Weimar as Symbol for Crisis

In this article in Der Spiegel, Wolfgang Münchau, associate editor of the Financial Times, compares the situation after the general election in Greece with Weimar Germany in 1930. Since 2008, Weimar has been a staple in the analysis of the financial crisis, as a symbol for political and economic crises and a touchstone for commentators of all camps.

 

100 Key Documents of German History

With support of the Ministry of the Interior, the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg has compiled an online archive for 100 key documents reflecting German history of the 20th century, including Hindenburg’s testimony before the Parliamentary Investigatory Committee (“The Stab in the Back”), manifestos and programs of various political parties and Karl Mannheim’s Das Problem der Generationen. All documents are available as scans of their original format.

Reviews in History

Since 1996, the Institute of Historical Research publishes Reviews in History, an electronic journal offering ‘reviews and reappraisals of significant work in all fields of historical interest’. Being an online resource, RiH is able to publish longer and more in-depth reviews (2000–3000 words) and also offers authors of reviewed books a chance for replying directly.

Bauhaus Online

The Bauhaus Archive Berlin, the Weimar Classic Foundation and the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation have created an online resource ‘for Bauhaus connoisseurs and enthusiasts’, offering a detailed (and appropriately well-presented) historical reference book, a magazine about the current impact of the famous design school and a calendar of Bauhaus-related events in Europe.

Bauhaus in London

From 3 May, the Barbican in London will stage ‘the biggest Bauhaus exhibition in the UK in over 40 years’, including works from Josef and Anni Albers, Marianne Brandt, Marcel Breuer, Walter Gropius, Johannes Itten, Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Hannes Meyer, László Moholy-Nagy, Oskar Schlemmer, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Gunta Stölzl, as well as a two-week summer school led by leading design practitioners.

To mark the occasion, the Britsh newspaper The Guardian has published a celebratory slide-show and an interesting article about the history of the Bauhaus.

CfP: Cultural Narratives of Race in the German Empire 1871-1945

Cultural Narratives of Race in the German Empire: 1871-1945

International Symposium

University of Edinburgh, September 13th, 2012

Julia Roos’ Response to Victoria Harris

Julia Roos, the author of Weimar through the Lens of Gender, has asked the Weimar Studies Network to publish her response to Victoria Harris’ review of her book in the current issue of German History. We happily comply with her request, as the support of a lively scholarly debate is the stated aim of this forum. However, the opinions expressed in the following text are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect those of the editors.