@article{CarlaUhinkGarciaMorcillo2024, author = {Carl{\`a}-Uhink, Filippo and Garc{\´i}a Morcillo, Marta}, title = {Problemas y desaf{\´i}os de la investigaci{\´o}n hist{\´o}rica sobre la corrupci{\´o}n}, series = {Eunom{\´i}a : Revista en Cultura de la Legalidad}, volume = {26}, journal = {Eunom{\´i}a : Revista en Cultura de la Legalidad}, publisher = {Madrid}, address = {Universidad Carlos III de Madrid}, issn = {2253-6655}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.20318/eunomia.2024.8506}, pages = {146 -- 164}, year = {2024}, abstract = {El art{\´i}culo analiza la corrupci{\´o}n como un fen{\´o}meno complejo y con frecuencia ambiguo, relacionado con comportamientos y mentalidades individuales y colectivas, que son percibidos como ileg{\´i}timos o inmorales y, por lo tanto, desviados de normas establecidas. M{\´a}s all{\´a} de un acercamiento reduccionista u objetivista a lugares comunes de la corrupci{\´o}n pol{\´i}tica, o a delitos tipificados por la ley, esta contribuci{\´o}n pretende destacar la relevancia del an{\´a}lisis hist{\´o}rico del discurso en el estudio del tema. Este enfoque nos permite reconstruir contextos en los que se identifica la corrupci{\´o}n, as{\´i} como analizar relatos, no siempre un{\´a}nimes, sobre estas pr{\´a}cticas. El trabajo se adentra en una {\´e}poca lejana, pero a la vez cercana a nuestro tiempo, el {\´u}ltimo siglo la Rep{\´u}blica romana. La evidencia nos permite evaluar cr{\´i}ticamente aspectos fundamentales de la construcci{\´o}n ret{\´o}rica de la corrupci{\´o}n y de sus zonas grises, como la distinci{\´o}n, a menudo borrosa, entre regalo y soborno.}, language = {es} } @article{CarlaUhink2024, author = {Carl{\`a}-Uhink, Filippo}, title = {'He had thoughtlessly accepted certain gifts'}, series = {Cultural History}, volume = {13}, journal = {Cultural History}, number = {1}, publisher = {Edinburgh University Press}, address = {Edinburgh}, issn = {2045-290X}, pages = {52 -- 70}, year = {2024}, abstract = {It has been highlighted many times how difficult it is to draw a boundary between gift and bribe, and how the same transfer can be interpreted in different ways according to the position of the observer and the narrative frame into which it is inserted. This also applied of course to Ancient Rome; in both the Republic and Principate lawgivers tried to define the limits of acceptable transfers and thus also to identify what we might call 'corruption'. Yet, such definitions remained to a large extent blurred, and what was constructed was mostly a 'code of conduct', allowing Roman politicians to perform their own 'honesty' in public duty - while being aware at all times that their involvement in different kinds of transfer might be used by their opponents against them and presented as a case of 'corrupt' behaviour.}, language = {en} } @article{CarlaUhinkGarciaMorcillo2024, author = {Carl{\`a}-Uhink, Filippo and Garc{\´i}a Morcillo, Marta}, title = {Discursive constructions of corruption in Ancient Rome}, series = {Cultural History}, volume = {13}, journal = {Cultural History}, number = {1}, publisher = {Edinburgh University Press}, address = {Edinburgh}, issn = {2045-290X}, pages = {1 -- 11}, year = {2024}, language = {en} } @article{Kay2024, author = {Kay, Alex James}, title = {The extermination of Red Army soldiers in German captivity, 1941-1945}, series = {Journal of Slavic Military Studies}, volume = {37}, journal = {Journal of Slavic Military Studies}, number = {1}, publisher = {Taylor \& Francis}, address = {London}, issn = {1556-3006}, doi = {10.1080/13518046.2024.2340839}, pages = {80 -- 104}, year = {2024}, abstract = {Captive Red Army soldiers made up the majority of victims of Nazi Germany's starvation policy against Soviet civilians and other non-combatants and thus constituted the largest single victim group of the German war of annihilation against the Soviet Union. Indeed, Soviet prisoners of war were the largest victim group of all National Socialist annihilation policies after the European Jews. Before the launch of Operation Barbarossa, it was clear to the Wehrmacht planning departments on exactly what scale they could expect to capture Soviet troops. Yet, they neglected to make the necessary preparations for feeding and sheltering the captured soldiers, who were viewed by the economic staffs and the military leadership alike as direct competitors of German troops and the German home front for precious food supplies. The number of extra mouths to feed was incompatible with German war aims. The obvious limitations on their freedom of movement and the relative ease with which large numbers could be segregated and their rations controlled were crucial factors in the death of over 3 million Soviet POWs, the vast majority directly or indirectly as a result of deliberate policies of neglect, undernourishment, and starvation while in the 'care' of the Wehrmacht. The most reliable figures for the mortality of Soviet POWs in German captivity reveal that up to 3.3 million died from a total of just over 5.7 million captured between June 1941 and February 1945 — a proportion of almost 58 percent. Of these, 2 million were already dead by the beginning of February 1942. In English, there is still neither a single monograph nor a single edited volume dedicated to the subject. This article now provides the first detailed stand-alone synthesis in that language addressing the whole period from 1941 to 1945.}, language = {en} } @article{Kaak2023, author = {Kaak, Heinrich}, title = {Chronologie der Englandreise}, series = {Ich gestehe, daß ich mich sehr bestimmt auf diese Reise freue … : Die Englandbriefe des m{\"a}rkischen Ehepaares von Itzenplitz 1792/1793}, journal = {Ich gestehe, daß ich mich sehr bestimmt auf diese Reise freue … : Die Englandbriefe des m{\"a}rkischen Ehepaares von Itzenplitz 1792/1793}, publisher = {Lukas}, address = {Berlin}, isbn = {978-3-86732-359-8}, pages = {45 -- 53}, year = {2023}, language = {de} } @article{Kaak2023, author = {Kaak, Heinrich}, title = {Einleitender Kommentar}, series = {Ich gestehe, daß ich mich sehr bestimmt auf diese Reise freue … : Die Englandbriefe des m{\"a}rkischen Ehepaares von Itzenplitz 1792/1793}, journal = {Ich gestehe, daß ich mich sehr bestimmt auf diese Reise freue … : Die Englandbriefe des m{\"a}rkischen Ehepaares von Itzenplitz 1792/1793}, publisher = {Lukas}, address = {Berlin}, isbn = {978-3-86732-359-8}, pages = {11 -- 44}, year = {2023}, language = {de} } @article{FennZuelsdorfKersting2023, author = {Fenn, Monika and Z{\"u}lsdorf-Kersting, Meik}, title = {Historisches Denken, historisches Wissen, historische Kompetenzen}, series = {Geschichts-Didaktik - Praxishandbuch f{\"u}r den Geschichtsunterricht : Sekundarstufe I und II}, journal = {Geschichts-Didaktik - Praxishandbuch f{\"u}r den Geschichtsunterricht : Sekundarstufe I und II}, publisher = {Cornelsen}, address = {Berlin}, isbn = {978-3-589-16886-6}, pages = {53}, year = {2023}, language = {de} } @article{D'Aprile2023, author = {D'Aprile, Iwan-Michelangelo}, title = {B{\"a}cker Roesike statt Humboldt}, series = {Nur in Freiheit wird man frei}, journal = {Nur in Freiheit wird man frei}, publisher = {Kiepenheuer \& Witsch}, address = {K{\"o}ln}, isbn = {978-3-462-50002-8}, pages = {7 -- 20}, year = {2023}, language = {de} } @article{Faber2023, author = {Faber, Eike}, title = {Der n{\"o}rdliche Schwarzmeerraum in der Antike}, series = {Ukraine und Ostmitteleuropa}, journal = {Ukraine und Ostmitteleuropa}, editor = {Rink, Martin and Haug, Clemens and Hammerich, Helmuth R.}, publisher = {Brill}, address = {Paderborn}, isbn = {978-3-506-79153-5}, pages = {28 -- 37}, year = {2023}, language = {de} } @article{ReedSchenck2023, author = {Reed, Kate and Schenck, Marcia C.}, title = {A right to research?}, series = {International migration}, volume = {61}, journal = {International migration}, number = {3}, publisher = {Wiley-Blackwell}, address = {Oxford}, issn = {0020-7985}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1111/imig.13145}, pages = {390 -- 393}, year = {2023}, language = {en} } @article{Schulze2023, author = {Schulze, Christoph}, title = {J{\"u}rgen Rieger (1946-2009)}, series = {Rechtsextrem: Biografien nach 1945}, journal = {Rechtsextrem: Biografien nach 1945}, publisher = {De Gruyter}, address = {Oldenburg}, isbn = {978-3-1110-0870-7}, doi = {10.1515/9783111010991-021}, pages = {381 -- 402}, year = {2023}, language = {de} } @article{Wienfort2023, author = {Wienfort, Monika}, title = {Katholizismus im Kalten Krieg}, series = {Ver{\"o}ffentlichungen der Kommission f{\"u}r Zeitgeschichte Reihe C: Themen der kirchlichen Zeitgeschichte ; 4}, journal = {Ver{\"o}ffentlichungen der Kommission f{\"u}r Zeitgeschichte Reihe C: Themen der kirchlichen Zeitgeschichte ; 4}, publisher = {Sch{\"o}ningh}, address = {Paderborn}, isbn = {978-3-506-79538-0}, pages = {VIII, 311}, year = {2023}, abstract = {In K{\"o}nigstein im Taunus gr{\"u}ndeten vertriebene katholische Priester aus den ehemaligen Ostgebieten nach 1945 eine Bildungsst{\"a}tte, in der die Fr{\"o}mmigkeitskultur an die n{\"a}chsten Generationen weitergegeben werden sollte. Hier entwickelte sich in den 1950er Jahren ein Kommunikationszentrum, in dem eine Hochschule Priester f{\"u}r den Osten ausbildete und vielf{\"a}ltige Medien {\"u}ber die Lage hinter dem Eisernen Vorhang informierten. Von K{\"o}nigstein ging die Kapellenwagenmission aus, die katholische Gl{\"a}ubige in der westdeutschen Diaspora aufsuchte. Nostalgische R{\"u}ckbesinnung verband sich mit der Errichtung eines modernen Tagungsbaus. Seit den 1970er Jahren gerieten die K{\"o}nigsteiner Unternehmungen in eine grundlegende Krise. Mit der Gr{\"u}ndungsgeneration starben die auf den Osten bezogene Mentalit{\"a}t und letztlich auch die K{\"o}nigsteiner Anstalten. Das Ende des Kalten Kriegs verschob die Nachkriegszeit der katholischen Vetriebenen endg{\"u}ltig in die Erinnerungskultur.}, language = {de} } @article{SanchezSanz2023, author = {Sanchez Sanz, Arturo}, title = {La her{\´a}ldica amaz{\´o}nica}, series = {thersites 16}, volume = {2023}, journal = {thersites 16}, number = {16}, editor = {Amb{\"u}hl, Annemarie and Carl{\`a}-Uhink, Filippo and Rollinger, Christian and Walde, Christine}, issn = {2364-7612}, doi = {10.34679/thersites.vol16.202}, pages = {1 -- 82}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Nowadays, we know about 4,475 iconographic representations dedicated to the Amazonian universe in Antiquity. Most of them belong to vase painting pieces (3,448). This current work analyze the Amazonian emblems that appear in a high percentage of these representations (725), together with the few examples associated with other artistic supports. In that way, we will study the chosen designs, which of them achieved greater popularity and the possible reasons why some of them were more popular in certain contexts. According to the results, we can discover that the Amazons present a type of emblem very similar to that used by the hoplites who fought against them in the same representation of the Amazonomachy. It is true that we appreciate a greater interest in certain models within a broad group of options that became traditional for Amazonian representations, but the results of this study suggest that the artists freely chose between them. However, his decision could be influenced by aspects such as the predominant trends in each period, the tastes of the export markets or the influence generated by other types of works (mainly paintings, reliefs or sculptures) whose popularity made them models.}, language = {es} } @article{WeissWerner2023, author = {Weiß, Adrian and Werner, Eva}, title = {Geschlechterverh{\"a}ltnisse im Dialog}, series = {thersites 16}, volume = {2023}, journal = {thersites 16}, number = {16}, editor = {Amb{\"u}hl, Annemarie and Carl{\`a}-Uhink, Filippo and Rollinger, Christian and Walde, Christine}, issn = {2364-7612}, doi = {10.34679/thersites.vol16.216}, pages = {128 -- 138}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Die abgetrennte Zunge by Katharina Wesselmann deals with gender and power relations in ancient literature and beyond. It has received widespread attention, particularly in popular media. In this interview, thersites examines the book from an academic perspective. We talk to Katharina Wesselmann about the reactions to her work, her methodology and her conclusions. The primary focus of this interview is on what ancient texts may tell us about today's gender issues and vice versa - it, thus, entails a broader discussion about modern Classics.}, language = {de} } @article{Laudenbach2023, author = {Laudenbach, Beno{\^i}t}, title = {Sophocle sur Netflix}, series = {thersites 16}, volume = {2023}, journal = {thersites 16}, number = {16}, editor = {Amb{\"u}hl, Annemarie and Carl{\`a}-Uhink, Filippo and Rollinger, Christian and Walde, Christine}, issn = {2364-7612}, doi = {10.34679/thersites.vol16.222}, pages = {83 -- 127}, year = {2023}, abstract = {The paper focuses on two recent occurrences of a Sophoclean drama on screen, Electra in the romantical movie Marriage Story, and Philoctetes in an episode of the mainstream medical series New Amsterdam, both productions currently available on the popular streaming service Netflix. The case studies explore the mechanisms of the use of these dramas and their significance in both productions, showing that they are partly used for their "classical" authority, are deeply integrated within the scenarios, and help to design the narratives, the characters and their (social and personal) relationships.}, language = {fr} } @article{Skibinski2023, author = {Skibinski, Connie}, title = {'Crazy Man-Killing Monsters'}, series = {thersites 17}, volume = {2023}, journal = {thersites 17}, number = {17}, editor = {Potter, Amanda and Gardner, Hunter H.}, issn = {2364-7612}, doi = {10.34679/thersites.vol17.240}, pages = {183 -- 211}, year = {2023}, abstract = {The Amazons have a long legacy in literature and the visual arts, extending from antiquity to the present day. Prior scholarship tends to treat the Amazons as hostile 'Other' figures, embodying the antithesis of Greco-Roman cultural norms. Recently, scholars have begun to examine positive portrayals of Amazons in contemporary media, as role models and heroic figures. However, there is a dearth of scholarship examining the Amazons' inherently multifaceted nature, and their subsequent polarised reception in popular media. This article builds upon the large body of scholarship on contemporary Amazon narratives, in which the figures of Wonder Woman and Xena, Warrior Princess dominate scholarly discourse. These 'modern Amazon' figures epitomise the dominant contemporary trend of portraying Amazons as strong female role models and feminist icons. To highlight the complexity of the Amazon image in contemporary media, this article examines the representation of the Amazons in the Supernatural episode 'Slice Girls' (S7 E13, 2012), where their portrayal as hostile, monstrous figures diverges greatly from the positive characterisation of Wonder Woman and Xena. I also consider the show's engagement with ancient written sources, to examine how the writers draw upon the motifs of ancient Amazon narratives when crafting their unique Amazon characters. By contrasting the Amazons of 'Slice Girls' to contemporary figures and ancient narratives, this article examines how factors such as feminist ideology, narrative story arcs, characters'/audience's perspectives and male bias shape the representation of Amazons post-antiquity.}, language = {en} } @article{MartinezJimenez2023, author = {Mart{\´i}nez Jim{\´e}nez, Javier}, title = {Lycaon and classical versipelles in MTV's Teen Wolf}, series = {thersites 17}, volume = {2023}, journal = {thersites 17}, number = {17}, editor = {Potter, Amanda and Gardner, Hunter H.}, issn = {2364-7612}, doi = {10.34679/thersites.vol17.248}, pages = {212 -- 244}, year = {2023}, abstract = {The modern conception of the werewolf is heavily influenced by Gothic reinterpretations of medieval European stories. This kind of werewolf is the one that has appeared on screen and written fiction for decades, but MTV's Teen Wolf, a re-boot of the 1980s film which aired between 2011 - 17, is different. In this young adult supernatural drama, werewolves descend directly from Lycaon, and a substantial proportion of the show's werewolf lore derives from Graeco-Roman stories about wolf-shifters and versipelles. This paper wants to explore the extent of the use in the show of the myth of Lycaon in particular, of Classical versipelles in general, the significance of these two references for the narrative, and the degree of innovation in modern supernatural fiction of this adaptation of Greek and Roman stories.}, language = {en} } @article{Maurice2023, author = {Maurice, Lisa}, title = {From Olympian to Christ-figure: Lucifer (2016 - 2021)}, series = {thersites 17}, volume = {2023}, journal = {thersites 17}, number = {17}, editor = {Potter, Amanda and Gardner, Hunter H.}, issn = {2364-7612}, doi = {10.34679/thersites.vol17.244}, pages = {245 -- 272}, year = {2023}, abstract = {On the surface the television series Lucifer (2016 - 21) is a simple police procedural but, in actuality, the criminal cases in the show serve merely as window-dressing and structure for the deeper consideration of issues, such as guilt, shame, love, and even the meaning of life on both an individual and universal level. These topics are explored through the ever-developing character of Lucifer himself, who, like other recent anti-hero depictions, is initially presented in a manner that is very different from traditional portrayals of the Devil, and is, in fact, far closer to that of the Greek Olympian gods. Over the course of six seasons, the depiction of Lucifer alters, however, as he becomes a figure that is in many ways Christ-like, but with a 21st century twist that places the individual in an exalted position that is superior to that of divinity.}, language = {en} } @article{Potter2023, author = {Potter, Amanda}, title = {Classical Monsters and Hero(ines) in InSEXts, Eros/Psyche and Porcelain}, series = {thersites 17}, volume = {2023}, journal = {thersites 17}, number = {17}, editor = {Potter, Amanda and Gardner, Hunter H.}, issn = {2364-7612}, doi = {10.34679/thersites.vol17.247}, pages = {96 -- 124}, year = {2023}, abstract = {This paper applies Monster Theory to the use of Greek mythology in three creator-owned comic series by female writers: InSEXts (2016 - 2017) by American comic writer Marguerite Bennett and Indonesian artist working in America Ariela Kristantina as well as Eros/Psyche (2021) and Porcelain (2021) by Maria Llovet, a comic writer and artist from Barcelona. In the first volume of InSEXts, set in Victorian London, there are allusions to the Furies and Pandora, linked with the discourse of the repression of women. In the second volume, set in the late nineteenth century Paris art world, the representation of classical subjects in art becomes a means to repress women, and a goddess with a Gorgon-like appearance takes revenge on the male repressors. In Eros/Psyche the story of Eros and Psyche and broken statues forms the backdrop and context for a tale of love and deception at a girls' school, and in Porcelain a girl is faced with a choice of paths towards Eros or Thanatos, like Herakles at the crossroads choosing between the paths of virtue and vice. With reference to Cohen's seven theses of Monster Culture I examine how Bennett and Lovett subvert the idea of the monster and the hero.}, language = {en} } @article{Toscano2023, author = {Toscano, Margaret Merrill}, title = {Varieties of Supernatural Depictions}, series = {thersites 17}, volume = {2023}, journal = {thersites 17}, number = {17}, editor = {Potter, Amanda and Gardner, Hunter H.}, issn = {2364-7612}, doi = {10.34679/thersites.vol17.249}, pages = {2 -- 31}, year = {2023}, abstract = {This article proposes several conceptual frameworks for examining the widespread use of classical intertexts depicting the supernatural in popular media. Whether the supernatural is viewed as reality or simply a trope, it represents the human capacity and desire to explore worlds and meanings beyond the obvious and mundane. Representations of classical gods, heroes, and monsters evoke the power of mythic stories to probe and explain human psychology, social concerns, philosophical questions, and religious beliefs, including belief about the paranormal and supernatural. The entertainment value of popular media allows creators and audiences to engage with larger issues in non-dogmatic and playful ways that help them negotiate tensions among various beliefs and identities. This paper also gives an overview of the other articles in this journal issue, showing overlapping themes and patterns that connect with these tensions. By combining knowledge of classical myths in their original contexts with knowledge about contemporary culture, classical scholars contribute unique perspectives about why classical intertexts dominate in popular media today.}, language = {en} }