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S E S S I O N T I M E S

I: 1-19
Friday, September 19, 2003
Sessions 8:30 AM - 10:15 AM

1. German-American Relations in Crisis Salon B
2. Krieg & Krankenmord: Neue Forschungen Salon C
3. Revisiting Alltagsgeschichte I Audubon A
4. Antisemitismus, Antifeminismus 1890-1933 Audubon B
5. Indelible Images: The German Visual Archive Audubon C
6. Millennial Masculinities: Recent German Film Audubon D
7. Beyond Berlin: German Cities Confront Nazi Past Audubon E
8. Women Authors Engaging Mythology Magnolia
9. GDR Military Intelligence & the West Mimosa
10. The Poetics of Excess Cypress
11. Begegnungen mit George Tabori Oak
12. The Private Sphere & Public Order Azalea
13. Wer/Wem gehört: Music and German Identity Fleur de Lis 1
14. Parents, Children, & Gender in Modern Germany Fleur de Lis 2
15. On German Orientalism Fleur de Lis 3
16. Beziehungsspiele­Handlungsräume Fleur de Lis 5
17. Was ist es wert zu wissen? bei Nietzsche Fleur de Lis 6
18. Music & Public Sphere in 19th-Century Germany Fleur de Lis 7
19. Theorizing the Visual Field: Spectatorship Fleur de Lis 8

II: 20-38
Friday, September 19, 2003
Sessions 10:30 AM - 12:15 PM

20. Roundtable: German-US Relations Salon B
21. Language & Genocide: German Official Discourses Salon C
22. Revisiting Alltagsgeschichte II Audubon A
23. Reconfiguring German Studies Audubon B
24. Goethe & the Specular Audubon C
25. Cinematic Flanerie: The Camera Gazing at the City Audubon D
26. (Re)Inventing Austria Inside & Out Audubon E
27. Capitalism, Commercialism, & Marketing ca. 1900 Magnolia
28. German-Jewish-American Relations in Postwar Era Mimosa
29. Presence of the Past (1945-89) in German Literature Cypress
30. Three Small Parties: Greens, FDP, & PDS Oak
31. Monarchy, Democracy & the Nation Azalea
32. Zionists, Germans, & the East Fleur de Lis 1
33. Constructions of Music & Race Fleur de Lis 2
34. Aggression, Aggression-Controls, & Civilization Fleur de Lis 3
35. Local, National & Transnational Public Spheres: GDR Fleur de Lis 5
36. Influence of the Churches on German Society Fleur de Lis 6
37. Föderalismus & Diktatur. Das Beispiel Sachsens Fleur de Lis 7
38. Air War & Literature Fleur de Lis 8

Luncheon
12:30 PM ­ 1:45 PM

Speaker:
Wolfgang-Uwe Friedrich,
Universität Hildesheim

"Deutsche Universitätsreform:
halbherzig und zu spat?"

III: 39-57
Friday, September 19, 2003
Sessions 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM

39. Reevaluating Semisovereignty in Germany Today Salon B
40. Panel Discussion: German Media Theory Salon C
41. Writing Military History in the 20th Century Audubon A
42. Women against Peace? Female Support of War Audubon B
43. International Reactions to the Holocaust since 1960 Audubon C
44. German-Turkish Culture & the New Europe Audubon D
45. Ruins Of Modernity I Audubon E
46 . Modell Deutschland : The State of the Debate Magnolia
47. Schlaffer's Die kurze Geschichte der deutschen Literatur Mimosa
48. Martin Walser's Tod eines Kritikers as Literature Oak
49. Sport, Culture & Politics in German-speaking World Cypress
50. "Asozialität" Between Democracy & Dictatorship Azalea
51. Crisis of Judgment I: In the Eye of the Law Fleur de Lis 1
52. German Social Democracy and Transfer of Policy Fleur de Lis 2
53. Genetics and Politics in 20th Century Germany Fleur de Lis 3
54. Vom Winde verweht? Scientists & Engineers Abroad Fleur de Lis 5
55. Film, Television, & Cultural Politics Fleur de Lis 6
56. Lost in Space? Travel at Turn of 21st Century Fleur de Lis 7
57. Text, Time, & Image in Walter Benjamin Fleur de Lis 8

4:30 PM ­ 6:00 PM

BUSINESS MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION

6:00 PM ­ 7:00 PM

NO-HOST COCKTAIL RECEPTION

7:00 PM ­ 9:30 PM
BANQUET OF THE ASSOCIATION

Presidential Address

Patricia Herminghouse, University of Rochester

"The German Secrets of New Orleans"

IV: 58-75
Saturday, September 20, 2003
Sessions 8:30 AM - 10:15 AM

58. Recent Developments in East German Leadership Salon B
59. Roundtable: How Much German in German Studies? Salon C
60. Visions & Revisions of Violence Audubon A
61. Public Policy in Germany Audubon B
62. Masculinities in Margins: Gender & Masculinity Audubon C
63. Nazi Cinema Studies: What Is at Stake? Audubon D
64. Ruins of Modernity II Audubon E
65. Too Little Too Late? Nazi Art Theft & Restitution Magnolia
66. Constructions of Urban Turkish Gender Identities Mimosa
67. Kriegsherren: Protagonisten deutscher Militärpolitik Oak
68. Imagining the German East, 1871-1921 Azalea
69. Language & German Conceptions of Culture 1800 Fleur de Lis 1
70. The German Student Movement and America Fleur de Lis 2
71. The Politics of the Modern Self Fleur de Lis 3
72. Image, After-Image, Affect: Art & the Real 1750-1830 Fleur de Lis 5
73. Gender & Class Conflict in 19th-Century Literature Fleur de Lis 6
74. (Post)Soviet Jewish Immigration To Germany Fleur de Lis 7
75. Distinction, Consensus & Consumer Goods in GDR Fleur de Lis 8

V: 76-94
Saturday, September 20, 2003
Sessions 10:30 AM - 12:15 PM

76. Roundtable: Berlin Program: What Applicants Need Salon B
77. Gerhard Schröder & German-American Relations Salon C
78. Rising Stars, Falling Stars: Future of Austrian Politics Audubon A
79. Topographies of Jewish & German Identities Audubon B
80. Public Opinion, Performance, & Politics, 1949-1969 Audubon C
81. Radio & Newsreel Propaganda in Nazi Germany Audubon D
82. Soziale Wohlfahrt: Kontinuitäten & Diskontinuitäten Audubon E
83. Representations of Terrorism Magnolia
84. Who Are the Victims? Czech & Polish Discourses Mimosa
85. Telling Pasts: Memory, Identity, & Gender Cypress
86. Diplomats, Soldiers & Spies: Nazi Atrocities Oak
87. The Artist & the Metropolis Azalea
88. Revisiting the Canon: Women Writers Fleur de Lis 1
89. Goethe & the Enlightenment Fleur de Lis 2
90. Protest, Political Tradition, & the Cold War Fleur de Lis 3
91. The State & the Self in the GDR Fleur de Lis 5
92. On Wissenschaft , Philosophy, & Politics 19th Century Fleur de Lis 6
93. New Directions in the History of Anti-Semitism Fleur de Lis 7
94. Rhetorical & Political Modes in Post-War Science Fleur de Lis 8

Luncheon
12:30 PM ­ 1:45 PM

Speaker:

Günter Bischof, University of New Orleans
"Victims? Perpetrators? 'Punching Bags of European Historical Memory? The Austrians and their World War II Legacies"

VI: 95-113
Saturday, September 20, 2003
Sessions 2:00 PM - 3:45 PM

95. Love It or Leave It? Amerikakritik /Anti-Americanism Salon B
96. Emerging Issues in German Security Salon C
97. Near, Far & In-Between: Turkish Identity Audubon A
98. The Pasts of Contemporary German Cinema Audubon B
99. Behavioral & Rationalist Methods in Politics Audubon C
100. (National) Identities & (Gender) Boundaries in Film Audubon D
101. Re/Membering Veterans: War Victims 1914-1939 Audubon E
102. Germany & Web: Theory, Ethics, & Use of Internet Magnolia
103. The Evolution of German Capitalism Mimosa
104. Austria-Hungary in 1914: Accidental Death? Cypress
105. Transatlantische Beziehungen in Ernährungspolitik Oak
106. Textures of Modern: Emergence of "Fordist" Vienna Azalea
107. Fury: Aspects of Medieval German Literature Fleur de Lis 1
108. Aspects of Goethe Fleur de Lis 2
109. European Scholars & Ethnopolitics during 3rd Reich Fleur de Lis 3
110. Marginalization & Assimilation of Jews & Protestants Fleur de Lis 5
111. Reshaping Space & Society in Germany 1900-1960 Fleur de Lis 6
112. The Public Sphere & Political Theater Fleur de Lis 7
113. Women's Work: Philanthropy & Historical Mediation Fleur de Lis 8

VII: 114-131
Saturday, September 20, 2003
Sessions 4:00 PM - 5:45 PM

114. Recent Developments in German Foreign Policy Salon C
115. Hans Rothfels als Historiker im 20. Jahrhundert Audubon A
116. Jews & Boundaries of Normality Early 20th Century Audubon B
117. Dissonances in Visual Culture and Modernity Audubon C
118. Revisiting East German Popular Culture Audubon D
119. Quest for Credible Anti-Semitism: " Judenforschung " Audubon E
120. Gender Relations in the New Millennium Magnolia
121. Roundtable: Austrian Studies: Understanding Europe Mimosa
122. Politologische Aktualität philosophischer Positionen Cypress
123. Metaphor, Ritual, & Rätsel Post-Romantic Literature Oak
124. Geschichtsphilosophien & Geschichtstheorien Azalea
125. Encountering the East in Medieval Literature Fleur de Lis 1
126. State & Civil Society in Postwar Germany Fleur de Lis 2
127. Germany & War in the Age of Normalisation Fleur de Lis 3
128. New German Studies & the Global Metropolis Fleur de Lis 5
129. Enlightenment/Interpretation, China: Leibniz/Wolff Fleur de Lis 6
130. Identitätskonstruktionen in Ostdeutschland Fleur de Lis 7
131. Beyond Bonn & Berlin: Implications of Ostpolitik Fleur de Lis 8
131a. Party Organization and Party Behavior Salon B

VIII: 132-147
Sunday, September 21, 2003
Sessions 8:30 AM - 10:15 AM

132. Turning Points in German History Salon C
133. Der Elysée-Vertrag von 1963 Salon B
134. Order & Decency: State Policing of Deviant Behavior Audubon A
135. German Intellectuals between Renewal & Restoration Audubon B
136. Specter of Terrorism: RAF in the 1970s & Beyond Audubon C
137. Monumental, Recycled, & Pornographic Past on TV Audubon D
138. Popularizing German History in the 1950s Audubon E
139. Sozialdemokratische Kanzler & Amerika Magnolia
140. W.G. Sebald in His Own Words Cypress
141. Colonial & Postcolonial Discourses in Literature Oak
142. Childhood in Central Europe 1749-1832 I Azalea
143. Ambiguities of Enlightenment Fleur de Lis 1
144. Sexual Conflict & Sexual Identity 1900-1954 Fleur de Lis 5
145. Liberal Philosophy of Culture Fleur de Lis 6
146. History, Philosophy, Politics, & Literary Production Fleur de Lis 7
147. Globalisation & Competitiveness in Higher Ed Fleur de Lis 8

IX: 148-166
Sunday, September 21, 2003
Sessions 10:30 AM - 12:15 PM

148. Deutsch-französische Beziehungen 1963-2003 Salon B
149. Germany's Central & Eastern European Neighbors Salon C
150. Aspekte der neuen Bundesländer Audubon A
151. Realms of Imagination: Race & Space in Colonialism Audubon B
152. Sinti German & Black German Experience Audubon C
153. German Cinema of the 1990s: Visions & Revisions Audubon D
154. Mapping Multicultural Identities Audubon E
155. Deutsche Wirtschaftseliten im 20. Jahrhundert Magnolia
156. Governing the Body: Legislation on Abortion Mimosa
157. Die Präsidialgewalt in der Weimarer Republic Cypress
158. Federal Republic & European Integration History Oak
159. Childhood in Central Europe 1749-1832 II Azalea
160. Literature and Class Conflict in Weimar Fleur de Lis 1
161. Crisis of Judgment II: Illegal Precedents Fleur de Lis 2
162. Savior, Victim, Sexual Revolutionary Fleur de Lis 3
163. The Freikorps: A Myth and its Political Legacy Fleur de Lis 5
164. Transatlantic Dimension of Democracy 1945-1955 Fleur de Lis 6
165. National Socialism & Intergenerational Alliances Fleur de Lis 7
166. Die DDR zwischen Moskau & Bonn 1949-1989 Fleur de Lis 8
167. Living with Europe: Germany: Politics of Constraint Tulane Ballrm

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