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 GSA 2023: Finding Participants for Panels/Roundtables
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NameEmailPresentation topic or titleSession/ participant typeOther information
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1/4/2023Necia Chronister and Elliott Schreibernchroni[AT]ksu[DOT]edu, elschreiber[AT]vassar[DOT]eduRe-Viewing the Rezension: Contexts, Histories, DynamicsPanelhttps://networks.h-net.org/node/79435/discussions/11954815/cfp-re-viewing-rezension-contexts-histories-dynamics-gsa-annual
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1/4/2023Dr. Swati Chakrabortydrswatichakraborty02@gmail.comDialogue and CulturePanel
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1/9/2023Isabell Scheeleisabell.scheele [AT] univ-lille.frGerman colonies, German and Austrian ethnology Either
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1/10/2023Helga Druxeshdruxes@williams.eduAgainst Anti-Semitism and other Racisms in Contemporary German LiteratureNeed a commentator
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1/12/2023Hans J. Rindisbacherhjr04747@pomona.edu"Emancipation and Resistance." Swiss Studies NetworkEitherPlease send inquiries and/or proposals also to Vera Thomann vera.thomann@ds.uzh.ch)
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1/12/2023Laurie JohnsonlruthjohATillinoisDOTeduEthics and aesthetics, 1750 - present, documentary filmEither
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1/13/2023Sunka Simonssimon1@swarthmore.eduPanel Topic: German Television and Screen StudiesPanelI am seeking co-panelists for a 3-4 person panel to discuss theoretical approaches to German television and screen studies (history, aesthetics, reception, transnational industry and creator practices). Contact me at ssimon1@swarthmore.edu
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1/15/2023Prof. Dr. Hania Siebenpfeifferhania.siebenpfeifferATuni-marburgDOTdeGeschlecht und Herrschaft in der Literatur der Frühen Neuzeit (Gender and Power in Early Modern Literature)Panel
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1/17/2023Evan Tornerevan[DOT]torner[AT]uc[DOT]eduOf Robbery and Revolution: 100 Years of Im Dickicht der Städte and Trommeln in der NachtPanelThis panel concerns Im Dickicht der Städte and Trommeln in der Nacht, 100 years in retrospect. Both plays were monumentally impactful, with critic Herbert Jhering going so far as to say Trommeln in der Nacht "changed the literary physiognomy of Germany overnight." Crucial to our understanding of these early works is Brecht's own evolving idea of the human subject toward history and revolution. Who has agency over labor, over violence, over the domestic sphere? These two tumultuous Munich plays provide no easy answers, only a haunting sense of unease about the nature of human suffering and its systemic causes. Moreover, 1910s race relations (cf. Kragler's Africa tour, Shlink's Malay ethnicity) play a decisive and under-examined role in both works. New perspectives as well as revisitations of previous scholarship are both welcome.

Possible discussion points in relation to the works include, but are not limited to:
• Urban imaginaries
• Revolutionary allegories
• Brecht's struggle with conventional dramatic form
• Weimar Republic gender relations
• Race and critical whiteness studies
• Echoes of early Brecht-Engel seen in later Brecht-Engel collaborations
• Performance and production histories

Please submit an abstract of up to 300 words to Dr. Evan Torner (evan[DOT]torner[AT]uc[DOT]edu) no later than March 1, 2023.
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1/19/2023Todd Herzog and Rich BodekTodd.Herzog@uc.eduLaw and Legal Cultures Network PanelsPanelThe GSA Law and Legal Cultures Network seeks to foster an extended interdisciplinary conversation on crime and the law. We construe law and legal cultures broadly to mean the creation, administration, or use of law, the ways in which laws function within society, and the representation of crime and the law in literature, film, and other media. Network members include scholars working in history, literature and culture, media studies, and legal studies, as well as other areas of interest. All periods of Central European history are welcome, as are papers in English or German. Please submit a 250 word abstract and a brief CV by March 6, 2023 to Todd.Herzog@uc.edu.
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1/20/2023Ben Liebermanblieberman@fitchburgstate.eduImperial/colonial violence at the turn if the last centuryEither
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1/20/2023Olesya Ivantsovaoivantso@oberlin.edu , waltraud-maierhofer@uiowa.edu"Reproductive Tales" (representation of reproductive issues in literature, cinema, and media of the German-speaking countries in the 20th and 21st centuries)Panelhttps://networks.h-net.org/node/79435/discussions/12222156/cfp-gsa-2023-panel-%E2%80%9Creproductive-tales%E2%80%9D-submit-march-10-2023
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1/23/2023Gary Schmidtgary.schmidt@wright.eduGuilt and Shame in German Literature: 1945 to the PresentPanelI would be happy to join someone else's panel or organize a panel if there is interest.
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1/23/2023Christoph Weberchristoph.weber[AT]unt[DOT]eduCatastrophe and CritiquePanelhttps://networks.h-net.org/node/79435/discussions/12222779/cfp-catastrophe-and-critique-german-studies-association-annual
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1/23/2023Eva Reveszrevesze@denison.eduIngeborg Bachmann/Max Frisch CorrespondencePanelCall for Papers
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1/29/2023Robert Kelzrkelz@memphis.eduGerman Speakers in the Southern ConePanelJennifer Valko (ECU) and I are looking to create a panel on German speakers in the Southern Cone—Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, and southern Brazil. We welcome abstracts from Hispanists and Germanists, both literary scholars and historians. We would love to increase the Latin American presence at the GSA!
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1/30/2023Christian Baiercbaier[AT]snu.ac.krAutobiographical and Autofictional Writing in the Works of Günter GrassPanelPlease send 350-500 word abstract by March 1st, 2023.
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2/3/2023George Kovalenkogeorge.kovalenko@du.eduAdorno & PoetryPanelIn the wake of many contemporary theorists (such as Jacques Rancière, Alan Badiou, Giorgio Agamben, or Judith Butler) pointing to poetic form as a place of political praxis—of community formation—this panel seeks to explore the lyric theory of Theodor W. Adorno, whose 1951 “On Lyric Poetry and Society” sparked an international conversation about the potential political character of poetic production.

Paper topics may include Adorno’s own theory of the lyric, Adornian inflections or interventions in a range of lyric projects, critiques or explications of Adorno’s poetics, Adorno’s posthumous Aesthetic Theory and the lyric, transnational and transhistorical complications to the Adornian lyric, Adorno and the contemporary lyric, and poetry after Auschwitz. Interested parties should send an abstract in English or German of no more than 250 words along with a brief bio to george.kovalenko@du.edu by February 15th.
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2/7/2023Susan Morrowsm22@princeton.eduÜbung, Exercise, AskesisPanelhttps://networks.h-net.org/node/79435/discussions/12302631/cfp-gsa-2023-übung-exercise-askesis-montréal-10032023
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2/7/2023Rebekah Slodounik and Kathryn Sederbergras073[AT]bucknell[DOT]edu, ksederbe[AT]kzoo[DOT]eduRefugee Voices: Stories of Place and DisplacementPanelIn his 2017 novel Ohrfeige (A Slap In The Face), Abbas Khider tells the story of a group of refugees navigating the asylum process in Germany. The protagonist, an Iraqi refugee, is quickly initiated by others, who advise him on the kind of narrative he will need to strategically “craft” for the judge deciding his case. The novel’s frame narrative provides a different kind of story: the narrator has strapped his listener to a chair, and holds nothing back in his retelling of persecution, flight, and arrival in the European Union.[1] This groundbreaking novel thematizes what it means for refugee authors to have a voice, to be heard, and the conditions that prompt narratives of flight and survival in the first place. This panel focuses on refugee voices in 20th and 21st-century German-language literature and culture, in order to highlight the way refugee authors have engaged with issues of representation, authenticity, voice, the politics of refuge and humanitarianism, and the paradigms of victimhood and rescue.

In response to the “problem-oriented approach to refugees,” the growing interdisciplinary field of critical refugee studies (CRS) aims to highlight the resilience and creativity of refugee communities: “a humane and ethical site of inquiry that re-conceptualizes refugee lifeworlds not as a problem to be solved by global elites but as a site of social, political and historical critiques that, when carefully traced, make transparent processes of colonization, war, and displacement” [2]. Critical refugee studies—its critical vocabulary and framework—offers a productive means to reframe analyses of literature of displacement: to complicate traditional paradigms of victimhood and rescue (critique of humanitarianism), present nontraditional figures of refugee affect, excavate additional knowledge of refugee experiences, and shift focal points.

We would welcome papers that highlight refugee authors in German Studies, and especially those that explore frameworks and vocabularies from critical refugee studies. Submissions may consider the following:

figures of displacement and placelessness
intertwined histories of flight, colonialism, and imperialism
gratitude and the “ungrateful refugee” (Dina Nayeri)
the “good” refugee
concepts of livability
refugee refusal
technology and flight
the place of the camp
statelessness, human rights and refugee rights in literature
forced displacement and intersections of Indigenous studies and refugee studies
Please submit an abstract of 350-500 words along with a brief biography to Kathryn Sederberg (ksederbe@kzoo.edu) and Rebekah Slodounik (ras073@bucknell.edu) by March 1.

[1] Abbas Khider, Ohrfeige. Carl Hanser Verlag, 2016.

[2] See the work of the Critical Refugee Studies Collective, criticalrefugeestudies.com; and Yen Le Espiritu, Lan Duong, Ma Vang, Victor Bascara, Khatharya Um, Lila Sharif, Nigel Hatton. Departures: An Introduction to Critical Refugee Studies. University of California Press, 2022.
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2/8/2023Holly Yanacekyanaceha[AT]jmu[DOT]edu“Care and / as Resistance in Contemporary Germanophone Literature and Culture”PanelMy co-organizer and I are looking for 2 more presenters. The panel can approach care / caregiving in all its senses from a variety of perspectives: the dark side of care; reclaiming care; self-care and neoliberalism; care and emotion / affect; feminist care ethics; care and aging; care and narrative medicine; care and animal ethics, etc. Please email me yanaceha[AT]jmu[DOT]edu if interested.
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2/16/2023Bjorn Trebertrebe040@umn.eduElfriede JelinekPanelThe discussion contributions of this panel can take up a wide variety of themes of Elfriede Jelinek's work, follow the traces of her reception worldwide, and address aspects such as theatrical practices, intertextual, intermedial, and transnational aspects. This panel explores new forms of interpretation of a multi-layered work.
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2/21/2023Sean Houghshough[AT]umass[DOT]eduDefining Germanness and National Belonging Abroad in the 20th centuryPanelI and my co-panelist Ester Gonzalez are PhD Candidates at UMass Amherst are interested in forming an interdisciplinary panel around the topic of defing German national belonging in the twentieth century. We need a moderator, commentator, and one or two more advanced scholars as co-panelists. My research is on the Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge's engagement with other national commemorative cultures, while redefining German national commemoration in the context of defeat, reconciliation, and national renewal in the Cold War era. Ester's research studies the concept of music in the works of German-speaking exiled artists between 1933-1950 and focuses on the artists’ reflections on music as a part of German culture, and the impact of their thought on their work, praxis as developers of culture, and influence on German national identity. Neither of us have attended a conference before, so we can also join another panel that fits with our topics. I can be reached at shough[AT]umass[DOT]edu and Ester at egonzalezmar[AT]umass[DOT]edu.
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2/23/2023Jennifer Hoyerjhoyer[AT]uark[DOT]eduExploring Neurodivergence in the German Studies ContextPanelPlease note that neurodivergence includes, in addition to autism and ADHD, depression, tourette syndrome, dyslexia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia, dysgraphia, synesthesia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, addiction, bipolar disorder, and any combinations of other neurodiversities and their intersecting realities. We are hoping to start a discussion via this panel that reframes neurodivergence as generative, and makes space for knowledges and ways of knowing that are historically diagnosed or socially coded as deficient. Submit by March 6, please.
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2/23/2023Eva Reveszrevesze@denison.eduIngeborg Bachmann'Max Frisch CorrespondencePanelPlease submit abstract to revesze@denison.edu by March 5, 2023
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2/27/2023John A. Woodwardjohn.a.woodward[AT]fscj[DOT]eduMemory, History, Forgetting and The Cinema of Michael HanekePanelI'm looking to put together a panel on the films of Michael Haneke and specifically how they deal with memory and history. Papers in either German or English are welcome.
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3/5/2023Gizem Arslan (she/her//sie/ihr)garslan@wpi.eduEmine Sevgi Özdamar: Recent Works, New ApproachesPanelRevisiting Özdamar’s output as a leading voice in European letters, investigating either her newer writings (since 2003) or newer scholarly approaches to her work (e.g. media materiality, futurity, precarity, urban space, multidirectional memory). Please send abstracts to garslan@wpi.edu by March 15, 2023.
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3/6/2023Ruth Aardsma Bentonruth.a.aardsma-benton[at]wmich.eduDeviant Sexuality in Modern Germany/Post-World War IIPanelI am one of two graduate students who are hoping to form a panel about deviant or illicit sexuality or sexual behavior in modern Germany or the post-World War II era onwards. For example, I am working on a paper and dissertation regarding prostitution in East Germany. We also are looking for a commentator and moderator. If you have any questions, please contact Ruth Aardsma Benton.
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3/7/2023Temitope Dorcas Adetoyeseadetoyesetd[A]utexas[DOT]comPanel Topic: German Television and Screen StudiesPanel
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3/9/2023Temitope Adetoyeseadetoyesetd[AT]utexas[DOT]eduEthics and aesthetics, 1750 - present, documentary filmEitherI will like to be in the panel or roundtable discussion
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3/9/2023Dolores Augustineaugustid[AT]stjohns[DOT]eduGDR, nuclear history, anti-nuclear protestEitherI would be happy to serve as moderator or commentator
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3/9/2023Anne Dymekannedymek@fas.harvard.eduThe Future of the Literary ArtsEitherWe invite proposals for papers that explore the future of the literary arts, with a special focus on the intersection of literature and technology: How will technological advancements shape the way we create, consume, and experience literature?

This panel seeks to foster interdisciplinary dialogue among scholars, writers, and practitioners in the literary arts to envision the future of this dynamic and evolving field.
With the advancement of technology, there are several possibilities for new forms of literary mediation. One possibility is that literature will become increasingly interactive and immersive, with the incorporation of more advanced virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technologies. This could allow readers to fully immerse themselves in literary worlds, experiencing the narrative through a more sensory and interactive means. Literature might become more integrated with other forms of media, such as video and audio. For instance, future literary works may incorporate multimedia elements like music, video, and sound effects to create more immersive experiences for readers. The concept of the book itself could change. With the increasing use of digital formats, books could become more interactive and customizable, with readers able to choose their own narrative paths or change the outcome of the story based on their choices. In addition, new technologies could offer new modes of distribution for literary works. For instance, blockchain technology could be used to ensure the authenticity and ownership of digital copies of literary works, making it easier for authors to distribute and monetize their works without the need for intermediaries. Finally, literature could become more global and inclusive, with the use of translation technologies that break down language barriers and allow readers to experience literary works from cultures around the world.

Contributions could focus on the following themes:
- The incorporation of virtual reality and augmented reality technologies in literature
- The potential impact of multimedia elements like music, video, and sound effects on the reading experience
- The future of interactive storytelling and reader engagement in a digital age
- The changing concept of the book and the evolution of digital formats
- The use of artificial intelligence in the creative writing process and the generation of new narratives
- The role of blockchain technology in the distribution and monetization of literary works
- The use of translation technologies to promote global inclusivity in literature
- The ethical considerations and potential drawbacks of technological advancements in literary mediation.
- Diversity and inclusivity in the literary arts: What role can literary institutions and individual creators play in fostering diverse and inclusive literary communities?
- The role of literary arts in society: How can literature be used to address pressing social issues and shape public discourse?
- The evolving forms of literary expression: What new literary genres and forms are emerging, and how are they transforming the literary landscape?
- The future of literary education: How can literary education adapt to prepare students for the changing literary landscape and promote lifelong engagement with the literary arts?

We welcome proposals from scholars, writers, and practitioners working in all areas of the literary arts, including but not limited to literary studies, publishing, creative writing, and education. We encourage proposals that engage with diverse perspectives and that push traditional disciplinary boundaries.

Proposals should include a title, an abstract of no more than 300 words, and a brief biography of the author(s). Submissions should be sent to annedymek@fas.harvard.edu by March 24th 2023.

We look forward to a stimulating and thought-provoking panel.
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3/10/2023Mikkel Dackdack[AT]rowan[DOT]edu"Guilt and Shame in German Memory Writing from 1946 to the Present"Need a commentatorReinhard Zachau (Sewanee) and Gary Schmidt (Wright State) are seeking a commentator for a panel that addresses changes in German Holocaust memory literature. The session is part of the new "Legacies of Nazism" interdiciplinary network.
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3/10/2023Juliane Wuenschjwuensch@skidmore.eduTeaching Fairy Tales for the Modern WorldRoundtableWe need a moderator.
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3/18/2023Christian Baiercbaier[at]snu[dot]ac.kr Autofiction in Günter GrassNeed a moderatorFor my panel I need BOTH a moderator and a commentator, please reply by March 25th
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3/22/2023Micha Fiedlschustermichaf[AT]yorku[dot]caNorms, Interests and Values in German Foreign PolicyNeed a commentatorChiara Pierobon, Jan Völkel me are organizing a panel about Germany's foreign policy. We are looking for a commentator. The preliminary abstract is the following: In his already famous “Zeitenwende” speech of February 2022, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz described the world as at the doorstep of a new era: Russia’s war on Ukraine and China’s aspirations as rising global superpower were both signs of a hoisting new Cold War, with the resurrection of authoritarian regimes and the success of populist movements creating a multipolar world in which the UN Charter’s “binding power to common rules” seems increasingly contested.
This brings major challenges to Germany’s, and in its wider sense: the European Union’s, foreign policy. Their external relations, so far largely understood as being based on norms and values, seemingly need a recalibration now, to cope with the changing conditions. For this, in the words of Chancellor Scholz, Germany sees itself as “guarantor of European security”, “bridge builder” and “advocate for multilateral solutions to global problems”. What sounds nice means in essence: Germany needs to take over more responsibility and leadership, both in the promotion of peace and in the promotion of values. As one immediate dramatic shift, his government approved a EUR 100 billion special fund for the upgrading of Germany’s military capacity and by committing the country to invest annually more than 2 percent of its GDP in defense. This panel discusses the current state of Germany’s foreign policy and analyses to what extent a shift in its fundamental conceptions and convictions can indeed be testified. Thematically, the papers complement each other, examining questions of military engagement, democracy promotion and the latest tendencies towards a “feminist foreign policy”. By this, the panel sheds light on how the current government, in particular foreign minister Annalena Baerbock, seeks to reconcile rising security-oriented necessities with the country’s overall reluctance to abandon its rather pacifist post-World War II tradition. An actor-centered focus is laid on diplomats as bearers of this “new foreign policy” under the pretext of “Zeitenwende”. With this, the panel does not only touch upon highly relevant aspects of contemporary German and European external relations, particularly with regards to Ukraine and the wider “European neighbourhood”, but also contributes in a wider sense to the ongoing debates about soft and hard powers in international affairs, the limits to democracy promotion and norms export as well as the rise of authoritarians and the erosion of democratic principles.
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3/22/2023Micha Fiedlschustermichaf[AT]yorku[dot]caNorms, Interests and Values in German Foreign PolicyNeed a moderatorChiara Pierobon, Jan Völkel me are organizing a panel about Germany's foreign policy. We are looking for a moderator. The preliminary abstract is the following: In his already famous “Zeitenwende” speech of February 2022, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz described the world as at the doorstep of a new era: Russia’s war on Ukraine and China’s aspirations as rising global superpower were both signs of a hoisting new Cold War, with the resurrection of authoritarian regimes and the success of populist movements creating a multipolar world in which the UN Charter’s “binding power to common rules” seems increasingly contested.
This brings major challenges to Germany’s, and in its wider sense: the European Union’s, foreign policy. Their external relations, so far largely understood as being based on norms and values, seemingly need a recalibration now, to cope with the changing conditions. For this, in the words of Chancellor Scholz, Germany sees itself as “guarantor of European security”, “bridge builder” and “advocate for multilateral solutions to global problems”. What sounds nice means in essence: Germany needs to take over more responsibility and leadership, both in the promotion of peace and in the promotion of values. As one immediate dramatic shift, his government approved a EUR 100 billion special fund for the upgrading of Germany’s military capacity and by committing the country to invest annually more than 2 percent of its GDP in defense. This panel discusses the current state of Germany’s foreign policy and analyses to what extent a shift in its fundamental conceptions and convictions can indeed be testified. Thematically, the papers complement each other, examining questions of military engagement, democracy promotion and the latest tendencies towards a “feminist foreign policy”. By this, the panel sheds light on how the current government, in particular foreign minister Annalena Baerbock, seeks to reconcile rising security-oriented necessities with the country’s overall reluctance to abandon its rather pacifist post-World War II tradition. An actor-centered focus is laid on diplomats as bearers of this “new foreign policy” under the pretext of “Zeitenwende”. With this, the panel does not only touch upon highly relevant aspects of contemporary German and European external relations, particularly with regards to Ukraine and the wider “European neighbourhood”, but also contributes in a wider sense to the ongoing debates about soft and hard powers in international affairs, the limits to democracy promotion and norms export as well as the rise of authoritarians and the erosion of democratic principles.
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3/27/2023Greg Tomlinsongregory.tomlinson@sjsu.eduBavarian Property Law in the 1790s and Early 1800sPanelLooking to join a panel related to law, 18th and 19th century German history.
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