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A New History of German Cinema, 2012
The Films of Edgar G. Ulmer, 2009
The Leo Baeck Institute Yearbook, 1998
Ajs Review-the Journal of The Association for Jewish Studies, 1999
Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies, 2005
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Abstract Black Lines Matter: Poetry, Racism, Genocide, Cultural Zionism, and Anti-Colonial Solida... more Abstract Black Lines Matter: Poetry, Racism, Genocide, Cultural Zionism, and Anti-Colonial Solidarity in Else Lasker-Schüler’s “Hagar und Ismaël” (1919) An interpretation of Else Lasker-Schüler’s 1919 poem “Hagar und Ismaël” as a response to the 1904 genocide of Herero and Nama people in colonial German Southwest Africa. The poem’s Orientalist images are analyzed as critical undoings of European supremacism. Lasker-Schüler’s anti-colonial solidarity is related to her Judaism, cultural Zionism, and fear of rising antisemitism
http://www.quintus-verlag.de/buecher/shylock.htmlSinsheimer, Hermann / Skolnik, Jonathan / Vietor... more http://www.quintus-verlag.de/buecher/shylock.htmlSinsheimer, Hermann / Skolnik, Jonathan / Vietor-Engländer, DeborahShylock und andere Schriften zu jüdischen ThemenHerausgegeben von Deborah Vietor-Engländer und Jonathan SkolnikWerke in drei Bänden, herausgegeben von Deborah Vietor-Engländer, Band 2Der zweite Band der Werkausgabe stellt Hermann Sinsheimer als Autor von Beiträgen zum Thema Judentum vor: Arbeiten, die er nach seiner Entlassung aus dem Berliner Tageblatt vom Herbst 1933 bis zum Beginn seines Exils 1938 für jüdische Zeitungen und Zeitschriften schrieb. Damit werden Sinsheimers nun ganz auf das und sein Judentum bezogene Reflexionen wieder greifbar, erstmals wird sein bislang unveröffentlichtes Manuskript Benjamin – Wohin?veröffentlicht, das er für das Theater des Jüdischen Kulturbundes schrieb (Ende 1938 aufgeführt). Der zweite Teil des Bandes beschäftigt sich mit Sinsheimers Forschungen und Betrachtungen zur Figur des Shylock, den Shakespeare im Kaufmann von Venedig (15...
The films of Edgar G. Ulmer, 2009
... Bullets fly, and Dollar Bill and Minnie are killed. ... To start with, some of the very first... more ... Bullets fly, and Dollar Bill and Minnie are killed. ... To start with, some of the very first conversations in the film (at the wedding of Minnie and Dollar Bill) are discussions of skin tone among the guests, which raises the issue as Figure 5.2. ...
The Modern Language Review, 2004
Minority Discourses in Germany since 1990
Inspired by Scott Spector’s analysis of the Prague Circle, this article investigates how Kafka’s ... more Inspired by Scott Spector’s analysis of the Prague Circle, this article investigates how Kafka’s fragment “On Perception” (“Uber asthetische Apperception”) might be viewed as a product of the dialogue between Brod and Kafka. After surveying how Kafka scholars have framed and tried to apply Kafka’s early text on aesthetics, the article shows Kafka’s work refuses to engage with the powerful anti-Jewish tropes of aesthetic theory around 1900 (Weininger) and instead develops literary themes and techniques that anticipate many aspects of Kafka’s later literary production. Keywords: Kafka; Brod; Herbart; apperception; modernity; Weininger; Jews; antisemitism
Inspired by Scott Spector’s analysis of the Prague Circle, this article investigates how Kafka’s ... more Inspired by Scott Spector’s analysis of the Prague Circle, this article investigates how Kafka’s fragment “On Perception” (“Uber asthetische Apperception”) might be viewed as a product of the dialogue between Brod and Kafka. After surveying how Kafka scholars have framed and tried to apply Kafka’s early text on aesthetics, the article shows Kafka’s work refuses to engage with the powerful anti-Jewish tropes of aesthetic theory around 1900 (Weininger) and instead develops literary themes and techniques that anticipate many aspects of Kafka’s later literary production. Keywords: Kafka; Brod; Herbart; apperception; modernity; Weininger; Jews; antisemitism
Yearbook for European Jewish Literature Studies, 2021
The Inability to Love, 2014
Aufklärung und Skepsis, 1999
Central European History, 2015
New German Critique, 1999
The German Quarterly, 2001
Introduction - the return of Yiddish and other considerations Herder, Humboldt, and the language ... more Introduction - the return of Yiddish and other considerations Herder, Humboldt, and the language of diaspora Jews Yiddish and the invention of the German Jew language and control - the pedagogy and performance of Yiddish in linguistic and theatrical literature the threat to German culture - the function of Yiddish in German realism after 1848. Conclusion - beyond the 19th-century view of Yiddish.
(Please share with potentially interested students!) We are accepting applications for M.A., Ph.... more (Please share with potentially interested students!)
We are accepting applications for M.A., Ph.D. and combined M.A./Ph.D. students in German Studies at UMass Amherst, to begin August 24, 2021.
Students can receive a multi-year funding package in the form of a TAship (full tuition credit plus health insurance and an annual stipend of approximately USD 23,000).
Our research specializations within German Studies include: Film Studies; DEFA/GDR Studies; Exile/Refugee Studies; German-Jewish; Turkish-German; Yiddish.
Apply by January 15, 2021 for priority consideration. Students apply online through the Graduate School at UMass.
The application requirements are: transcripts, a statement of purpose, three recommendations, an academic writing sample of not less than ten pages (in either German or English), and a phone interview. Applicants are not required to submit GRE scores. Please contact the Graduate Program Director, Professor Jonathan Skolnik at jskolnik@german.umass.edu., for more information. Note for non-native speakers of English: The Program in German and Scandinavian Studies can offer provisional admission of non-native speakers of English without TOEFL scores; however, final admission into the Graduate School requires submission of TOEFL scores.
Our M.A. and Ph.D. graduates include many prominent scholars and teachers worldwide. See our website for a list of recent placements and recent Ph.D. dissertations.
CFP for the NAHS session MLA Toronto 2021 "WORLD LITERATURE OTHERWISE: HEINE'S OPENING GAMBITS."... more CFP for the NAHS session MLA Toronto 2021
"WORLD LITERATURE OTHERWISE: HEINE'S OPENING GAMBITS."
Tracing its original articulation back to Goethe, the project of World
Literature has been curiously oblivious to Heine's critical
countermove envisioning a different, more open, inclusive, and
emancipatory approach to the world's literatures.
Please submit 250-words abstracts to Willi Goetschel, w.goetschel@utoronto.ca by March 22, 2020.
Associate or Full Professor - German film & media/DEFA Apply nowJob no: 495732 Work type: Faculty... more Associate or Full Professor - German film & media/DEFA
Apply nowJob no: 495732
Work type: Faculty Full Time
Location: UMass Amherst
Department: Languages Literat. & Cultures
Union: MSP
Categories: Faculty
About UMass Amherst
UMass Amherst, the Commonwealth's flagship campus, is a nationally ranked public research university offering a full range of undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees. The University sits on nearly 1,450-acres in the scenic Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts, and offers a rich cultural environment in a bucolic setting close to major urban centers. In addition, the University is part of the Five Colleges (including Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, and Smith College), which adds to the intellectual energy of the region.
Job Description
The University of Massachusetts Amherst seeks a scholar with a background in German film and media studies and a record of teaching and publication suitable for appointment at the rank of associate or full professor, to teach graduate and undergraduate courses and to serve as the Academic Director of the DEFA Film Library (DFL) (www.umass.edu/defa). The position will begin September 1, 2019.
Based in the German and Scandinavian Studies program within the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (www.umass.edu/german), the successful candidate will also work with UMass’s Interdepartmental Program in Film Studies (www.umass.edu/film) and Five-College faculty in German and film studies. The Academic Director of DFL will shape the direction of future scholarly and public programs, publications and events, in collaboration with the DFL team. Related scholarly interests are welcome, including East or West European cinemas; post-colonial media and Cold War media cultures; Holocaust studies; Scandinavian film; transnational and activist filmmaking; popular culture studies; memory culture.
Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Requirements
Ph.D. in German, Film Studies, or another closely related field. Outstanding record and potential for future achievement in teaching and research on German-language film and media—including the cinema and culture of the GDR—in a transnational context. Demonstrated desire to sustain and expand the scholarly mission of DFL. Experience in grant writing and departmental/institutional administration, leadership, and outreach particularly desirable.
Additional Information
The University is committed to active recruitment of a diverse faculty and student body. The University of Massachusetts Amherst is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer of women, minorities, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities and encourages applications from these and other protected group members. Because broad diversity is essential to an inclusive climate and critical to the University's goals of achieving excellence in all areas, we will holistically assess the many qualifications of each applicant and favorably consider an individual's record working with students and colleagues with broadly diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds in educational, research or other work activities. We will also favorably consider experience overcoming or helping others overcome barriers to an academic degree and career.
Application Instructions
To apply, please submit 1) application letter addressing your qualifications, as well as ideas for future directions for the DEFA Film Library; 2) CV; 3) list of three current references with full contact information including valid email addresses; and 4) an article or chapter reflecting your recent research.
All application materials must be received by the priority deadline of November 13, 2018 to insure full consideration.
Application materials will not be returned. Inquiries about the position can be addressed to Prof. Jonathan Skolnik, Chair, German film & media/DEFA Search Committee, jskolnik@german.umass.edu.
Call for Papers North American Heine Society German Studies Association Atlanta, October 5-8, ... more Call for Papers
North American Heine Society
German Studies Association
Atlanta, October 5-8, 2017
“Das Sklavenschiff”: Race, Empire, and Culture in the Nineteenth Century
Heine’s 1854 poem “Das Sklavenschiff” mobilizes mourning and Romantic literary form for both ethical protest against racism and oppression as well as for a critique of capitalism and empire. The North American Heine Society invites papers for a panel at the German Studies Association that will explore literary and political approaches to race and empire in nineteenth-century culture. Papers that focus on Heine’s work are especially welcome.
50 word abstracts by February 13, 2017 to jskolnik@german.umass.edu
Presenters must be members of the GSA by February 14.
Jonathan Skolnik
President, North American Heine Society
University of Massachusetts Amherst
North American Heine Society Modern Language Association New York, January 4-7, 2018 “Disputat... more North American Heine Society
Modern Language Association
New York, January 4-7, 2018
“Disputation”: Literature and Politics; Heine and Beyond
The Heine Society invites papers on Heine, 19th-century writers, and/or their interpreters, reexamining the relation of literature and politics. 100-word abstract/bio by 6 March 2017 to Jonathan Skolnik (jskolnik@german.umass.edu).
Call for Papers – MLA 2017 (January 5-8, Philadelphia USA) “Antisemitism and Orientalism in the ... more Call for Papers – MLA 2017 (January 5-8, Philadelphia USA)
“Antisemitism and Orientalism in the Long Nineteenth Century”
Heine’s works include many that are touchstones for discussions of anti-Semitism and Orientalism: Almansor, Der Rabbi von Bacherach, Hebräische Melodien, all evocative of the intersection of Christian, Jewish, and Muslim cultures in medieval and modern times. Meanwhile, new scholarship on German Orientalism (Efron, Heschel, Kramer, Marchand) has enriched our understanding of the relation between Orientalism and anti-Semitism in nineteenth-century Central Europe. The North American Heine Society (an MLA Allied Organization) invites papers that address issues of anti-Semitism and Orientalism in relation to German-language texts. Papers centered on the work of Heine are especially welcome. Please send 250-word abstracts to Jonathan Skolnik jskolnik@german.umass.edu by 10 March.