Thomas C. Fox Boeken

A long-overdue study of the East German view of the Holocaust over the years 1946-1989.Stated East Germany and the Holocaust investigates communist Germany's attempt to explain the Holocaust within a framework that was at once German and Marxist. The book probes the contradictions and self-deceptionsarising from East Germany's official self-understanding as an enlightened, modern society in which Jewishness did not constitute "difference" or otherness. The study examines East German historiography of the Holocaust, includingits reflection in schoolbooks; analyzes East German concentration camp memorials; discusses the situation of Jews who remained in East Germany; and surveys East German cinematic and literary responses to the Nazi murder of the Jews. The book shows that regardless of the sincerity of the individuals involved in constructing these various forms of memory, the state attempted to orchestrate Holocaust discourse for its own purposes.Thomas C. Foxis professor of German at the University of Alabama. He has written extensively on East German literature and the Holocaust.

Focusing on the intersection of sexuality and Roman Catholicism, this volume provides a thorough examination of significant issues surrounding the sin of sexuality, tracing its roots from biblical narratives to contemporary church stances. It highlights the ongoing debate, particularly regarding the Vatican's position on divorced and remarried Catholics, and addresses the broader implications of these discussions for millions affected by the church's teachings and moral authority.

Although nearly forgotten today, Louise von François (1817-1893) enjoyed until the collapse of the Weimar Republic a reputation as one of Germany's outstanding women writers. Her life and work provide a fruitful testing ground for current feminist methodologies and theories. This study examines François's literary career as an example of the «anxiety of authorship,» presents a reading of François's finest novel, Die letzte Reckenburgerin (1870), and traces the reception of that novel.