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From: "Niven, William" <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: Conference
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 10:06:34 -0000
Intersections, Interactions - Interdependence?
A Millennium Conference at the Nottingham Trent University on points
of contact between culture and politics or law in 20th century
Germany.
The German section at The Nottingham Trent University invites papers
for a conference to be held between 8th and 10th September 2000.
Contributions are welcomed from scholars in all areas of German
Studies.
The idea for the conference is predicated on the thesis that the
cultural history of 20th century Germany, more perhaps than that of
any other European country, has been characterised by a fateful but
also often fruitful porosity of the boundary between the cultural,
political and legal. This is most obvious perhaps in the case of the
Third Reich and the GDR, where, in very different ways, politics and
to a degree legislation and jurisdiction sought to shape the
parameters of art and literature. Nowadays, it is the media in united
Germany which plays a significant role in asserting the aesthetic and
political standards with which literature, art and music are expected
to comply. But it may also be the case that, in defiance of imposed
expectations, culture in Germany often managed and manages to resist
forms of coercion, and even itself influenced the tone of political
thinking. Equally, it might be argued that literature has never
eschewed politicisation, and that the works of some German writers -
such as Hochhuth and Grass - are informed by a strong sense of
political mission.
Furthermore, and as a corollary of the above, the conference would
aim to explore the thesis that German literature, art and music
cannot be adequately understood without adopting an interdisciplinary
approach. Does the traditional understanding of culture as an
autonomous and self-defining aesthetic entity work in the case of
Germany? If not, do academics need to adopt a pluralist approach
towards German 20th century culture, becoming a mixture of political
scientists, sociologists and historians?
We welcome papers on ANY aspect of the nexus between German culture
and politics or law in the 20th century. Publication of the papers is
planned.
Please send your title and a short abstract (100-200 words) by the
1st of June 1999 to:
Dr. William Niven
Department Of Modern Languages
The Nottingham Trent University
Clifton Lane
Nottingham NG11 8NS
ENGLAND
email: [log in to unmask]
Tel/Fax: 0044 115 923 1054
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