26 - May 2008 (pdf) - University of Sussex

Reports, Lectures and
publications continued
Christian Wiese, ‘Der Gelehrte Zwi Perez Chajes und die
christliche Bibelwissenschaft’ (contribution to a conference on
Chajes in Vienna, 19 December 2007).
Christian Wiese, ‘Robert Weltsch and the Ambivalence of Jewish
Nationalism’(University of North Carolina, Wilmington, 8 February
2008).
Christian Wiese,‘Hans Jonas as a Jewish Thinker in the 20th
Century’ (Dialogue with Prof. Eveline Goodman-Thau, Austrian
Association for Literature, Vienna, 17 March 2008).
Christian Wiese, ‘Das Frankfurter Jüdische Lehrhaus’ (University
of Frankfurt, 23 April 2008).
Forthcoming events in
Sussex and London
14 May 2008
Prof. Dagmar Lorenz (University of Illinois, Chicago)
‘The Land of Hopes, Broken Dreams and Desires. Israel in the
Works of Contemporary Jewish Authors in Austria’
18.45, Gustave Tuck Lecture Theatre, Institute of Jewish Studies,
University College London (joint event with UCL), Main Entrance,
Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT), reception at 18.15 in the
Terrace Restaurant.
In her presentation, Dagmar Lorenz will examine the shifting
significance of Israel as a touchstone of self-identification in the
writings and films of Jewish intellectuals in 1980s Austria. Despite
their critical attitude towards their parents’ generation, younger
Jewish authors remained aware of a fundamental bond with Israel
while avoiding uncritical approval of the Jewish State.
15 May 2008
Prof. Robin Judd (Columbus, Ohio)
‘Circumcision and Jewish Identity in the Kaiserreich’
19.00 Wiener Library, 4 Devonshire Street, London W1W 5BH
(Joint Wiener Library, Sussex and LBI lecture series)
Places must be reserved in advance by contacting the Leo Baeck
Institute London
T +44 (0)20 7580 3493
E info@leobaeck.co.uk
19 May 2008
Book launch: Andrea Hammel
Everyday Life as Alternative Space in Exile Writing: The Novels of
Anna Gmeyner, Selma Kahn, Hilde Spiel, Martina Wied and
Hermynia Zur Mühlen, Berne, Peter Lang, 2008.
13.00-14.30, Arts B127, University of Sussex
10 June 2008
Prof. Christian Wiese
‘Challenging Cultural Hegemony: Jewish Studies, Liberal
Protestantism, and Anti-Semitism in Wilhelmine and Weimar
Germany’
17.00 German Historical Institute, 17 Bloomsbury Square,
London WC1A 2NJ
13 June 2008
Prof. Saul Friedländer
‘An Integrated History of the Holocaust: Some Historiographical
Issues’
15.00 Chowen Lecture Theatre, Brighton and Sussex Medical
School Building, University of Sussex
Summer event at the British Academy:
The German-Speaking Refugees of the
1930s and their Legacy to Britain
An afternoon Workshop, followed by an evening Public Discussion, will be held at the
British Academy, 10 Carlton House Terrace. London SW1 on Tuesday 24 June 2008.
This event marks the completion of the project to create a database of ‘British Archival
Resources Relating to German-Speaking Refugees, 1933-1950’ (BARGE), undertaken by
researchers at the University of Sussex Centre for German-Jewish Studies and funded by
the Arts and Humanities Research Council.
The aim of the afternoon Workshop is to promote further discussion and research about
processes of acculturation and the contribution of the refugees to all aspects of public
life. The evening Public Discussion will consider whether the study of past experiences of
immigration and integration may shed light on the very topical issues of cultural diversity
and social cohesion in multi-ethnic Britain.
Presentations by researchers from the Centre will include a short paper by Dr Andrea
Hammel on ‘Refugee Archives: Theory and Practice’, and an online presentation of the
BARGE database by Ms Samira Teuteberg. Papers by invited speakers will promote further
reflection on the contribution of the refugees to public life in Britain. The first, entitled
‘Reconstituting a Traumatized Community’, will be a reassessment of the problems of
acculturation by Dr Marion Berghahn, author of the recently republished Continental
Britons. This will be followed by ‘The Impact of Refugee Scientists in Britain’, a paper by
Professor Gustav Born FRS, author of The Born Family in Göttingen and Beyond. It is
also hoped to include a presentation on the Role of Refugee Nurses, as reflected in
the archives.
The evening Public Discussion on ‘Immigration, Diversity and Integration: Past Experience
and Present Trends’ will be chaired by Professor Christian Wiese. A panel of distinguished
speakers will compare attitudes towards refugees during the 1930s with the reception of
immigrants and asylum seekers in Britain today, considering the ways in which historical
research can illuminate contemporary issues.
This event is organized by the Centre for German-Jewish Studies in conjunction with the
British Academy. Tea and refreshments will be provided. Readers of this Newsletter who
wish to attend should inform Diana Franklin (contact details below).
Research paper,
number 5
The Centre for German-Jewish Studies has
published a new research paper entitled
‘Revolt against Escapism’: Jewish
Dimensions of Hans Jonas’s Response to
Martin Heidegger by Christian Wiese.
Copies are being distributed free of charge
to Friends of the Centre. Further copies
may be ordered from the address below
at a cost of £5.00 (incl. postage and
packing).
For further information about the Centre, please contact:
Diana Franklin
Administrative Liaison Officer, Centre for German-Jewish Studies
University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QN
University tel: 01273 678771
London tel/fax: 020 8381 4721
Email d.franklin@sussex.ac.uk
Website www.sussex.ac.uk > Academic Units> Research Institutes>
Centre for German-Jewish Studies