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Goethe
News and Notes, XIX.2 (Fall 1998)
GSNA EVENTS AT THE 1998 MLA CONVENTION IN SAN FRANCISCO
BUSINESS MEETING OF THE GSNA
Tuesday, 29 December 1998, 1:45–3 p.m.
Hunt Room, Fairmont Hotel, Benjamin Bennett, presiding
1. Reading and approval of the minutes of the last Business Meeting.
2. President's Report, by Benjamin Bennett.
3. Treasurer's Report, by Martha Helfer.
4. Executive Secretary's Report, by Meredith Lee.
5. Yearbook Editor's Report, by Thomas P. Saine.
6. New business.
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PROGRAM SPONSORED BY THE GSNA
Sunday, 27 December 1998, 5:15–6:30 p.m.
Empire Room, Fairmont Hotel
FROM WEATHER THEORY TO STRANGE WEATHER; OR, DID GOETHE DO CULTURAL STUDIES?
Peter J. Burgard, Harvard University, presiding
1. Nature and History: Concepts of Inter-disciplinarity in Goethe and
Benjamin. Uwe Steiner. Freie Universität, Berlin
2. Goethe und kein Ende. Stuart Barnett, Central Connecticut State University
3. Respondent. Benjamin Bennett, University of Virginia
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CLARK MUENZER NAMED EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
Clark Muenzer, University of Pittsburgh, has been named by the Executive
Board to succeed Meredith Lee as Executive Secretary for a three-year
renewable term beginning January 1, 1999. He is Chair of the Department
of Germanic Languages and Literatures at the University of Pittsburgh.
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MINUTES OF THE 1997 BUSINESS MEETING
Toronto, December 30, 1997
Presiding: Benjamin Bennett, Vice-President/Incoming President
The minutes of the 1996 meeting are approved.
Martha Helfer will chair the 1999 GSNA MLA session on a topic as yet
to be determined.
Bennett has been talking to Bernd Kaufmann in Weimar in connection with
the 250-year Goethe celebrations in hope of collaborating efforts.
The current officers conclude their three-year terms at the end of 1997.
Ehrhard Bahr will be stepping down as President of the GSNA, as will
the two Directors-at-Large, Scott Abbott and Irmgard Wagner, and the
Secretary-Treasurer Todd Kontje. Thanks to all. Benjamin accedes to
the presidency. The new vice-president is Hans Rudolf Vaget. The two
new Directors-at-Large are Waltraud Maierhofer and Simon Richter.
Meredith Lee will be stepping down from her position as Executive Secretary
at the end of 1998. Many thanks to her for many years of service for
the GSNA.
Horst Lange is proposed and accepted as chair of the GSNA section for
the GSA meeting in 1998.
Meredith Lee announces that Ehrhard Bahr has proposed that the GSNA
award a prize for the best book on Goethe or the Goethezeit, but that
a committee has not yet been formed.
Gloria Flaherty Prize. A committee consisting of the Vice-President
of the GSNA and two Directors at Large will form to award a prize from
funds bequeathed to the Society for that purpose by Gloria Flaherty.
There will be one yearly deadline of October 15. All applications will
be considered together. They may be either to support travel to libraries
or archives, or to travel to a conference to present a paper on Goethe
and/or his age. The award will be approximately $500. At
total of two prizes will be offered each year.
Treasurer-Secretary Todd Kontje presents the annual finances.
This past year showed a considerable profit, largely because there was
no Yearbook in 1997. A Yearbook costs the Society approximately $3,500
to print and another $1,000 to mail.
Executive Secretary Meredith Lee announces that Astrida Tantillo will
be chairing the 1998 ASECS section, Horst Lange the 1998 GSA section,
and Peter Burgard the 1998 MLA section. 84 members voted in the recent
election of officers for the GSNA. We do have new members, some of whom
are attracted via the new web site on the Internet.
Additional comments and discussion: Bennett suggests that the GSNA needs
a committee for awarding a prize for the best essay on Goethe or his
times. Sammons argues that we should postpone discussion of this
matter now. Lee wonders if we should continue the tradition of
supplementary volumes to the Yearbook, perhaps a parallel edition of
the two versions of Goethe's Werther. Kontje suggests the Society use
excess money to support symposia to be planned for the 1999 Goethe Year.
Bennett points out that he will try to get funding from separate sources.
Sammons wonders if those who do not pay dues receive the Yearbook.
No, answers Lee. Tom Saine needs more manuscripts to consider for the
upcoming Yearbook. Irmgard Wagner plans a Goethe day on April 4 in Washington
D.C.
Todd Kontje
Secretary-Treasurer
GERMAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION, 7–10 OCTOBER 1999, ATLANTA
GOETHE AND THE QUESTION OF NATIONAL IDENTITY
Abstracts should be sent to Jonathan Hess, by February 10, 1999. Jmhess@email.unc.edu;
919-962-3708 (fax); Department of Germanic Languages, CB #3160, 438
Dey Hall, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3160
EAST-CENTRAL AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY STUDIES, 21–23
OCTOBER 1999, WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSON COLLEGE, WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA
Program Theme: Eternal Verities, or, Death, Taxes, & Other Sensitive
Subjects
We invite papers on these and other topics of abiding interest to scholars
of the long eighteenth century. As always, there will be sessions devoted
to research in progress and teaching the eighteenth century. Send suggestions
for panels by January 1, 1999; send papers or one-page abstracts by
June 1, 1999 to: Linda V. Troost, Department of English, Washington
and Jefferson College, Washington, PA 15301-35343; 742-222-4400; ltroost@washjeff.edu.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GSNA ANNUAL MEETING, FALL 1999
The fourth annual Southern California GSNA symposium will be held on
a Saturday in October or November, 1999 (date to be determined), at
the Clark Library in Los Angeles. Discussion will focus on Der West-östliche
Divan. Why did Goethe turn to Weltliteratur at a time when others were
beginning to write the history of Germany’s national literature?
Was there a German Orientalism that differed significantly from that
of England or France, and did Goethe’s Orientalism differ from
that of his German contemporaries (Friedrich Schlegel and others)? One
or two-page proposals on these or other aspects of the text should be
sent to either Ehrhard Bahr (UCLA) or Todd Kontje (UCSD) by August 1,
1999.
NEASECS, UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, 9–12 DECEMBER 1999
PROJECTS AND PROJECTORS: INVENTIONS OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT
GOETHE’S PROJECTS: LITERARY, ADMINISTRATIVE, SCIENTIFIC
Members of GSNA are invited to submit papers. Inquiries should be addressed
to Edward T. Larkin, Program Chair, Dept. of Langs., Lits. and Cultures,
University of New Hampshire, Murkland Hall 18, Durham, NH 03824; etl@christa.unh.edu.
Additional information can be found at the home page of the conference:
http://www.unh.edu/history/golinski/NEASECS/panels.html
MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION, 27–30 DECEMBER 1999, CHICAGO
GOETHE AND AESTHETICS
Abstracts should be sent to Martha Helfer by March 1, 1999. Dept. of
Languages and Literatures, 1400 LNCO, University of Utah, Salt Lake
City, UT 84112; martha.helfer@utah.edu
LOOKING AHEAD
THE 1999 ASECS CONFERENCE, MILWAUKEE, March 24–28, 1999
GOETHE AND MUSIC IN WEIMAR OR BEYOND
Chair: Simon Richter, University of Pennsylvania
1. The Triumph of Love: Goethe, Brahms, Gluck, and the Maternal Voice.
Rose Mauro, University of Pennsylvania
2. Der Drang zu Gesang: On Goethe’s Dramatic Form. Jane K. Brown,
University of Washington
3. Poetic Intentions and Musical Production: Die erste Walpurgisnacht.
Meredith Lee, University of California, Irvine
SEASECS CONFERENCE, March 4–6, 1999, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
COMMEMORATING GOETHE
Chair: Peter Höyng, University of Tennessee
1. Commemorating Goethe—Commemorating Luther. Paul Kerry, Brigham
Young University
2. What’s ‘Left’ of Goethe?: Georg Lukács &
Thomas Mann’s 1932 Goethe Essays. Nicholas Vazsonyi, University
of South Carolina
3. Commemorating Goethe by Ignoring Sources. W. Daniel Wilson, University
of California, Berkeley
Registration materials: Peter Höyng, Dept. of Germanic Languages,
University of Tennessee, Knoxville 37996; hoeyng@utk.edu
GERMAN STUDIES SYMPOSIUM, April 8–10, 1999, University of South
Carolina
SEARCHING FOR THE COMMON GROUND: GERMAN NATIONAL IDENTITY 1750–1871
GOETHE AND THE NATION
Moderator: James Hardin, University of South Carolina
1. The Holy Roman Empire and its Discontents: Goethe and Möser
Reconsidered. Horst Lange, University of Nevada, Reno
2. Goethe’s Concept of Volk and his Disagreement with the Contemporary
Discussion from Herder to Fichte. Ehrhard Bahr, University of California,
Los Angeles
The symposium is bringing together a select group of scholars, representing
a total of six disciplines, who will exchange ideas on a range of issues
pertaining to German national identity formation preceding the founding
of the second Reich. The symposium is funded by the University of South
Carolina as well as grants from the Max Kade Foundation, DAAD. Goethe
Institut/ Atlanta and the German Embassy. For more information, please
contact Nicholas Vazsonyi, University of South Carolina; vazsozyi@sc.edu
FROM THE EDITOR OF THE GOETHE YEARBOOK
At this time I am inviting submissions to be considered for inclusion
in volume ten of the Goethe Yearbook. The Yearbook is open to papers
on any aspect or author of the "Goethezeit," not just on Goethe.
In contrast to many other publications, there is no stringent limit
on the length of papers that can be considered. We adhere more or less
to the Chicago Manual of Style rather than to the MLA Style Sheet.
Thomas P. Saine
Editor
CASH BAR AT THE MLA
Tuesday, 29 December, 5:15–6:30 p.m.
Crystal Room, Fairmont Hotel
Members of the Goethe Society of North America are cordially invited
to join their colleagues for drinks and conversation on Tuesday, December
29, at 5:15 p.m. The Cash Bar is organized by the German Department
of the University of California, Irvine.
OTHER NEWS AND NOTES
GSNA PROGRAMS
The third annual Southern California regional meeting of the GSNA took
place on October 24, 1998 at the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library.
Some 35 people gathered to discuss Dichtung und Wahrheit. Papers
were read by Gabrielle Bersier, Indiana University, Indianapolis: “A
Naïve Political Enlightenment: Gretchen and the Old Reich in Dichtung
und Wahrheit”; Robert Bledsoe, Rice University: “Educating
the Reader: Dichtung und Wahrheit and the History of Reading”;
Karin Pagel-Meiners, University of Kansas: “Friendship and Goethe’s
Portrayal of F. H. Jacobi in Dichtung und Wahrheit”; Victor
Terras, Emeritus, Brown University: “Dichtung und Wahrheit
on Radio Voornezh, 1935.” The program concluded with a reception
hosted by the Clark Library. A 1999 meeting is planned, with the West-östlicher
Divan selected as the core text. It will be co-chaired by Todd Kontje,
University of California, San Diego and Ehrhard Bahr, University of
California, Los Angeles.
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A NOTE FROM THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY AND EDITOR
With this issue of Goethe News and Notes editorship passes to
the new Executive Secretary, Clark Muenzer, University of Pittsburgh.
He has asked me to alert you to his deadline for the spring edition:
April 15. He would like to continue the practice of listing any significant
publications on Goethe by GSNA members, as well as completed dissertations,
and would be grateful to receive such information regularly from you.
I have enjoyed the past twenty years of service to the Goethe Society
and am delighted by its good health and intellectual vitality. Thank
you for your support! The work continues and you have found wonderful
people to carry it on!
Meredith Lee
Executive Secretary
WEB SITE
For GSNA:
http://www.hnet.uci.edu/tpsaine/gsna.html
For the Goethe Yearbook:
http://www.hnet.uci.edu/tpsaine/gyb.html
OFFICERS OF THE GOETHE SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA
President: Benjamin Bennett, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures,
Cocke Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903. (804)
924-6695 (o); (804) 831-2423 (h). E-mail: bkb@virginia.edu
Vice-President: Hans Rudolf Vaget, Department of German, Smith College,
Northampton, MA 01063. (413) 585-3409 (o). E-mail: hvaget@ smith.smith.edu
Secretary-Treasurer: Martha Helfer, Dept. of Languages and Literature,
1400 LNCO, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112. (801) 581-7737
(o); 581-7581 (fax). E-mail: Martha.Helfer@m.cc.utah. edu
Director-at-Large: Waltraud Maierhofer, German Dept., The University
of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242. Currently: Universität Regensburg,
Institut für Germanistik, D-90340 Regensburg, Germany; Tel: (+49)
941 943 3457; (+49) 941 943 1979 (fax). E-mail: Wmaierh@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu
Director-at-Large: Simon Richter, Dept. of Ger-manic Languages
and Literature, 745 Williams Hall/CU, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia,
PA 19104-6305. (215) 898-7332 (o); E-mail: srichter@sas.upenn.edu
Executive Secretary (until December 31): Meredith Lee, German Department,
University of California, Irvine, CA 92697-3150. (949) 824-6406 (o);
(949) 824-6416 (fax); (714) 836-7970 (h); E-mail: malee@uci.edu
Executive Secretary (after January 1): Clark Muenzer, Department of
Germanic Languages and Literatures, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh,
PA 15260. (412) 624-5909 (o); (412) 361-1220 (h); E-mail:muenzer+@pitt.edu
Editor of the Yearbook: Thomas P. Saine, Department of German, University
of California, Irvine, CA 92697-3150. (949) 824-6406 (o); (949) 824-6416
(fax). E-mail: tpsaine@uci.edu
Book Review Editor: R. Ellis Dye, Department of German Studies and Russian,
Macalester College, St. Paul, MN 55105
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