Transnational German Studies
Exploring the transnational realities of German-language culture and history as these travel around the globe and reconfigure the way we teach and study
German in the World
Questioning the value of German-language Cultural Studies research in an age of globalization, transnationalism, and academic change
Cultures of Understanding
Why are American novels so often drawn to German-speaking Europe?
How is the German-language literary industry shaped by this interest?
Where do the two cultures understand each other - and where do misunderstandings arise?
Exploring the American encounter with German-language culture Modelling the cultures of understanding that drive the transnational circulation of culture Assessing how American and German-language authors connect to become “world authors”
Bestsellers
De-centre the canon and explore what was actually read in 19th Century Germany Discover what this tells us about the early development of the German nation, and its problematic vision of the wider world Explore the production, publication, and reception of bestselling books in Germany and beyond
Private Lives, Collective Destines
Discover the author of the most popular novel in German literature Explore how he used culture to shape the German nation Understand why he’s no longer read
Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council
The Politics of Hope
Funded by The Mount Vernon Fellowship of the Georgian Papers Programme
Re-thinking German-American Relations,
from the War of Independence to the First World War
Anglo-German Performance Cultures
How can Shakespeare be a German National Poet? How does German theatre influence the contemporary UK stage? How do theatre & performance traditions cross borders?
Authoring European Futures
Rethinking the relationship between art and activism Exploring how authors can create new narratives of Europe Assessing connections between cultural studies and cultural policy
Transnational Approaches to Culture
We are looking for innovative book proposals on transnational paradigms in Cultural Studies for this exciting book series with De Grutyer.
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Weltzeituhr, Berlin. Diego Delso, delso.photo, License CC-BY-SA
Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, July 2019. Photograph by Benedict Schofield
John Irving in the Netherlands (2 May 1989), Rob Bogaerts (ANEFO), GaHetNa (Nationaal Archief NL) 934-4470. This file is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication
Cover image, The German Bestseller in the Nineteenth Century (Rochester NY: Camden House, 2012)
Cover image, Private Lives and Collective Destinies. Class, Nation and the Folk in the Works of Gustav Freytag (Cambridge: MHRA, 2012)
John Trumbull: The Capture of the Hessians at Trenton, December 26, 1776. This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer {{PD-US}}
Globe Theatre, Globe to Globe Festival, London, Summer 2012. Photograph by Benedict Schofield
European Commission, New Narrative for Europe Launch, Brussels, February 2016. Photograph by Benedict Schofield
De Grutyer blog: https://blog.degruyter.com/call-for-manuscripts-transnational-approaches-to-culture/. Title Image via Getty Images.