions of new media approaches to history, Weimar Republic strategies of surveillance, and representations of German reunification. Ulrich "tl'[artin Eschborn is in his eight semester of English and German Studies at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Maim. During the 2001-2 academic year, he smclied at the Universiry of California, Davis on a DAAD fellowship. His main interests are the 20 th cenmry German and American noveL After smdying Economics and German in Paris, Berlin, Toronto and Berkeley, Patrick Farges is now a Teaching Fellow and a Ph.D. candidate in German Studies at Universiry of Paris 8. His project, entitled "The Culmral Hyphen: Acculturation and Identiry of German-speaking refugees in Canada after 1933," is supervised by Prof. l'vIichaei Werner (EHESS-Paris), Ben Hutchinson has just completed his doctorate on Rilke at The Queen's College, Oxford Universiry. :\s well as the 20th lyric, his interests include narrative style and comparative poetics, He would be happy to be contacted at ben.hutchinson@queens.ox.ac.uk. Sonja E. Klocke received her M.A. in American Studies from the Johannes Gutenberg University of Maim in 1994, her 'Staatsexamen' for teaching high school from the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University of Frankfurt in 1997, and her M. A. in German Studies from the University of Arizona in 2003. Currently, she is a Max Kade fellow and Ph.D. canclidate in Germanic Cultural Stuclies at Incliana University, Bloomington. Her research interests include the Romantic Period and 20,h Century Literamre and Culmre, specifically post-colonial literature and GDR literature, Birte Schulz is a postgraduate student at the Universiry of Ijmerick, Ireland. She recently completed an M,A. on Ted Hughes'S 'Birthday Letters' and will soon begin a dissertation with the title "Overcoming Boundaries? - The Problem of Identity in the Experience of German-Speaking Exiles in Ireland 1933-1945" Her research interests include love poetry, clisabiliry studies and the question of identiry. Laura Traser-Vas received her B,A. in German and History from the Universiry of Szeged, Hungary, In 2001' she completed her M ,A, in German Literature from the University of Cincinnati, She has continued on there as a PhD. canclidate, specializing in city literamre, spatial smdies and the interplay between literature and fine arts. Her dissertation investigates the literary and artistic representations of Berlin in the early nineteenth century, and her other research interests encompass European Studies and German­ Hungarian authors. David Wachter studied Comparative Literature, Philosophy and Sociology at the Universiry of Bonn and the Freie Universitat Berlin, where he is currently working toward his 'Magister.' In 2002 he received his M.A. in German literature from the University of Cincinnati with a thesis entitled "Thinking at a Threshold. Nietzsche and Benjamin on Experience and An in Moderniry." His research interests include literature and philosophy, French novel, early 20,h cenmry German novel, and literary theory. He served as co-editor 290 FoCtis on German Studies Contributors Richard Ascirate received his B,A. in physics from PrincetOn University, and his IvLA. in German from California State (Long Beach) with a thesis entitled "Goethe's Translation of and Anmerkungen to Diderot's 'Le neveu de Rameau'." Before returning to graduate studies, he founded a dance company in Germany and worked as an engineer. He is currently in his third year at the University of California, Berkeley, working on his dissertation: "The Representation of Latin America(ns) in German literature and Film from 1557 to the Present." Christian Buss is a third-year German Studies doctoral student with an M.A. in German from the University of California, Berkeley. While an undergraduate at Reed College, Christian completed his B,A. in German Studies and Economics, completing twO theses: one on the conflicts of gender construction in Expressionist drama and a second in enrollment demand at American liberal-arts colleges. Most recently, he has been working on questions of new media approaches to history, Weimar Republic strategies of surveillance, and representations of German reunification. Ulrich Marcin Eschborn is in his eight semes ter of English and German Studies at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Maim. During the 2001-2 academic year, he studied at the University of California, Davis on a DAAD fellowship. His main interests are the 20 th century German and American noveL After studying Economics and German in Paris, Berlin, Toronto and Berkeley, Patrick Farges is now a Teaching Fellow and a Ph,D. candidate in German Studies at University of Paris 8. His project, entitled "The Cultural Hyphen: Acculturation and Identity of German-speaking refugees in Canada after 1933," is supervised by Prof. j'yIichaei Werner (EHESS-Paris) , Ben Hutchinson has just completed his doctOrate on Rilke at The Queen's College, Oxford University. :\s well as the 20th lyric, his interests include narrative style and comparative poetics, He would 291 be happy to be contacted at ben.hutchinson@queens.ox.ac.uk. Sonja E. Klocke received her M.A. in American Studies from the Johannes Gutenberg University of Ma.im in 1994, her 'Staatsexamen' for teaching high school from the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University of Frankfurt in 1997, and her M. A. in German Studies from the University of Arizona in 2003. Currently, she is a Max Kade fellow and Ph.D. candidate in Germanic Cultural Studies at Indiana University, Bloomington. Her research interests include the Romantic Period and 20lh Century Literature and Culture, specifically post-colonial literature and GDR literature, Birte Schulz is a postgraduate student at the University of Ijmerick, Ireland. She recently completed an M,A. on Ted Hughes's 'Birthday Letters ' and will soon begin a dissertation with the title "Overcoming Boundaries? - The Problem of Identity in the Experience of German-Speaking Exiles in Ireland 1933-1945," Her research interests include love poetry, disability studies and the question of identity. Laura Traser-Vas received her B,A. in German and History from the University of Szeged, Hungary, In 2001 ' she completed her M,A. in German Literature from the University of Cincinnati, She has continued on there as a PhD. candidate, specializing in city literature, spatial studies and the interplay between literature and fine arts. Her dissertation investigates the literary and artistic representations of Berlin in the early nineteenth century, and her other research interests encompass European Studies and German­ Hungarian authors, David Wachter studied Comparative Literature, Philosophy and Sociology at the University of Bonn and the Freie Universitat Berlin, where he is currently working toward his 'Magister.' In 2002 he received his M.A. in German literature from the University of Cincinnati with a thesis entitled "Thinking at a Threshold. Nietzsche and Benjamin on Experience and Art in Modernity." His research interests include literature and philosophy, French novel, early 20,h century German novel, and literary theory. He served as co-editor mailto:ben.hutchinson@queens.ox.ac.uk 292 293 Focus on German Studies of the studen( journal animal trisle in Bonn, and has been published in that journal as well as the Philosophische Rundschall. Andreas Widmann is the current recipient of aJohannes Gutenberg University scholarship and studies German Literature, English Literature and Theatre Studies at the university of the same name in Ma.im. His M.A. thesis focused On "Medienkritik in Romanen Martin Wa.lsers." His areas of interest include post-war and contemporary German litera ture, German-American literary relations, and modernism. Katherine Wilford holds the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Master of Philosophy from Cambridge University. Her thesis considered both critical appreciation and performance of the diffe rent versions of Frank Wedekind's 'Lulu' plays. She is also the translatOr o f Johannes Albrecht Schrbter, Eilder '{fIr GeJchichte der IGtholisch-apostolischen Gemeinden/ Images of the History of the Catholic Apostolic Church Gena: G laux, 2001). Lanlan Xu obtained her B.A. in Germanic Studies at Beijing University, China in 1999. Since then, she has been studying G erman at Georgetown University. She is currently writing her dissertation on femininity projected in German drama around 1800. Her research interests include 18th and 19th century German literature, literary theories, feminist criticism and gender studies, as well as contemporary writing on modern exile and migration. Announcements 9'h Annual Foclls Graduate Student Conference: "Forgetting and Remem bering ­ Memory Discourse in German Literature" October 29-30, 2004. University of Cincinnati. For more information, CO ntact the 2004 conference coordinatOr Julia Baker at foc\lsonlir@ fasrrnail.frn or at Focus on German Studies, PO. Box 210372, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45221-0372, USA. Phone (513) 556-2755 , Fax (513) 556-1991. Please also consult our website, h (11): II \\'\\·,v.ansc i. uc.edu / germ;m I nt: \\'s !-':vent' / foell s I jode:<: h rrn I The conference is free and open to the public. CALL FOR REVIEWERS The purpose of the book review sec tion is to introduce our readership to primary works of literature published v.ri thin the last three years. Our aim is not to pass critical judgment on a particular work. Instead we seek to discuss the work thematically and stylis tically and contextualize it within the author's oeuvre or its respective genre. We have the cooperation of major German, Austrian, and Swiss publishers, and can provide review copies. Please see our website, hltP :Il aswt b.a rtsci. uc.edu /gerrnan / news ["""t illS / focLis I rC\"lewe rs.h rml for a current List of books available for review. Though we gladly consider unsolicited book reviews, we prefer to operate from a pool of reviewers. If you are interes ted in reviev.ring books for Foctls on German Studies, please send us the following information: (1) name and address, (2) instiru tion, (3) areas of interest, (4) topic of MA thesis or dissertation, if applicable, and (5) yo ur projected date of degree completion. Focus also accepts recommendations for books to revinv. 292 Foms on German Studies of the srudent journal animal trisle in Bonn, and has been published in that journal as well as the Philosophische Rundschall. Andreas Widmann is the current recipient of a Johannes Gutenberg University scholarship and studies German Literarure, English Literarure and Theatre Srudies at the university of the same name in Ma.im. His M.A. thesis focused On "Medienkritik in Romanen Martin Walsers." His areas of interest include post-war and contemporary German literarure, German-American literary relations, and modernism. Katherine Wilford holds the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Master of Philosophy from Cambridge University. Her thesis considered both critical appreciation and performance of the different versions of Frank Wedekind's 'Lulu' plays. She is also the translatOr of Johannes Albrecht Schrbter, Eilder '{fIr GeJchichte der IGtholisch-apostolischen Gemeinden/Images of the History of the Catholic Apostolic Church Gena: Glaux, 2001). Lanlan Xu obtained her B.A. in Germanic Srudies at Beijing University, China in 1999. Since then, she has been studying German at Georgetown University. She is currently writing her dissertation on femininity projected in German drama around 1800. Her research interests include 18th and 19th cenrury German literarure, literary theories, feminist criticism and gender studies, as well as contemporary writing on modern exile and migration. Announcements 9'h Annual Foclls Graduate Student Conference: "Forgetting and Remembering - Memory Discourse in German Literature" 293 October 29-30, 2004. University of Cincinnati. For more information, COntact the 2004 conference coordinatOr Julia Baker at focllsonlir@ tasrmail.fm or at Foms on German Studies, PO. Box 210372, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45221 -0372, USA. Phone (513) 556-2755, Fax (513) 556-1991. Please also consult our website, h tq?: II \\'\v"\v.a rrsci. uc.edu l german I I1 C\\'S I-~ ve nt~ / focli s / indo: h rm l The conference is free and open to the public. CALL FOR REVIEWERS The purpose of the book review section is to introduce our readership to primary works of literature published ""Tithin the last duee years. Our aim is not to pass critical judgmenr on a particular work. Instead we seek to discuss the work thematically and srylistically and conrextualize it V-rithin the author's oeuvre or its respective genre. We have the cooperation of major German, Austrian, and SV-riss publishers, and can provide review copies. Please see our website, ht rp: Il asweh.a rtsci . uc.edu I germall l new,) L\'e ms / focLis I rc\·ie\vers.hrrnl for a current list of books available for review. Though we gladly consider unsolicited book reviews, we prefer to operate from a pool of reviewers. If vou are interested in reviewing books for Foctls on German Studies, please send us the following information: (1) name and address, (2) institution, (3) areas of interest, (4) topic of MA thesis or dissertation, if applicable, and (5) your projected date of degree completion. Focus also accepts recommendations for books to revie\v. . 294 295 Focus on German S ttldies SUB MISSIONS REQUESTED Submit an example of your best academic work to Focus on German Studies! Submissions demonsrrating original scholar~hip in any area of German-language literature or German Studies will be considered for publication. We also publish interviews with German-speaking writers and scholars. Please submit papers [0 the email below as a Microsofc Word a[[achmem or on disk [0 the add ress below in :tvlicrosofc \Vord formaL Manuscripts should be ca. 10-20 pages in length, double ­ spaced. They must follow the I'vILA sryle guidelines. The manuscri p t should be prepared so that it can be read anonymously. The deadline for submissions [0 be considered fo r the 2005 volume o f Focus on German Studies is December 15, 2004. After that date, we will accept submissions for the 2006 volume. Inquiries and submissions should be made [0 the address below Focus on German Studies, P.o. Box 210372 Unive rsi ty of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0372 U.S.A. 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Phone (5 13) 556-27 55 Fax (513) 556-1991 f() Cll ~( ,nli [((1: ra ~ r n1a 11. fill CALL FOR ESSAYS In addition co being a forum for graduate student research on literary wpics, Focus on German Studies seeks w engage readers in constructive dialogue o n current issues in German Studies, with particular reference to the effect recent trends have on the graduate students who represent the future of the profession. The ave rage graduate student spends four w seven years post-B.A. earning the doctoral degree, yet during this time issues facing these students are usually add ressed only within their own universities or individual depanmenrs at besL Focus on German Studies welcomes edicorials that will encourage dialogue between students on an intercollegiate and international leveL Essays addressing wpics of concern sho uld be well argued, thought provoking, and of general interest co fellow students. Subm.issions should be no more than three pages in lengrh, double -spaced Please follow the submissions guidelines listed above. 295 CONTEST The German-American Studies Program o f the Unive rsicy of Cincinnati sponsors an annual competition for articles on any copic concerning German-American literature. The author of the best article will receive a prize of $100, and the article will be published in the corresponding volume of Focus on German Studies. Articles should conform CO regular submission guidelines. For further information, please contact the edicors of Focus on German Studies.