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PublisherBoydell & Brewer, Incorporated

ISBN-101640140336

ISBN-139781640140332

eBay Product ID (ePID)4038437740

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Number of Pages308 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameGerman in the World : the Transnational and Global Contexts of German Studies

SubjectEuropean / German, Europe / Germany, German

Publication Year2020

TypeLanguage Course

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Foreign Language Study, History

AuthorBen Morgan

SeriesStudies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Ser.

FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight19.8 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width7.5 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2020-002977

ReviewsThe volume advocates for an expansion of German studies beyond its traditional roots in German literary studies, embracing the transnational turn, decolonization, diasporic literatures, migration, exile, cultural transfer, and hybridity., This interesting volume of essays seeks to address a crisis that has been unfolding in German studies, indeed in modern language studies generally, for at least four decades. . . . Hodkinson and Schofield bring together some responses to the challenges German studies face . . . reflect[ing] the current concerns about diversity and widening inclusivity, de-colonizing the curriculum, de-centring the field and liberation from the straightjacket of the canon. . . . De-centering, de-colonizing, seeking to remedy social and other forms of exclusion through scholarship and teaching are admirable aims. . . . The questions Hodkinson and Schofield have raised are certain to be debated for some time.

Series Volume Number211

IllustratedYes

Table Of ContentGerman in Its Worlds - James R. Hodkinson and Benedict SchofieldPart I: The World in German CultureIntroduction to Part I: The World in German Culture - James R. Hodkinson and Benedict SchofieldGoethe's World - John K. NoyesEmbodying and Distributing World Literature: Goethe's Novelle in the Context of the 1820s - Ben Morgan Weltdeutschtum : On the Notion of a German World Community from Schiller to Thomas Mann - Tobias BoesNineteenth-Century German Travelers to Wales: Text, Translation, and the Manipulation of Identity - Carol Tully"Weltliteratur aus der Uckermark": Regionalism and Transnationalism in Sasa Stanisic's Vor dem Fest - Frauke MatthesPostcolonial Studies in International German Studies-Postcolonial Concerns in Contemporary German Literature - Dirk GöttschePart II: German in World LocalesIntroduction to Part II: German in World Locales - James R. Hodkinson and Benedict SchofieldGerman in a South African Context: From Colony to Decolonization - Carlotta von MaltzanFrom German Studies to Environmental Studies (and Back Again): A Journey across Continents and Disciplines - Kate RigbyA Philo-Selfie Approach to German-Indian Studies - Sai BhatawadekarPart III: German Worlds Beyond the AcademyIntroduction to Part III: German Worlds Beyond the Academy - James R. Hodkinson and Benedict SchofieldTowards a Socially Engaged Academy: Islam in German History and Its Relevance for Non-Academic Publics - James R. HodkinsonTheatre Without Borders? Tracing the Transnational Value of German Theatre beyond Germany: A UK Case Study - Benedict SchofieldTuning in to German: The BBC German Service and the British Occupation - Emily OliverReterritorializing German Pop: Kraftwerk's Industrielle Volksmusik as a Transnational Phenomenon - Uwe Schütte

SynopsisWeighs the value of Germanophone culture, and its study, in an age of globalization, transnationalism, and academic change. The study of German-language culture has been rapidly diversifying to express the vibrant multiplicity of what it is now possible to research, and teach, under the rubric of "German Studies." Responding to these developments, German in the World explores what happens when the geographic, linguistic, and temporal boundaries that have traditionally been used to define German-language culture are questioned, and are placed alongside more global perspectives. Chapters consider the transformation of the German-language cultural canon through its engagement with the world, trace the value of German Studies as an interdisciplinary subject practiced across different global locations, and investigate the impact of both on the work of organizations and practitioners entirely beyond the academy. In questioning where German-language culture can be found across these different "worlds," German in the World thus uncovers the continued value of German Studies as a field of critical cultural discourse within a globalized public sphere, placing that culture at the heart of debates on Transnational and World Literature. Ultimately, the contributions to this innovative volume demonstrate how attempts to locate German Studies in its wider geographic and social contexts result not in a discipline undone, but in a discipline reinvigorated and transformed., The study of German-language culture has been rapidly diversifying to express the vibrant multiplicity of what it is now possible to research, and teach, under the rubric of "German Studies." Responding to these developments, German in the World explores what happens when the geographic, linguistic, and temporal boundaries that have traditionally been used to define German-language culture are questioned, and are placed alongside more global perspectives. Chapters consider the transformation of the German-language cultural canon through its engagement with the world, trace the value of German Studies as an interdisciplinary subject practiced across different global locations, and investigate the impact of both on the work of organizations and practitioners entirely beyond the academy. In questioning where German-language culture can be found across these different "worlds," German in the World thus uncovers the continued value of German Studies as a field of critical cultural discourse within a globalized public sphere, placing German-language culture at the heart of debates on Transnational and World Literature. Ultimately, the contributions to this innovative volume demonstrate how attempts to locate German Studies in its wider geographic and social contexts result not in a discipline undone, but in a discipline reinvigorated and transformed.James Hodkinson is Associate Professor in German at Warwick University. Benedict Schofield is Reader in German at King's College London., Weighs the value of Germanophone culture, and its study, in an age of globalization, transnationalism, and academic change.

LC Classification NumberDD67.G485 2020