German Culture
Anti-Music
Examines how African American jazz music was received in Germany both as a racial and cultural threat and as a partner in promoting the rise of Nazi totalitarian cultural politics.
East German Historians since Reunification
Surveys how reunification in 1990 impacted historical scholarship in the former East Germany.
Fichte's Addresses to the German Nation Reconsidered
Essays on one of Fichte's best known and most controversial works.
Desiring Emancipation
Uses historical case studies to illuminate women’s claims to emancipation and to sexual subjectivity during the tumultuous Wilhelmine and Weimar periods in Germany.
The German Invention of Race
Illuminates the emergence of race as a central concept in philosophy and the social sciences.
Rhine Crossings
Explores the unique and volatile relationship of these two nations and cultures over the past two centuries, as expressed in literature, film, and philosophy.
Become Who You Are
Two texts—one novella and one essay—that exemplify Dohm’s passionate arguments for gender equality.
An Episode of Jewish Romanticism
Assesses the impact of romanticism on the thought of Jewish philosopher Franz Rosenzweig.
Triangulated Visions
This broad-ranging collection, the first of its kind, gathers essays on the representation of women in recent German cinema, as well as recent interviews with German women filmmakers.
Other Germanies
Explores notions of personal and cultural identity, and offers an introduction to the work of women in literature, film, dance, and visual art in Germany.
Paracelsus
Paracelsus is commonly regarded as one of the great figures of sixteenth-century Europe and of German intellectual history. This book examines the content of his writings in order to clarify it and its historical context.
The Other Nietzsche
This volume explores facets of Nietzsche relatively untouched by the majority of the vast literature on him. Stambaugh concentrates on his ideas on art and creativity in general, regarding these realms ...
German Folk Arts of New York State
An essential introduction to the crafts and folks arts of German settlers in New York state.