Discussions

Crossing the Disciplinary Divide: Conjunctions in German and Holocaust Studies

Washington University in St. Louis

March 20-22, 2014

The Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures at Washington University in St. Louis announces the 22^nd St. Louis Symposium on German Literature and Culture. Crossing the Disciplinary Divide: Conjunctions in German and Holocaust Studies, organized by Professors Erin McGlothlin and Jennifer Kapczynski, will take place on March 20-22, 2014.

If you would permit me a measure of self promotion, I wish to bring to members notice that the above title has recently been published by Bloomsbury as part of its new War, Society and Culture series edited by Stephen McVeigh of Swansea University, UK.

The contents are as follows:

Introduction

1 Writing on the Wrong Side of History? SADF Soldier-Authors Reclaim the Border War

2 The Cultural Construction of Combat: Narrative Templates of the Border War

3 Codes of Conduct in Captivity: Narratives of South African  POWs in Angola, 1975–1978

Center for Jewish History Archival Fellowship Program presented in collaboration with Columbia University’s Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies

The Center for Jewish History and Columbia University are pleased to announce six fellowships open to graduate students, post-graduates, and early career professionals in the humanities.