Dear Colleagues, Please find below our Research Seminar programme for this semester. All seminars take place in room 4.23 of Jessop West, 1 Upper Hanover St, Sheffield S3 7RA, with wine served afterwards. Henk de Berg Department of Germanic Studies University of Sheffield PROGRAMME AUTUMN SEMESTER 2009/10 Wednesday, 21 October 2009, 4pm Arno Russegger (Universität Klagenfurt): Robert Musils Theaterkonzept in "Vinzenz und die Freundin bedeutender Männer" Wednesday, 28 October 2009, 4pm Andrew Wormald (University of Sheffield): Does German History Always Have to Be Made in Hollywood? From "Holocaust" (1978) to "Nicht alle waren Mörder" (2006) Wednesday, 25 November 2009, 4pm Benjamin Biebuyck (Universiteit Gent): Nietzsche’s Metaphors and the Moulting of the Snake Wednesday, 2 December 2009, 4pm Gerbrand Bakker (Dutch author) reads from and discusses his work This seminar is jointly organised with the Centre for Dutch Studies Wednesday, 16 December 2009, 4pm Franziska Meyer (University of Nottingham): Ostdeutsche Erinnerungen an ein Jahrhundert: Jenny Erpenbecks "Heimsuchung" (2008) -- Henk de Berg Department of Germanic Studies University of Sheffield Jessop West, room 4.09 1 Upper Hanover Street Sheffield S3 7RA http://www.shef.ac.uk/german/staff/henkdeberg 00-44-(0)114 -222 4881 (office) 00-44-(0)114 -222 4396 (Secr.) 00-44-(0)114 -266 9211 (home)