TY - JOUR A1 - Wentker, Hermann ED - Wirsching, Andreas ED - Lehmann, Lars T1 - Zwischen Föderalismus und Zentralismus BT - die Länder in der Sowjetischen Besatzungszone und frühen DDR (1945-1952) JF - Nationalstaat und Föderalismus Y1 - 2024 SN - 978-3-593-45486-3 SN - 978-3-593-51762-9 SP - 133 EP - 152 PB - Campus Verlag CY - Frankfurt am Main ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kay, Alex James T1 - The extermination of Red Army soldiers in German captivity, 1941–1945 BT - causes, patterns, dimensions JF - Journal of Slavic Military Studies N2 - 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. KW - Red Army KW - prisoners of war KW - Wehrmacht KW - extermination KW - starvation KW - Eastern Europe KW - Second World War Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1080/13518046.2024.2340839 SN - 1556-3006 SN - 1351-8046 VL - 37 IS - 1 SP - 80 EP - 104 PB - Taylor & Francis CY - London ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schenck, Marcia C. A1 - Wetzel, Johanna M. T1 - Shifting the means of (knowledge) production BT - teaching applied oral history methods in a global classroom JF - World history connected : the ejournal of learning and teaching ; WHC Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.13021/whc.v19i3.3327 SN - 1931-8642 VL - 19 IS - 3 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kay, Alex James T1 - El exterminio de los cautivos del Ejército Rojo JF - Desperta Ferro: Contemporánea N2 - La Wehrmacht tenía muy claro a qué escala podía esperar capturar a las tropas soviéticas, pero aun así descuidó los preparativos necesarios para alimentar y alojar a unos hombres que los planificadores económicos y los jefes militares consideraron que serían competidores directos de las fuerzas armadas en lo que a víveres se refiere. Las obvias limitaciones a su libertad de movimiento y la relativa facilidad con la que grandes cantidades de ellos pudieron ser segregados y sus raciones controladas fueron factores cruciales a la hora de explicar la muerte de más de tres millones de prisioneros de guerra soviéticos, la inmensa mayoría de ellos como consecuencia directa o indirecta del hambre y la desnutrición. El proceso se inició con un claro desinterés por encargarse debidamente de aquella gente, pero con la llegada del otoño derivó en la decisión clara y meditada de matar de hambre a todos los que no pudieran aportar su trabajo a la economía de guerra o a los ejércitos alemanes. Y1 - 2023 SN - 2340-8820 VL - 56 SP - 57 EP - 60 PB - Desperta Ferro CY - Madrid ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Banditt, Christopher T1 - Die hatten auch alle kein Telefon BT - ostdeutsche Telefonverhältnisse vor und nach der "Wende" Y1 - 2023 SN - 978-3-86331-665-5 SP - 237 EP - 249 PB - Zentralen für politische Bildung und Metropol Verlag CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Reininghaus, Moritz T1 - Die Grenzgänge des Rudolf Schottlaender BT - ein deutsch-jüdischer Lebensweg zwischen Ost und West Y1 - 2023 SN - 978-3-86331-665-5 SP - 112 EP - 123 PB - Zentralen für politische Bildung und Metropol Verlag CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Wickert, Tilman T1 - Liebesgaben aus West-Berlin BT - die Solidaritätssammlungen der bundesdeutschen Studentenschaft und das Amt für gesamtdeutsche Studentenfragen JF - DDR im Plural Y1 - 2023 SN - 978-3-86331-665-5 SP - 100 EP - 111 PB - Zentralen für politische Bildung und Metropol Verlag CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Jenke, Nadine T1 - Eine Frage der Würdigkeit? BT - zur Rolle von NS-Verfolgten im Gerichtssaal JF - DDR im Plural Y1 - 2023 SN - 978-3-86331-665-5 SP - 34 EP - 47 PB - Zentralen für politische Bildung und Metropol Verlag CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Jagtiani, Sharinee L. A1 - Wellek, Sophia T1 - In the Shadow of Ukraine BT - India's choices and challenges JF - Survival N2 - In 2022, India captured global attention over its response to the war in Ukraine. While calling for both parties' return to diplomacy, India abstained from several United Nations resolutions condemning Russian aggression. For a country that ostensibly subscribes to the values of democracy and territorial integrity, its response appeared frustrating and contradictory, but it is broadly consistent with its long-standing policy of non-alignment. Although India's relationship with China is increasingly contentious, New Delhi is not yet fully convinced that it is in India's interest to swing westwards. The country's relations with Russia and China are deep, complex and substantive. In addition to the military and economic benefits it derives from its connection with Russia, New Delhi and Moscow share an avowed preference for a more equal, multipolar world. India will eventually have to reflect on the extent to which it can sustain its balancing act. KW - China KW - Galwan Valley KW - democracy KW - India KW - Jawaharlal Nehru KW - non-alignment; KW - Pakistan KW - Quadrilateral Security Dialogue KW - Quad KW - Indo-Pacific KW - Russia KW - Ukraine war KW - United Nations Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1080/00396338.2022.2078045 SN - 126962024X SN - 1468-2699 VL - 64 IS - 3 SP - 29 EP - 48 PB - Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group CY - Abingdon ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lindenberger, Thomas A1 - Sabrow, Martin T1 - Zwischen Verinselung und Europäisierung BT - die Zukunft der DDR-Geschichte JF - Abgrenzung und Verflechtung : das geteilte Deutschland in der zeithistorischen Debatte Y1 - 2008 SN - 978-3-940938-03-9 SP - 163 EP - 170 PB - Metropol CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Asche, Matthias A1 - Hesse, Christian A1 - Holý, Martin T1 - Editorial JF - Acta Universitatis Carolinae. Philosophica et historica Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.14712/23365730.2023.18 SN - 2336-5730 SN - 0323-0562 VL - 1 IS - 63 SP - 9 EP - 10 PB - Charles University, Karolinum Press CY - Prag ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Carlà-Uhink, Filippo A1 - García Morcillo, Marta T1 - Discursive constructions of corruption in Ancient Rome BT - Introduction JF - Cultural History Y1 - 2024 UR - https://www.euppublishing.com/doi/abs/10.3366/cult.2024.0293 SN - 2045-290X SN - 2045-2918 VL - 13 IS - 1 SP - 1 EP - 11 PB - Edinburgh University Press CY - Edinburgh ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Carlà-Uhink, Filippo T1 - ‘He had thoughtlessly accepted certain gifts’ BT - corrnuption and ormative behaviour for roman magistrates JF - Cultural History N2 - 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. KW - corruption KW - gift-giving KW - Ancient Rome KW - bribery KW - transfers KW - code of conduct KW - embezzlement KW - Cicero Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3366/cult.2024.0296 SN - 2045-290X SN - 2045-2918 VL - 13 IS - 1 SP - 52 EP - 70 PB - Edinburgh University Press CY - Edinburgh ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Carlà-Uhink, Filippo A1 - García Morcillo, Marta T1 - Problemas y desafíos de la investigación histórica sobre la corrupción BT - la República romana JF - Eunomía : Revista en Cultura de la Legalidad N2 - El artículo analiza la corrupción como un fenómeno complejo y con frecuencia ambiguo, relacionado con comportamientos y mentalidades individuales y colectivas, que son percibidos como ilegítimos o inmorales y, por lo tanto, desviados de normas establecidas. Más allá de un acercamiento reduccionista u objetivista a lugares comunes de la corrupción política, o a delitos tipificados por la ley, esta contribución pretende destacar la relevancia del análisis histórico del discurso en el estudio del tema. Este enfoque nos permite reconstruir contextos en los que se identifica la corrupción, así como analizar relatos, no siempre unánimes, sobre estas prácticas. El trabajo se adentra en una época lejana, pero a la vez cercana a nuestro tiempo, el último siglo la República romana. La evidencia nos permite evaluar críticamente aspectos fundamentales de la construcción retórica de la corrupción y de sus zonas grises, como la distinción, a menudo borrosa, entre regalo y soborno. N2 - The article analyses corruption as a complex, often ambiguous, phenomenon linked to individual and collective behaviors and mentalities that are perceived as illegitimate or immoral, and thus as deviated from established norms. Beyond reductionist and objectivist approaches to common places of political corruption, or to typified criminal acts, this contribution seeks to highlight the importance of historical discourse analysis for the study of the topic. This approach permits to reconstruct contexts in which corruption is identified, as well as analyse multisided discourses about such practices. This piece proposes an insight into a remote period, yet in some respects also close to us, the last century of the Roman Republic. The available evidence allows to critically evaluate fundamental aspects of the rhetoric construction of corruption and its grey -zones, such as the sometimes - blurred distinction between gift and bribery. KW - Corrupción KW - República romana KW - análisis del discurso, KW - normas sociales KW - moralidad KW - Corruption, KW - Roman Republic KW - discourse analysis KW - social norms KW - morality Y1 - 2024 UR - https://e-revistas.uc3m.es/index.php/EUNOM/article/view/8506 U6 - https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.20318/eunomia.2024.8506 SN - 2253-6655 VL - 26 SP - 146 EP - 164 PB - Madrid CY - Universidad Carlos III de Madrid ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schenck, Marcia C. ED - Schenck, Marcia C. ED - Njung, George N. T1 - A different class of refugee: university scholarships and developmentalism in late 1960s Africa JF - Africa Today N2 - Using documents assembled in connection with the 1967 Conference on the Legal, Economic and Social Aspects of African Refugee Problems, this article discusses African refugee higher-education discourses in the 1960s at the level of international organizations, volunteer agencies, and government representatives. Education and development history have recently been studied together, but this article focuses on the history of refugee higher education, which, it argues, needs to be understood within the development framework of human-capital theory, meant to support political pan African concerns for a decolonized continent and merged with humanitarian arguments to create a hybrid form of humanitarian developmentalism. The article zooms in on higher-education scholarships, above all for refugees from Southern Africa, as a means of support for human-capital development. It shows that refugee higher education was both a result and a driver of increased international exchanges, as evidenced at the 1967 conference. Y1 - 2022 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-569066 SN - 1527-1978 SN - 0001-9887 VL - 69 IS - 1-2 SP - 134 EP - 161 PB - Indiana Univ. Press CY - Bloomington ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schoeps, Julius H. T1 - Theodor Lessing, der „Prager Kreis“ und sein weiteres Umfeld JF - Zeitschrift für Religions- und Geistesgeschichte JF - Journal of religious and cultural studies N2 - Theodor Lessing was a German-Jewish philosopher, Zionist, Communist and member of the Prager Kreis. He wrote psychological studies of Judaism and influenced with his main philosophical works Geschichte als Sinngebung des Sinnlosen (1919) and Europa und Asien (1918, and 1924) the German speaking scholars and contemporaries in Germany and elsewhere. He was killed by the Nazis in 1933 as one of the first victims of National Socialism. T2 - Theodor Lessing, the "Prague Circle" and its wider environment Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1163/15700739-07302005 SN - 0044-3441 SN - 1570-0739 VL - 73 IS - 2 SP - 121 EP - 140 PB - Brill CY - Leiden ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Büchel, Lara A1 - Horas, Dorothea A1 - Kahl, Axel-Wolfgang T1 - "Ein Brandenburger Weg"? BT - die Umgestaltung der Potsdamer Hochschullandschaft Y1 - 2023 SN - 978-3-86331-727-0 SP - 171 EP - 195 PB - Metropol CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schulze, Christoph T1 - "Rock gegen Kommunismus" JF - Umstrittene Umbrüche : das Ende der SED-Diktatur und die Transformationszeit in Brandenburg Y1 - 2023 SN - 978-3-86331-727-0 SP - 151 EP - 169 PB - Metropol CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Banditt, Christopher T1 - Zwischen Leistungsprinzip und Arbeitslosigkeit BT - Einkommensungleichheit innerhalb der Brandenburger Arbeitnehmerschaft vor und nach dem Systemumbruch von 1989/90 Y1 - 2023 SN - 978-3-86331-727-0 SP - 105 EP - 124 PB - Metropol CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Braun, Jutta T1 - Von der Kaderschmiede zum "Team Brandenburg" JF - Umstrittene Umbrüche : das Ende der SED-Diktatur und die Transformationszeit in Brandenburg Y1 - 2023 SN - 978-3-86331-727-0 SP - 127 EP - 149 PB - Metropol CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Gieseke, Jens T1 - Brandenburger Wege in die Demokratie BT - politische Kultur in Ostdeutschland von 1980 bis 1990 JF - Umstrittene Umbrüche : das Ende der SED-Diktatur und die Transformationszeit in Brandenburg Y1 - 2023 SN - 978-3-86331-727-0 SP - 41 EP - 59 PB - Metropol CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Menachem Zoufala, Marcela A1 - Dyduch, Joanna A1 - Glöckner, Olaf T1 - Jews and muslims in Dubai, Berlin, and Warsaw BT - interactions, peacebuilding initiatives, and improbable encounters JF - Religions N2 - What is the nature of interactions between Jews and Muslims in contemporary Dubai, Berlin, and Warsaw? The purpose of the three presented case studies is to evaluate the state of affairs and identify newly emerging trends and patterns in the given trans-urban context. The methodology is based on qualitative anthropological research, emphasising an emic perspective that centralises respondents' own lived experiences and worldviews. The main research's findings made evident that interactions between Muslims and Jews in each examined location are, to various extents, acknowledged, and in some cases, also embody a formative part of public discourses. Perhaps the most visible manifestations of these relations are represented by the ambitious interfaith projects that were recently established in each geographical area in focus. The Abrahamic Family House (UEA), The House of One (GE), and The Community of Conscience (PL) reveal the aspirations of multi-faith religious leaders to overcome polarising dichotomies and search for common ground. One of the conclusive outcomes of the study is a somewhat diminishing impact of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on the Jewish-Muslim relations; however, the extent differs in each destination in focus. Finally, an unpredicted observation can be made. A surfacing inclination towards embracing a joint Muslim-Jewish Middle Eastern identity was perceived. KW - Jews and Muslims KW - Dubai KW - Berlin KW - Warsaw KW - multi-faith projects KW - The Abrahamic Family House KW - The House of One KW - The Community of Conscience; KW - cultural hybridisation KW - Abraham Accords Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3390/rel13010013 SN - 2077-1444 VL - 13 IS - 1 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Asche, Matthias ED - Huschner, Wolfgang ED - Kusche, Beate ED - Menzel, Franziska T1 - Von Hessen über Württemberg nach Sachsen – das landesherrliche Stipendienwesen im patriarchalischen Fürstenstaat des Reformationsjahrhunderts JF - Fürsten – Gelehrte – Gesellschaften. Forschungen zur Fürstenherrschaft, Beziehungs- und Bildungsgeschichte in Deutschland und Europa (13. bis 20. Jahrhundert) Y1 - 2023 SN - 978-3-515-13606-8 SN - 978-3-515-13608-2 SP - 363 EP - 378 PB - Steiner CY - Stuttgart ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Asche, Matthias ED - Asche, Matthias ED - von Brühl, Christine ED - Göse, Frank ED - Palm, Dirk T1 - Die Kinder- und Jugendjahre der Königin Luise JF - Königin Luise in Berlin Y1 - 2023 SN - 978-3-8148-0288-6 SP - 7 EP - 28 PB - BeBra CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - D'Aprile, Iwan-Michelangelo T1 - Ordre vergessen BT - Fontanes Italienreisen im Kontext von Hauptstadtumbau, Akademiereform und Kunsthandel JF - Grenzüberschreitungen in Theodor Fontanes Werk: Sprache, Literatur, Medien [=Schriften der Fontane-Gesellschaft] Y1 - 2023 SN - 978-3-11073-571-0 SN - 978-3-11071-128-8 SN - 978-3-11-073575-8 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110735710-003 SN - 1861-4396 VL - 16 SP - 43 EP - 62 PB - de Gruyter CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Glöckner, Olaf T1 - Kampf um die "Brit Mila" BT - Deutschlands Beschneidungsdebatte 2012 und europäische Reaktionen Y1 - 2022 SN - 978-3-7582-0358-9 SP - 93 EP - 107 PB - Olms CY - Hildesheim ET - 2. unveränderte ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Jikeli, Günther A1 - Glöckner, Olaf T1 - Einleitung BT - das neue Unbehagen - Einführung in ein verdrängtes Problem JF - Das neue Unbehagen - Antisemitismus in Deutschland heute Y1 - 2022 SN - 978-3-7582-0358-9 SP - 7 EP - 19 PB - Olms CY - Hildesheim ET - 2. unveränderte ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kotthaus, Jochem A1 - Schäfer, Matthias A1 - Stankovic, Nikola A1 - Weitzel, Gerrit T1 - How soccer becomes politics BT - a case study on the communication of a transnational popular media event JF - International journal of sport communication N2 - In this case study, the authors elaborate on the narrative structure of transnational popular media events. Drawing from Dayan and Katz's concept of media events and Julia Sonnevend's exceptional work on iconic global media events, they argue that fundamental changes in the way occurrences are being reported on and news is structured must be considered. Allowing for recent technological advancements, the role of the consumer and the compression of time in media use, the authors develop a methodological and theoretical framework fitting a more mundane and everyday life-based approach. They derive their results from the analysis of the "Podgorica Media Event," a news cycle emerging from a racist incident during an international soccer game between England and Montenegro. Based on the body of 250 international news pieces, they identify a primary mother narration and a distinctive narration as the typical ways of storytelling on a transnational level. While differing greatly in content, aspects of transnational popular media events serve to protect and reify the cultural background they are grounded in on a national level. Thus, we assume that sport, or, more specifically, soccer, may become political in media communication not by the impact of state government but by the consumers themselves choosing and developing a popular media event in the first place. KW - banal nationalism KW - digital media KW - everyday life KW - prosumer KW - racism Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1123/ijsc.2020-0320 SN - 1936-3915 SN - 1936-3907 VL - 14 IS - 3 SP - 428 EP - 447 PB - Human Kinetics Publ. CY - Champaign ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Maurice, Lisa ED - Potter, Amanda ED - Gardner, Hunter H. T1 - From Olympian to Christ-figure: Lucifer (2016 – 2021) JF - thersites 17 N2 - 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. KW - Lucifer KW - Devil KW - Olympians KW - God KW - Christ Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.34679/thersites.vol17.244 SN - 2364-7612 VL - 2023 IS - 17 SP - 245 EP - 272 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Martínez Jiménez, Javier ED - Potter, Amanda ED - Gardner, Hunter H. T1 - Lycaon and classical versipelles in MTV’s Teen Wolf JF - thersites 17 N2 - 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. KW - Teen Wolf KW - Werewolves KW - Versipelles KW - Lycaon KW - Television series KW - World-building Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.34679/thersites.vol17.248 SN - 2364-7612 VL - 2023 IS - 17 SP - 212 EP - 244 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Skibinski, Connie ED - Potter, Amanda ED - Gardner, Hunter H. T1 - ‘Crazy Man-Killing Monsters’ BT - The Inimical Portrayal of the Amazons in Supernatural’s ‘Slice Girls’ JF - thersites 17 N2 - 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. KW - Amazons KW - Warrior women KW - Classical reception KW - Supernatural KW - Monsters Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.34679/thersites.vol17.240 SN - 2364-7612 VL - 2023 IS - 17 SP - 183 EP - 211 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Siegel, Janice ED - Potter, Amanda ED - Gardner, Hunter H. T1 - Guillermo del Toro’s Hellboy: A Kinder, Gentler, More Modern Heracles JF - thersites 17 N2 - In Hellboy (2004, Sony Pictures), Guillermo del Toro presents a mythic hero (half human/half demon) seemingly made from the same mold as the classical hero Heracles (Hercules). Hellboy’s modern world is shaped by a cosmology not unlike that of Greek mythology, and as is true for Heracles, his unique pedigree and superior physicality empower him to mediate between the forces of supernaturality and humanity. Hellboy’s experiences evoke comparison with most characters and exploits in the Heraclean mythological corpus; his good character precludes comparison with others. Hellboy must contend with his own versions of Hera, Eurystheus, and a Nemean Lion/Hydra-like monster. He, too, relies on his own superhuman strength, innate cunning and an Athena-like protector to be successful at his job. Both heroes navigate a difficult path to their very different destinies. But in the end, Hellboy’s compassion, humility, unerring moral compass, and genuinely altruistic motivations make him both a better man and a better mythic hero, one worthy even of being loved. KW - Hellboy KW - Heracles/Herakles/Hercules KW - Classical Reception KW - Reception of Mythology KW - Mythic Hero Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.34679/thersites.vol17.253 SN - 2364-7612 VL - 2023 IS - 17 SP - 143 EP - 182 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Strong, Anise K. ED - Potter, Amanda ED - Gardner, Hunter H. T1 - The Persistence of Memory BT - Forgiveness, Forgetting, and Cultural Assimilation JF - thersites 17 N2 - The 2017 Pixar film Coco and the 2021 Disney film Encanto form a small part of an increasing modern wave of media focused on parent-child conflicts caused by intergenerational trauma and rejection. Other recent works in this genre include the video game Hades, the films Turning Red and Everything Everywhere All At Once, and the television series Ms. Marvel. The traumas in all these films, some directed explicitly at a younger audience and some pitched more broadly, serve as a distinct set of meditations on the immigrant experience, even while not necessarily focusing on literal immigration. They also all invoke imagery of ghosts and death, both echoing specific classical Mediterranean motifs and tropes and incorporating a wide variety of other cultures’ supernatural traditions. These works’ concern with familial traumas of separation, culture shock, and loss of ancestral memories and connections contrasts sharply with the individual-focused myth of the American Dream common to earlier generations of American media, in which a lone individual typically emigrates, assimilates, and succeeds in a new culture, forming a new family and set of myths. However, themes of assimilation and questions of cultural imperialism also form a bridge between ancient Roman and modern North American anxieties and traditions. KW - Classical Reception KW - Coco KW - Immigration KW - Ancestors KW - Underworld Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.34679/thersites.vol17.255 SN - 2364-7612 VL - 2023 IS - 17 SP - 125 EP - 142 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Potter, Amanda ED - Potter, Amanda ED - Gardner, Hunter H. T1 - Classical Monsters and Hero(ines) in InSEXts, Eros/Psyche and Porcelain JF - thersites 17 N2 - 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. KW - Comics KW - Eros KW - Psyche KW - Pygmalion KW - Medusa Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.34679/thersites.vol17.247 SN - 2364-7612 VL - 2023 IS - 17 SP - 96 EP - 124 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lovatt, Helen ED - Potter, Amanda ED - Gardner, Hunter H. T1 - Resurrecting the Argo BT - Supernatural Re-makings in Robert Holdstock’s Merlin Codex JF - thersites 17 N2 - This paper analyses the relationship between the figure of the Argo (ship and character) and the supernatural in the mythic fantasy of Robert Holdstock’s Merlin Codex. It shows how Holdstock’s re-writing of the Argonautica draws on various versions from the Argonautic tradition, including Euripides’ Medea, Apollonius, Valerius Flaccus, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry Treece and the 1963 film Jason and the Argonauts. It sets Holdstock’s Argo alongside other representations, as divine herself, possessed by divinity, and a channel of communication with the divine, and in the context of Holdstock’s previous work, particularly Mythago Wood, Lavondyss and Merlin’s Wood. The paper argues that Holdstock uses the Argo as a reflection of myth itself, a version of the forest in Mythago Wood, as well as a metapoetic image for the challenges and complexities of adapting a well-known story, bringing multiple mythological traditions (Arthurian, Finnish and Argonautic) together. It reflects on Holdstock’s relationship to the ancient genres of epic and tragedy, as well as Argo as plot facilitator and mechanism of transformation and transition. Holdstock’s relationship with ancient literature is richer and deeper than previously acknowledged; his self-conscious plays reveal a deep understanding of the polymorphous nature of mythical traditions. KW - Holdstock KW - Merlin Codex KW - Argonauts KW - Argo KW - myth Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.34679/thersites.vol17.254 SN - 2364-7612 VL - 2023 IS - 17 SP - 55 EP - 95 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Foster, Frances ED - Potter, Amanda ED - Gardner, Hunter H. T1 - Gods and Magic in Megan Whalen Turner’s The Thief JF - thersites 17 N2 - Megan Whalen Turner’s series The Queen’s Thief (1996 – 2020) centres on the political intrigues in a group of countries which are at once very like – but also very unlike – Bronze Age and archaic Greece threatened by a powerful Persian Empire. The first book in the series, The Thief (1996), begins as a political adventure haunted by stories of the gods. When those gods directly influence the action, the narrative changes from present political intrigue to a fantasy from the distant past. The mythology in The Thief reflects, imitates and distorts archaic Greek creation myths – stories about how the earth and sky were formed, the divine pantheon and heroes. I examine the presentation of this divine pantheon against the narratives about the gods in Hesiod, the Homeric hymns and Homer’s epics. I evaluate how the supernatural element interacts with the largely political narrative of The Thief. In so doing, I explore how the text blends a ‘classical supernatural’ with a world that is like – but in many ways very unlike – Bronze Age and archaic Greece. KW - Greek gods KW - Mythology KW - Young Adult literature KW - Fantasy KW - Magic Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.34679/thersites.vol17.242 SN - 2364-7612 VL - 2023 IS - 17 SP - 32 EP - 54 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Toscano, Margaret Merrill ED - Potter, Amanda ED - Gardner, Hunter H. T1 - Varieties of Supernatural Depictions BT - Classics in Contemporary Media JF - thersites 17 N2 - 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. KW - Myth Theory KW - Classical Mythology KW - Supernatural KW - Paranormal KW - Afterlife Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.34679/thersites.vol17.249 SN - 2364-7612 VL - 2023 IS - 17 SP - 2 EP - 31 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Potter, Amanda A1 - Gardner, Hunter H. ED - Potter, Amanda ED - Gardner, Hunter H. T1 - Classics and the Supernatural in Modern Media JF - thersites 17 N2 - Short preface to the special edition of Thersites. Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.34679/thersites.vol17.256 SN - 2364-7612 VL - 2023 IS - 17 SP - 1 EP - 1 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Asche, Matthias T1 - Ich muss zugeben, dass ich immer mehr Gefallen an dem Begriff Alteuropa finde JF - Geschichte Europas : seine Desintegration und Integration schreiben : Vorläufer, Perzeptionen und Perspektiven der europäischen Idee Y1 - 2023 UR - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/63246/external_content.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y SN - 978-3-487-16328-4 SN - 3-487-16328-4 SN - 1869-1196 VL - 1 SP - 212 EP - 227 PB - Universitätsverlag Hildesheim CY - Hildesheim ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Geppert, Dominik Nicolas T1 - Zwischen politischen Zielen und ökonomischen Zwängen BT - Zukunftsaussichten der europäischen Einheitswährung JF - Geschichte Europas : seine Desintegration und Integration schreiben : Vorläufer, Perzeptionen und Perspektiven der europäischen Idee Y1 - 2023 UR - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/63246/external_content.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y SN - 978-3-487-16328-4 SN - 3-487-16328-4 SN - 1869-1196 VL - 1 SP - 485 EP - 496 PB - Universitätsverlag Hildesheim CY - Hildesheim ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bräsel, Tim A1 - Fenn, Monika T1 - Steigerung der Relevanzeinschätzung von Fachwissen im Geschichtslehramtsstudium über eine Vorlesung und ein Online-Tutorium mit Lehr-Lern-Videos – eine Interventionsstudie JF - PSI-Potsdam: Ergebnisbericht zu den Aktivitäten im Rahmen der Qualitätsoffensive Lehrerbildung (2019-2023) (Potsdamer Beiträge zur Lehrerbildung und Bildungsforschung ; 3) N2 - Befragungsergebnisse unter Lehramtsstudierenden belegen nur mittelmäßige Relevanzeinschätzungen hinsichtlich fachwissenschaftlicher Studieninhalte. Der Relevanzwahrnehmung in Lehr-Lern-Situationen werden indes motivations- und interessensförderliche Effekte und dadurch Einflüsse auf den Wissenserwerb zugeschrieben. Der Beitrag stellt eine auf Theorien zur Relevanzeinschätzung und einem besonderen, auf Lehr-Lern-Kontexte anwendungsbezogenen Fachwissen basierende Interventionsmaßnahme im Bachelorgeschichtsstudium an der Universität Potsdam vor: eine spezielle Vorlesung und Online-Tutorium mit Lehr-Lern-Videos, die auf die Erhöhung der Relevanzwahrnehmung von Lehramts- und Fachstudierenden abzielt. Eine fragebogengestützte Erhebung zu den Relevanzeinschätzungen der Studierenden nach dem Besuch der Lehrveranstaltung zeigt, dass alle Geschichtsstudierenden die Inhalte der Vorlesung und des Online-Tutoriums als relevant für Studium und Beruf einschätzen. Insbesondere die Inhalte des Online-Tutoriums, das anwendungsbezogenes Fachwissen vertieft, werden als berufsrelevant eingestuft, Fachstudierende könnten aber noch besser adressiert und Reflexionsfragen zur eigenen Generierung von Relevanz seitens der Studierenden eingebaut werden. Die Studie belegt insgesamt Gelingensfaktoren für die Konzeption fachwissenschaftlicher Vorlesungen, die auch an anderen Universitätsstandorten die mangelnde Relevanzeinschätzung erhöhen könnten. N2 - According to surveys among students in the training program for aspiring teachers, perceived relevance is mediocre, especially in regard to academic content that is discipline-specific. The perception of relevance in teaching and learning situations is associated with motivational and interest-promoting effects, influencing knowledge acquisition. The article explores the role of the ‘relevance construct’ as well as possible support measures in the first phase of teacher education. The development of lectures based on vocational knowledge constructs is considered a possible starting point. The developed model “erweitertes Fachwissen in verschiedenen geschichtskulturellen Anwendungsbezügen” (extended subject knowledge in various historical-cultural contexts: eFWaK) forms the basis of a project at the University of Potsdam. The description and theoretical derivation of the model is part of the article. The focus is on the presentation of an intervention measure regarding the study of history at the University of Potsdam. This intervention aims to increase the perception of relevance and the eFWaK among regular history students and those participating in the teacher training programme through specific overview lectures and teaching-learning videos. The effectiveness of the intervention was evaluated using a questionnaire that was specifically developed to assess possible changes of the perceived relevance after attending the lecture. The research team presents the evaluation and results in order to discuss the intervention measure and the usage for future surveys on the basis of the knowledge gained. KW - Geschichtsstudium KW - Lehrer:innenbildung KW - Relevanzwahrnehmung KW - Relevanzeinschätzung KW - Interventionsstudie KW - history studies KW - teacher training KW - perception of relevance KW - intervention study Y1 - 2023 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-616694 SN - 978-3-86956-568-2 SN - 2626-3556 SN - 2626-4722 IS - 3 SP - 143 EP - 163 PB - Universitätsverlag Potsdam CY - Potsdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hübener, Kristina T1 - Vollstreckungsrechtlicher Erziehungsauftrag in der DDR 1949 bis 1989/90 JF - Schwert der Justiz : das Gerichtsvollzieherwesen in Deutschland von 1800 bis zur Gegenwart Y1 - 2019 SN - 978-3-95410-242-6 SP - 129 EP - 141 PB - be.bra wissenschafts Verlag CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Weigle, Jeremias T1 - Die Organisation des Gerichtsvolzieherwesen 1945-1949 JF - Schwert der Justiz : das Gerichtsvollzieherwesen in Deutschland von 1800 bis zur Gegenwart Y1 - 2019 SN - 978-3-95410-242-6 SP - 101 EP - 127 PB - be.bra wissenschafts Verlag CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Zare-Hamedani, Naghme T1 - Gerichtsvollzieher im "Dritten Reich" JF - Schwert der Justiz : das Gerichtsvollzieherwesen in Deutschland von 1800 bis zur Gegenwart Y1 - 2019 SN - 978-3-95410-242-6 PB - be.bra wissenschafts Verlag CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Görtemaker, Manfred T1 - Vorwort JF - Schwert der Justiz : das Gerichtsvollzieherwesen in Deutschland von 1800 bis zur Gegenwart Y1 - 2019 SN - 978-3-95410-242-6 SP - 7 EP - 9 PB - be.bra wissenschafts Verlag CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schulze, Christoph T1 - Jürgen Rieger (1946–2009) BT - Anwalt für den Neonazismus und Propagandist des neuheidnischen „Artglaubens“ JF - Rechtsextrem: Biografien nach 1945 Y1 - 2023 SN - 978-3-1110-0870-7 SN - 978-3-1110-1212-4 SN - 978-3-1110-1099-1 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111010991-021 SP - 381 EP - 402 PB - De Gruyter CY - Oldenburg ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Botsch, Gideon A1 - Kopke, Christoph A1 - Wilke, Karsten T1 - Protagonistinnen und Protagonisten der „nationalen Opposition“ in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland JF - Rechtsextrem: Biografien nach 1945 Y1 - 2023 SN - 978-3-1110-0870-7 SN - 978-3-1110-1212-4 SN - 978-3-1110-1099-1 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111010991-001 SP - 1 EP - 14 PB - De Gruyter CY - Oldenburg ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hannesen, Hans Gerhard ED - Wienfort, Monika T1 - Neubeginn: Wie aus der Königlichen Seehandlungs-Societät und Preußischen Staatsbank die Kultur und Wissenschaft fördernde Stiftung Preußische Seehandlung wurde JF - Die Preußische Seehandlung zwischen Markt, Staat und Kultur : 40 Jahre Stiftung Preußische Seehandlung N2 - Die Geschichte der Preußischen Seehandlung als Institut für Handels- und Gewerbeförderung ist nur partiell erforscht. Vor allem für die Jahrzehnte nach 1870, als die Seehandlung zur preußischen Staatsbank wurde, bleibt vieles unbekannt. Mit Alliiertem Kontrollratsbeschluss vom 15. Februar 1947 wurden das Land Preußen und auch die Seehandlung aufgelöst. Die Abwicklung der Geschäfte dauerte bis 1983. Mit dem Restvermögen wurde die heute existierende Stiftung gegründet, die sich der Förderung von Wissenschaft und Forschung, Kunst und Kultur widmet. Die von der Stiftung geförderten Aktivitäten reichen von Wissenschafts- und Literaturstipendien über den Ankauf von Nachlässen und Sammlungen bis hin zu Kulturpreisen, v.a. dem Theaterpreis Berlin. N2 - The research on the history of the Preußische Seehandlung as an organization of business promotion has only been partially begun. Especially for the decades after 1870, when the Seehandlung finally became the state bank, much remains unknown. In 1947, the allies of the Second World War ordered the state of Prussia and the Seehandlung to be dissolved. The winding up of the business lasted until 1983. The remaining assets were used to establish the public foundation that exists today, which is dedicated to the promotion of science and research, art and culture. The activities supported by the foundation range from scientific and literary scholarships to the purchase of estates and collections to cultural prizes, especially the Berlin Theaterpreis. Y1 - 2023 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-599911 SN - 978-3-86956-562-0 SP - 151 EP - 165 PB - Universitätsverlag Potsdam CY - Potsdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hannesen, Hans Gerhard A1 - Wienfort, Monika ED - Wienfort, Monika T1 - Vorwort BT - Die Geschichte der Königlich Preußischen Seehandlung und der Stiftung Preußische Seehandlung von 1772 bis in die Gegenwart JF - Die Preußische Seehandlung zwischen Markt, Staat und Kultur : 40 Jahre Stiftung Preußische Seehandlung N2 - Die Königlich Preußische Seehandlung, nach der heute die „Stiftung Preußische Seehandlung“ benannt ist, besitzt eine lange und vielseitige Geschichte. Der anlässlich des Stiftungsjubiläums erscheinende Band wirft einen Blick auf die Gründungskonstellation 1772, als König Friedrich II. die Gewerbe in Preußen fördern wollte. Er zeichnet die Aktivitäten von Männern an der Spitze der Seehandlung nach, wie Finanzminister Carl August von Struensee und dem unter- nehmerisch denkenden Karrierebeamten Christian Rother. Das Gebäude der Seehandlung wurde nach 1900 neu erbaut und ist heute in der Berlin-Brandenburgischen Akademie am Gendarmenmarkt lebendige Gegenwart. Die Seehand- lung erhielt von ihren Zeitgenossen im 19. Jahr- hundert ambivalente Urteile. Ein Ausblick auf die Geschichte der Stiftung Preußische Seehandlung seit 1983 zeigt das Bemühen um Kunst- und Kul- turförderung als zentrale Aufgabe. Y1 - 2023 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-599831 SN - 978-3-86956-562-0 SP - 7 EP - 8 PB - Universitätsverlag Potsdam CY - Potsdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Wienfort, Monika ED - Wienfort, Monika T1 - Die Preußische Seehandlung im Lexikon im 19. Jahrhundert JF - Die Preußische Seehandlung zwischen Markt, Staat und Kultur : 40 Jahre Stiftung Preußische Seehandlung N2 - Im 19. Jahrhundert waren Konversationslexika, wie der Name schon andeutet, dazu gedacht, die Konversation in Salon und Vereinen mit Informationen zu bereichern. In den einzelnen Artikeln wurde auf Präzision, Genauigkeit und Überprüfbarkeit gesetzt, um der Leserschaft auch ein eigenes Urteil zu ermöglichen. Die „Seehandlungs-Societät in Preußen“ oder „Seehandlung, preußische“, wie sie in deutschen Lexika vorkommt, wandelte sich im 19. Jahrhundert zur Staatsbank. In der ersten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts fielen die Urteile der Lexika meist ablehnend aus: Die Seehandlung erschien als eine wirtschaftspolitisch katastrophale Fehlentwicklung. Eine besondere Rolle spielte der Präsident Christian (von) Rother, der die Seehandlung zum selbständigen Unternehmen gemacht hatte. Der Wandel der allgemeinen Lexika in der zweiten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts veränderte auch die Sicht auf die Seehandlung. Die Geschäfte der Bank wurden positiv hervorgehoben, die Beurteilungen verwiesen auf Statistiken und Bilanzen. Der Fokus rückte von den leitenden Personen der Seehandlung hin zum Kampf um Handelsmonopole und den preußischen Landtag als öffentlichem Forum. Das vernichtende Urteil der ersten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts war einer differenzierten Bewertung der Bankentätigkeit gewichen. N2 - In the 19th century, German Konversationslexika, as the name suggests, were intended to help with conversation in salons and private clubs for an educated public. Precision, accuracy and verifiability were emphasised in the descriptions of these works in order to enable the readership to come to comprehensive conclusions. Eventually, the Seehandlung was transformed into a state bank. During the first half of the 19th century, judgements by the encyclopedias tended to be quite negative, and the Seehandlung was portrayed as an economic-political catastrophe, severely damaging commerce. Particularly frequent reference was made to president Christian Rother, who was mainly responsible for turning the Seehandlung into an independent company. In the second half of the 19th century, public perception was thoroughly altered. By referring to statistics and balance sheets, the characteristics of the bank were emphasized. The focus of many articles shifted away from the leading figures onto the fight against trade monopolies and to the Prussian parliament as decisive actor. The scathing judgement about the Seehandlung of the first half of the 19th century was gradually replaced by a differentiated assessment of the bank’s activity. Y1 - 2023 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-599907 SN - 978-3-86956-562-0 SP - 129 EP - 150 PB - Universitätsverlag Potsdam CY - Potsdam ER -