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Visiting Lecturers - New Prairie Press

GDR Bulletin
Volume 12
Issue 2 Fall
1986
Visiting Lecturers
various authors
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t i v e overview o f the i s s u e s o f t h e o l o g i c a l educ a t i o n i n t h e UCC a n d g i v e
appropriate cons i d e r a t i o n from a l l a n g l e s .
We v i s i t e d f o u r o f
the seven s e m i n a r i e s c l o s e l y r e l a t e d t o the UCC.
In a d d i t i o n t o t h e t h e o l o g i c a l s e m i n a r i e s i n
M i n n e a p o l i s - S t . Paul (United), Chicago (Chicago), S t . L o u i s (Eden), and Newton Mass. (Andover
N e w t o n ) , we had a n u m b e r o f m e e t i n g s w i t h c o n g r e g a t i o n s , p a s t o r s and w o r k i n g groups i n t h e
W i s c o n s i n , M i s s o u r i , M a s s a c h u s e t t s , and C o n n e c t i c u t C o n f e r e n c e s , as w e l l as w i t h i n s t r u m e n t a l i t i e s of the U n i t e d Church of C h r i s t i n
New Y o r k .
We w o u l d l i k e t h i s r e p o r t t o be a
p a r t o f o u r e x p r e s s i o n o f g r a t i t u d e t o a l l who
h a v e r e c e i v e d u s a n d who have e n t e r e d w i t h u s
i n t o an o p e n ,
informative,
and h e l p f u l
dialogue...."
EKU/UCC
Newsletter
VISITING LECTURERS
KARL-HEINZ JAKOBS
From October 6 u n t i l October 10, 1986 K a r l - H e i n z
J a k o b s w i l l be a t t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f
British
C o l u m b i a , Vancouver, where he w i l l l e a d s e m i n a r s
and d e l i v e r l e c t u r e s o n c u l t u r a l p o l i t i c s a n d
the development o f l i t e r a t u r e i n the GDR. In t h e
s e c o n d h a l f o f O c t o b e r he w i l l be l e c t u r i n g a t
the U n i v e r s i t y o f W a s h i n g t o n , S e a t t l e (Oct. 13),
P o r t l a n d S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y (Oct. 15), the U n i v e r s i t y o f C a l i f o r n i a , Los A n g e l e s (date unknown),
a t t h e a n n u a l c o n f e r e n c e o f the Rocky M o u n t a i n s
Modern Language A s s o c i a t i o n i n Denver (Oct. 1 6 18), and a t t h e U n i v e r s i t y i n Edmonton ( O c t .
21-22).
K a r l - H e i n z J a k o b s ' works i n c l u d e : Beschreibung
e i n e s Sommers ( 1 9 6 1 ) , E i n P y r a m i d e für m i c h
(1971), D i e I n t e r v i e w e r (1973), W i l h e l m s b u r g
(1979), and Das e n d l o s e J a h r : Begegnung m i t Mäd
Published by New Prairie Press, 1986
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authors: Visiting Lecturers
( 1 9 8 3 ) . He h o l d s t h e H e i n r i c h Mann P r i z e . A f t e r
the e x p u l s i o n o f W o l f B i e r m a n n , Jakobs l e f t the
GDR w i t h a t h r e e - y e a r v i s a and d i d n o t r e t u r n .
He l i v e s i n t h e F e d e r a l R e p u b l i c .
DR. PETER WICKE
Dr. P e t e r W i c k e , a m u s i c c r i t i c from Humboldt
U n i v e r s i t y , B e r l i n , who h a s p u b l i s h e d o n pop
m u s i c , w i l l be a t New Y o r k U n i v e r s i t y d u r i n g
M a r c h and A p r i l , 1 9 8 7 . ( F u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n i s
not
available.)
JOCHEN LAABS
DDR-Schriftsteller
Jochen Laabs wurde 3.7.1937
i n Dresden geboren. E r war 1961-75 a l s D i p l o m i n g e n i e u r t ä t i g , s e i t 1975 l e b t e r a l s S c h r i f t s t e l l e r i n B e r l i n . P r e i s e , u.a.: K u n s t p r e i s der
F r e i e n Deutschen Jugend " E r i c h - W e i n e r t - M e d a i l l e "
(1972); " M a r t i n - A n d e r s e n - N e x ö - P r e i s " d e r S t a d t
Dresden (1973). Werke: Lyrikbände: E i n e Straßenbahn f ü r N o f r e t e t e ( 1 9 7 0 ) , H i m m e l s t r ä f l i c h e r
L e i c h t s i n n ( 1 9 7 8 ) . Erzählungsband: D i e a n d e r e
H ä l f t e d e r W e l t ( 1 9 7 4 ) . Romane: Das G r a s h a u s
o d e r d i e A u f t e i l u n g v o n 35 000 F r a u e n a u f z w e i
Mann ( 1 9 7 1 , F e r n s e h f i l m 1 9 7 6 ) , D e r A u s b r u c h
(1980).
L a a b s i s t vom 1 5 . 9 . b i s 1 5 . 1 1 . 1 9 8 6 an d e r U n i v e r s i t y o f N o r t h e r n Iowa, Department o f Modern
Languages.
DR KLAUS NITZSCHE
D r . K l a u s N i t z s c h e i s t an d e r T e c h n i s c h e n U n i v e r s i t ä t Dresden a l s S p r a c h w i s s e n s c h a f t l e r und
S c h r i f t s t e l l e r t ä t i g , und i s t V o r s i t z e n d e r des
B e z i r k s v o r s t a n d e s des S c h r i f t s t e l l e r v e r b a n d e s .
E r i s t vom 1 8 . 9 . b i s D e z e m b e r 1986 a n d e r J o h n
C a r r o l l U n i v e r s i t y , Cleveland.
PROF. DR. MANFRED GERBERT
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P r o f . Dr= M a n f r e d G e r b e r t , L e i t e r d e s S p r a c hGDR
- Bulletin, Vol. 12 [1986], Iss. 2, Art. 3
i n t e n s i v z e n t r u m s an d e r T e c h n i s c h e n U n i v e r s i t ä t
D r e s d e n , i s t vom 1 8 . 9 . b i s D e z e m b e r 1986 an d e r
E n g l i s h Language I n s t i t u t e d e r U n i v e r s i t y o f
Michigan.
DR. GERD FISCHER
Dr. Gerd F i s c h e r , P o l i t o l o g e an d e r F r i e d r i c h S c h i l l e r - U n i v e r s i t ä t , J e n a , i s t vom 2 3 . 8 . b i s
Dezember 1986 an d e r T u f t s U n i v e r s i t y .
DR. ANDREAS KREGLER
D r . A n d r e a s K r e Q l e r , A n g l i s t an d e r H u m b o l d t U n i v e r s i t ä t z u B e r l i n , i s t von S e p t e m b e r b i s
D e z e m b e r 1986 an d e r U n i v e r s i t y o f M i n n e s o t a ,
Minneapolis.
UWE POHL
Uwe P o h l i s t an d e r K a r l - M a r x - U n i v e r s i t ä t L e i p zig, Sektion t h e o r e t i s c h e
und a n g e w a n d t e
S p r a c h w i s s e n s c h a f t t ä t i g , und i s t vom 25.8. b i s
Dezember 1986 an d e r I n s t i t u t e o f German S t u d i e s
in B i m i d j i , Minnesota.
THE BERLINER ENSEMBLE
The B e r l i n e r Ensemble w i l l be p e r f o r m i n g a t t h e
Royal Alexander Theatre i n Toronto t h i s f a l l .
P e r f o r m a n c e s i n c l u d e B r e c h t ' s Three Penny Opera
( O c t . 2 1 - 2 3 , 1986) a n d The C a u c a s i a n C h a l k C i r c l e (Oct.24-26). This i s the Ensemble's f i r s t
v i s i t to North America.
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CONFERENCES
THE GDR TODAY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
The c o n f e r e n c e " E a s t Germany Today:
People,
P r o b l e m s , P r o g r e s s , " A p r i l 2 2 - 2 4 , 1 9 8 6 , was a
p r o d u c t i o n o f t h e German f a c u l t y a t t h e U n i v e r s i t y of Kentucky.
C o - s p o n s o r s were the
L e x i n g t o n Woman's C l u b , t h e l o c a l U n i t e d N a t i o n s
O r g a n i z a t i o n , and t h e C e n t r a l Kentucky C o u n c i l
on Peace and J u s t i c e ,
w i t h a d d i t i o n a l funding
from t h e Kentucky H u m a n i t i e s C o u n c i l .
The c o n f e r e n c e was o r i g i n a l l y i n t e n d e d t o be a p u b l i c
i n t r o d u c t i o n o f C h r i s t o p h H e i n , who was to v i s i t
f r o m t h e GDR, a n d t h e s t a r t o f c o m m u n i t y o u t r e a c h programs.
Because o f b u r e a u c r a t i c c o m p l i c a t i o n s from b o t h governments, H e i n was not a b l e
t o a t t e n d , b u t i t i s h o p e d t h a t he w i l l be i n
L e x i n g t o n f o r A p r i l , 1987.
The c o n f e r e n c e began w i t h t h e
reminiscences
o f K e n t u c k y - b o r n John Sherman Cooper, the f i r s t
U.S. a m b a s s a d o r t o t h e GDR.
His presentation
c e r t a i n l y r e v e a l e d how f a r U.S. p o l i c y and p r e p a r a t i o n o f i t s d i p l o m a t i c c o r p s has come s i n c e
the 1970's.
Some p r o g r e s s h a s b e e n made f r o m
t h e d a y s when u n i n f o r m e d n o n - G e r m a n s p e a k e r s
were a t t h e c o n t r o l s .
The a c a d e m i c p a r t o f t h e c o n f e r e n c e
began
the next day, and d e a l t w i t h some o f the i s s u e s
o f C o l d War m e n t a l i t y and m i s i n f o r m a t i o n t h a t
A m b a s s a d o r C o o p e r ' s t a l k h a d b r o u g h t o u t . Our
f i v e c o n f e r e n c e s p e a k e r s , a l l e x p e r t s on t h e
GDR, gave i n f o r m e d and i n t e r e s t i n g t a l k s on the
following topics:
R o b e r t G r e e n b e r g on h e a l t h
c a r e s y s t e m s f o r mothers and c h i l d r e n ; P a t r i c i a
Herminghouse on t r e n d s i n women's l i t e r a t u r e as
e x p r e s s i o n o f s o c i a l c o n c e r n s ; Nancy L a u c k n e r on
peace and n u c l e a r i s s u e s i n l i t e r a t u r e ; M a r i l y n
Rueschemeyer on work, m a r r i a g e and f a m i l y l i f e ;
and C h r i s t o p h Schmauch on t h e c h u r c h e s and r e l i -
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