The proposed thematic focus with the journal ANGERMION aims to explore avenues of reworking the history of the discipline between 1914 and 1945.
We approach this topic with two key questions in mind: First, how did the historical situation of being or having been at war with Germany shape the discipline in its personal, institutional, methodological and self-reflexive dimensions? And, in turn, what role did the British ‘Auslandsgermanistik’ play in the wars and the further trajectory of Anglo-German relations? Thus, we intend to analyse British German Studies as both impacted by and impacting the crisis-ridden times between 1914 and 1945.
The thematic focus is planned to be published in late 2022. We welcome contributions both in English and German. Please submit your abstract (up to 500 words) and a short bio until 1 March 2022 to the Guest Editors of this volume of ANGERMION (Vol XV/2022), Sophia Buck (sophia.buck@merton.ox.ac.uk) and Andreas Schmid (andreas.schmid@chch.ox.ac.uk). You can expect feedback within two weeks time. The length of the papers will be handled flexibly. Their final submission is due on 1 July 2022 for consideration in Vol XV.
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