Library News for German Studies

New Books, Sept. 1-15, 2010

 Berlin, Alexanderplatz : transforming place in a unifed Germany / Gisa Weszkalnys. New York : Berghahn Books, 2010.

 Cinema after fascism : the shattered screen / Siobhan S. Craig. New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.

 Comedy, avant-garde, scandal : remembering the Holocaust after the end of history / Andrew S. Gross, Susanne Rohr. Heidelberg : Universitätsverlag Winter, c2010.

 Cultural transfer through translation : the circulation of enlightened thought in Europe by means of translation / edited by Stefanie Stockhorst. Amsterdam : New York : Rodopi, 2010.

  German : biography of a language / Ruth H. Sanders. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

 The German genius : Europe's third renaissance, the second scientific revolution, and the twentieth century / Peter Watson. New York : Harper, c2010.

 Germania : a personal history of Germans ancient and modern / Simon Winder. London : Picador, 2010.

 Guilt and defense : on the legacies of national socialism in postwar Germany / Theodor W. Adorno ; translated, edited, and with an introduction by Jeffrey K. Olick and Andrew J. Perrin. Original title: Schuld und Abwehr. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2010.

 Hamburger Hochbahn : Roman / Ulf Erdmann Ziegler. Göttingen : Wallstein, 2007.

 Hamann's prophetic mission : a genetic study of three late works against the Enlightenment / Timothy Beech. London : Maney Publishing for the Modern Humanities Research Association, 2010.

 Kafka's creatures : animals, hybrids, and other fantastic beings / edited by Marc Lucht and Donna Yarri. Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, c2010.

 The many faces of Weimar cinema : rediscovering Germany's filmic legacy / edited by Christian Rogowski. Rochester, N.Y. : Camden House, 2010.

 Paul Celan's encounters with surrealism : trama, translation and shared poetic space / Charlotte Ryland. London : Lengenda, 2010.

 The peacock and the buffalo : the poetry of Nietzsche / translated by James Luchte. London ; New York : Continuum, 2010.

 Perspectives on the Old Saxon Heliand : introductory and critical essays, with an edition of the Leipzig fragment / edited by Valentine A. Pakis. Morgantown : West Virginia University Press, 2010.

 The representation of war in German literature : from 1800 to the present / Elisabeth Krimmer. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.

 The undivided sky : the Holocaust on East and West German radio in the 1960s / Ren Wolf. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.

For Comparative Literature/Literature (General) titles, see Library News for Comparative Literature: New Print

Kafka's Last Trial--New York Times article, Sept. 22, 2010

From the New York Times:

 

Kafka’s Last Trial

By ELIF BATUMAN

Published: September 22, 2010

A tale of eccentric heirs, Zionist claims, a cat-infested apartment and a court fight the author would have understood all too well.

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After searching the Catalog click on at the top right of the screen.  You will then be given two options for feeds available.  The first link allows you to create a feed of all new items (books, electronic resources, DVDs, etc.) added to the Catalog.  The second option allows you to see all new items added to the Catalog that match the particular terms you searched.

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New Course Guides for Fall 2010 semester

The following course guides are now available. This is a great starting place for your research and for completing class assignments. They include links to searches in the Catalog, reference articles, links to databases and more.

• HUM 313A The Legend of King Arthur in the Middle Ages
  
• GER 404 Germany Today 
• FILM 458/GER 490 Major Film Directors : Rainer Werner Fassbinder 
• GER 526: Literature of 19th Century: Crime, Violence, Community and the German Imaginary
• GER 527 War Stories: Representing Armed Conflict in 20th Century German Culture

Also, don't forget--there are a number of other research guides for interdisciplinary studies:

• Comparative Literature
• European Studies
• Holocaust Studies
• Medieval and Early Modern Studies
• Translation Studies

And we also have guides for language learning can help both you and your students

• Learning German
• Learning Swedish
• Second Language Acquisition

Not finding what you need, contact Brian.

New Books, Aug. 16-31, 2010

For Comparative Literature/Literature (General) titles, see Library News for Comparative Literature: New Print

 Alles neu unter der Sonne : das Sammelschrifttum der Frühen Neuzeit und die Entstehung der Nachricht / Christian Meierhofer. Würzburg : Königshausen & Neumann, 2010.

 Bertolt Brecht's Furcht und Elend des Dritten Reiches : a German exile drama in the struggle against fascism / John J. White and Ann White. Rochester, N.Y. : Camden House, 2010.

 Der Demetriusplan : oder, Wie sich Heiner Müller den Brechtthron erschlich / Frank Raddatz. Berlin : Theater der Zeit, c2010.

 "Der Dichtkunst Morgenröthe verliess der Erde Thal" : Viel Lärmen um Nichts ; Modellstudie zu einer Literatur in Fortsetzungen mit einem Faksimile des Gesellschafters oder Blätter für Geist und Herz vom April 1832 / Nicola Kaminski, Volker Mergenthaler. [Hannover] : Wehrhahn, 2010.

 "Der ewige Jude" : Metaphern und Methoden nationalsozialistischer Propaganda / Wolfgang Benz. Berlin : Metropol, 2010.

 Friedrich de la Motte Fouqués Frauentaschenbücher : im Kontext der Frauentaschenbücher des 19. Jahrhunderts mit Kupfern zu den Werken Fouqués / Irene Krieger. Freiburg im Breisgau : Centaurus Verlag, 2010.

Gesellschaftsdramen, Künstlerdramen, Lustspiele und Einakter / Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach; kritisch herausgegeben und kommentiert von Marianne Henn. Berlin : De Gruyter, 2010.

 Goethes erstes Weimarer Jahrzehnt : Anna Amalia und Goethe ; Tagungsband mit weiterem Forschungsbeiträgen ; [Interdisziplinäres Symposium anlässlich des 270. Geburtstags von Anna Amalia von Sachsen-Weimar und Eisenach am 24. Oktober 2009] / Ilse Nagelschmidt, Stefan Weiss, Jochanan Trilse-Finkelstein (Hrsg.). Weimar : Denkena, c2010.

 Die Grenzen des Sagbaren in der Literatur des 20. Jahrhunderts / herausgegeben von Sabine Schneider. Würzburg : Königshausen & Neumann, c2010.

 Henry Crabb Robinson in Germany : a study in nineteenth-century life writing / Eugene Stelzig. Lewisburg [Pa.] : Bucknell University Press, c2010.

 Joseph Roth und die Reportage / herausgegeben von Thomas Eicher. Heidelberg : Mattes, 2010.

 "Kennst Du das Land--?" : Fernweh in der Literatur : Beiträge auf der 14. Internationalen Arbeitstagung Germanistische Forschungen zum Literarischen Text, Vaasa, 15.-16.5.2008 / herausgegeben von Christoph Parry und Liisa Vossschmidt. München : Iudicium, c2009.

 Klausen : a novel / Andreas Maier ; translated from the German by Kenneth J. Northcott. Rochester, NY : Open Letter, 2010.

 Die kürzeste Geschichte der deutschen Literatur und andere Essays / Hermann Kurzke. München : Beck, 2010. 

 My father, the Germans, and I : essays, lectures, interviews / Jurek Becker ; edited by Christine Becker. Original title: Mein Vater, die Deutschen und ich. London ; New York : Seagull Books, 2010.

Natur- und Landschaftswahrnehmung in deutschsprachiger jüdischer und christlicher Literatur der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts / Hubertus Fischer, Julia Matveev, Joachim Wolschke-Bulmahn (Hg.). München : Meidenbauer, 2010.

 Schweiz schreiben : zu Konstruktion und Dekonstruktion des Mythos Schweiz in der Gegenwartsliteratur / herausgegeben von Jürgen Barkhoff und Valerie Heffernan. Berlin ; New York : De Gruyter, c2010.

 The tables of the law / Thomas Mann ; translated by Marion Faber and Stephen Lehmann ; afterword by Michael Wood. Philadelphia : Paul Dry Books, 2010.

 Werke : eine gemeinsame Veröffentlichung der Wüstenrot Stiftung und der Deutschen Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung / Adolph Feiherr Knigge ; herausgegeben von Pierre-Andre Bois ... [et al.] ; mit einem Essay von Sibylle Lewitscharoff. Göttingen : Wallstein, c2010.

 Women and death 3 : women's representations of death in German culture since 1500 / edited by Clare Bielby and Anna Richards. Rochester, N.Y. : Camden House, 2010

 Die zerbrochenen Spiegel : eine Tanzpantomime / Klaus Mann ; herausgegeben von Nele Lipp und Uwe Naumann. München : Peniope, c2010.

 Zwischen Mignon und Lulu : das Phantasma der Kindsbraut in Biedermeier und Realismus / herausgegeben von Malte Stein, Regina Fasold und Heinrich Detering. Berlin : Erich Schmidt Verlag, c2010.

 Zwischen Rassenhass und Identitätssuche : deutsch-jüdische literarische Kultur im nationalsozialistischen Deutschland / herausgegeben von Kerstin Schoor. Göttingen : Wallstein, c2010.

Brian's office hrs. for Fall 2010-Thursdays, 1:30-2:30pm in Ridgley 420

My drop-in office hours this summer will be THURSDAYS, 1:30-2:30pm in Ridgley 420 (the media room).  As always, I am more than happy to meet with anyone outside my scheduled hours too. Please contact me to set up an appointment.

Also, feel free to approach me with questions or concerns any time you see me in the Dept., at Kaffeestunde, or in Olin.

Brian (bvetruba@wustl.edu ; 5-4824 ; http://libguides.wustl.edu/profile.php?uid=2787) 

New DVDs, Aug. 2010

Der 20. Juli [videorecording] / eine CCC Film Artur Brauner Produktion ; [Regie, Falk Harnack ; Drehbuch, Werner Jörg Lüddecke, Günther Weisenborn, Falk Harnack.]. Originally released as a motion picture in 1955. In German. DVD, region 2.

Auge in Auge [videorecording] : eine deutsche Filmgeschichte / eine Produktion von Preview Production in Koproduktion mit Transit Film ; Buch und Regie, Michael Althen & Hans Helmut Pinzler. Originally released as a motion picture in 2008. A voyage of discovery through one hundred years of German film. DVD.

Deutschland 09 [videorecording] : 13 kurze Filme zur Lage der Nation / Piffl Medien präsentiert eine Herbstfilm Produktion, in Co-Produktion mit dem NDR, in Zusammenarbeit mit ARTE. A compilation of thirteen short films-- including documentary, drama and satire-- by contemporary German filmmakers. Each film provides a snapshot of the political and social climate in post-reunification Germany. In German with optional English subtitles. DVD.

De filmer le désir [videorecording] : voyage à travers le cinéma des femmes = Filming desire : a journey through women's cinema / un film de Marie Mandy ; réalisation, Marie Mandy. This documentary explores the works of women film directors, specifically the differences explicit in women's point of view, and expression of desire as articulated in films by women. In French with some Italian, English, and German with English subtitles. DVD.

  Flammen & Citronen [videorecording] /  en film af Ole Christian Madsen ; instruktor, Ole Christian Madsen ; manuskript, Lars K. Andersen, Ole Christian Madsen ; producer, Lars Bredo Rahbek. Originally released as a motion picture in 2008. Danish or German dialogue with optional English or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. DVD.

  Das Fräulein [videorecording] / Dschojnt Ventschr Filmproduktion präsentiert ; Quinte Film Freiburg, Schweizer Fernsehen in koproduktion mit ZDF ... [et al.] ; Buch/Regie Andrea Štaka. Happiness / written and directed by Sophie Barthes ; producers, Andrij Parekh, Sophie Barthes. Das Fräulein originally released as a motion picture in 2006. Happiness released as a short film in 2006. In Swiss German, Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian, with optional English subtitles; closed captioned. DVD.

Jud Süss [videorecording] = Jew Süss / ein Veit Harlan film der Terra Filmkunst ; Drehbuch von Veit Harlan, Wolfgang Eberhard Möller und Ludwig Metzger. Deluxe restored version. Originally released as a German motion picture in 1940. In German with optional English, French or Italian subtitles. DVD.

Marseille [videorecording] / Peripher Filmverleih ... [et al.] ; ein Film von Angela Schanelec ; Produzenten, Florian Koerner von Gustorf, Michael Weber ; Buch und Regie, Angela Schanelec. DVD release of the 2004 motion picture. In German and French with optional subtites in German, English, and French.

Montenegro [videorecording] : or, Pigs and pearls / Bo Jonsson presents a film by Dušak Makavejev ; Europa Film, Viking Film, Smart Egg Pictures [production] ; written and directed by Dušan Makavejev. Videodisc release of the 1981 motion picture. DVD.

   Nachmittag [videorecording] / Nachmittagfilm, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenberg ; ein Film von Angela Schanelec.Originally produced as a motion picture in 2007. In German, with subtitles in English, French, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese. DVD.

Nordwand [videorecording] = North face / Beta Cinema presents a Danny Krausz & Boris Schönfelder production ; directed by Philipp Stölzl. DVD release of the 2008 motion picture. In German with English subtitles.

For a complete listing of new videos and DVDs, consult the Catalog or the DVD list.

Technology Classes on Twitter, Prezi, RefWorks 2.0, Screenr in Olin this fall. All free!

 

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Twitter 101
Wednesday, September 22, 2:30-4:00pm, Olin Library Arc Lab

The Twitter Team invites you to learn more about Twitter in this team taught class. You will learn Twitter basics like composing a Tweet, approving and blocking followers, and using lists. Don’t have a Twitter account set up? No problem! We’ll have time during the class for you to sign up for an account.

   Register for Twitter 101

 

Please contact Sarah Bombich (sbombich@wustl.edu) for questions or more info regarding Twitter 101.

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Prezi Basics

Thursday, October 21, 3:00-4:30pm, Olin Library Arc Lab

Tired of creating or seeing uninspired PowerPoint presentations? Ready to wow your colleagues by giving your next presentation some visual pizzazz? Come learn the basics of the new online presentation software, Prezi. Once you’ve use Prezi your presentations are sure to inspire presentation envy.

 

  Register for Prezi Basics

 

Please contact Miranda Rectenwald (mrectenwald@wustl.edu) for questions or more info regarding Prezi Basics.

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RefWorks 2.0, The Savvy Researcher

Thursday, October 27, 3:30-4:30pm, Olin Library Arc Lab

Refworks has a new look! Experienced Refworks users will learn about the new Refworks 2.0 interface and those new to Refworks will learn how use this research management, writing and collaboration tool. Come find out how to save time keeping track of references and generating bibliographies. The best part is that Refworks is FREE because the Library has purchased it for you!

 

 

Register for RefWorks 2.0

 

Please contact Sarah Bombich (sbombich@wustl.edu) for questions or more info regarding RefWorks 2.0.

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Screencasting with screenr

Thursday, November 18, 3:00-4:00pm , Olin Library Arc Lab

Have you ever spent a long time writing a detailed answer to a question about how to use software or an electronic resource?  And when you were done, even YOU were confused?  Try making a short video of your screen instead using screenr. In this class, you will find out how to create screen-captures (videos of your computer actions) and share them online in less than 5 minutes.

 

 Register for Screencasting with screenr

 

Please contact Sarah Bombich(sbombich@wustl.edu) for questions or more info regarding Screenr Training.

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And don’t forget, you can follow the Libraries on  Facebook or Twitter!