Volume 6: Foreword
DEAR READERS, I am pleased to announce the publication of the first articles of our 2010 issue, as well as to inform you about TRANSIT’s involvement in the upcoming German Studies Association (GSA) conference, which will be held from October 7-10, 2010 in Oakland, CA. The issue kicks off with “Spoofing Herzog and Herzog Spoofing,” […]
Spoofing Herzog and Herzog Spoofing
Eric Ames Download PDF Abstract: This essay explores how humor, parody, and self-parody have shaped and reshaped the public image of the filmmaker Werner Herzog, especially since the 1990s and with the help of various spectators, particularly those who create and circulate their own images of the iconic German director. To see this dynamic at […]
The Province Always Rings Twice: Christian Petzold’s Heimatfilm noir Jerichow
Alasdair King Download PDF Abstract: After achieving critical success as one of Germany’s leading contemporary film makers with his Gespenster/Ghosts trilogy (2000, 2005, 2007), Christian Petzold’s subsequent film, Jerichow (2008) has continued his interest in utilizing genre conventions to explore the dynamics between his central characters, lost in the forgotten and empty spaces of post-unification […]
Sonderzeichen Yoko Tawada: Ein Briefwechsel zwischen Susan Bernofsky und Bernard Banoun
Download PDF Abstract: An exchange of letters, written in German, between Bernard Banoun and Susan Bernofsky, addressing issues relating to translation, and particularly to their translations of the works of Yoko Tawada into French and English, respectively. 7. März 2010 Liebe Frau Bernofsky, lieber Herr Banoun, Vielen Dank für Ihre Teilnahme an diesem Gespräch. Bei […]
A Conversation with Bernard Banoun
Kurt Beals, Erik Born, Robin Ellis, and Deniz Göktürk Download PDF Abstract: A conversation with the translator and scholar Bernard Banoun. The following conversation took place in Berkeley on October 29, 2009. Bernard Banoun has translated the works of numerous German writers into French, including novels and prose by Thomas Jonigk, Werner Kofler, Yoko Tawada, […]