University of Bristol
Department of German
21 Woodland Road, Bristol, BS8 1TE
www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/German
 


Call For Papers           (also at:  www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/German)

Germany 2000: Taking Stock
7-9 April 2000


[THIS IS A SECOND CALL - SEE PROVISIONAL LIST AT END]


Half a century after the establishment of the two German states, and ten
years after unification, tentative conclusions may be drawn about the
political, social and cultural profile of the Berlin Republic. This
conference will reevaluate the achievements and challenges of the last
50 years that impact directly on Germanys current and future
development. Papers of 30 minutes are invited in one of the three
categories outlined below.

History and Politics
Papers are invited on developments in the political and social history,
broadly defined, of the FRG and GDR. We will particularly welcome
contributions which reevaluate turning points of longterm significance
in the light of new evidence, or which identify emergent issues in the
political and social structures of united Germany. We hope that this
conference will also promote consideration within a broad perspective of
constitutional problems, the electoral landscape, the evolution of
political parties/movements, and similar topics.
Contact: Dr Mark Allinson, [log in to unmask] 928 8794

Culture and Thought
This strand will concentrate on changes and developments in post-1949
cultural affairs.  It is anticipated that contributions will focus on
salient issues of public discourse and the politics of culture and might
address overlapping currents in political, social and cultural theory,
questions of identity and the nation, and comparisons with recent
cultural developments in the wider world.
Contact: Dr Clare Flanagan, [log in to unmask] 928 9839

Authors and Texts
The centrality of literature to ethical, political and social discourse
in the FRG, the GDR and now in united Germany has long been established.
Papers are invited here that discuss individual authors, movements, or
perhaps texts, that have had a significant impact upon German society
and upon our understanding of Germany. It is hoped that there will be a
balance between new readings of canonical authors, reevaluations of
aesthetic issues, and consideration of emerging authors and texts.
Contact: Dr Stuart Taberner, [log in to unmask] 928 9841


SPEAKERS TO INCLUDE    (provisional)

Prof. Moray McGowan, Sheffield
Prof. Denis Tate,  Bath
Prof. Rhys Williams,  Swansea
Professor Ian Wallace,  Bath
Professor Manfred Jurgensen,	
Sean Allan, Reading
Mark Allinson,  Bristol
Gerrit-Jan Berends,  Canterbury, NZ
Stefan Berger, Cardiff
Stephen Brockmann,  Carnegie Mellon Univ.
Temby Caprio, Chicago
Ingo Cornils, Leeds
Carol Anne Costabile-Heming,  Southwest Missouri State univ.
Peter Davies, Manchester
Friederike Eigler, Georgetown
Frank Finlay, Bradford
Clare Flanagan, Bristol
Kristie Foell,  Ohio
Margrit Froelich,  Leipzig
Peter Grieder,  Oxford
Christine Ivanovic, Erlangen
Rolf Jucker,  Swansea
Karen Leeder,  Oxford						
Beth Linklater,  Swansea
Joanne McNally, Brighton
A.D. Moses, Berkeley, CAl.
Bill Niven, Nottingham Trent
Karoline von Oppen,  TC Dublin
Stuart Parkes,  Sunderland
Renate Rechtien,  Bath
Corey Ross, Birmingham
Helmut Schmitz,   Warwick
Gisela Shaw, UWE
Roswitha Skare, Norway
Janet Stewart, Aberdeen
Chris Szejnemann, Middlesex
Stuart Taberner,  Bristol
Peter Thompson, Sheffield
Tony Waine, Lancaster
Simon Ward,  Aberdeen



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