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Studien zur deutschen Sprache und Literatur
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ISSN (Print) 1303-9407
Published by İstanbul Üniversitesi Homepage  [18 journals]
  • Unearthing the Power of Metaphors: How German Campaigns Craft Catchy Trash
           Slogans

    • Authors: Lilis Afifah; Pratomo Widodo, Erna Andriyanti
      Abstract: Discussions about using metaphors in public spaces are always intriguing and have been widely explored, especially in advertising. However, few scholars have examined metaphors and their relevance to the environment, even though it is closely linked to culture and society. To bridge this gap, this study employed critical discourse analysis (CDA) to investigate how metaphorical slogans in cleanliness campaigns reflect the ideologies of their creators, that is the Berliner Stadtreinigung (BSR), particularly in the context of cleanliness campaigns. Combining the conceptual metaphor theory framework by Lakoff and CDA, the researcher conducted three phases, namely the Description Phase, Interpretation Phase, and Explanation Phase, to uncover the meanings of metaphors from 64 slogans displayed on trash bins located in various parts of the city of Berlin which represents Germany as a leader in environmental and sustainability issues. The research findings indicate that at least six ideologies are implied in the metaphorical expressions, including environmental conservation and sustainability, ecological awareness, community participation and ownership, quality of life, principles of diversity and Inclusiveness, and government and corporate responsibility. Future research could focus on the behavioral impact of cleanliness slogans, cross-cultural analyses, long-term effectiveness, and the roles of government and corporations in environmental protection campaigns.
      PubDate: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +030
       
  • Book Review: Literary Theories: From Hermeneutics to Human-Animal Studies
           (2023)

    • Authors: Furkan Koca
      Abstract: The book titled Literary Theories: From Hermeneutics to Human-Animal Studies was written by Onur Kemal Bazarkaya and published by Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık in 2023. It examines literary theories that have developed over time and are at the center of literary studies. The book consists of 12 chapters, the first of which is an introduction. Each chapter discusses the theoretical foundations and historical background of a literary theory with examples of literary textual analysis. Additionally, the author occasionally provides the reader fresh viewpoints and interjects his own interpretations, which encourages the reader to form their own opinions regarding literary theories. Another notable aspect of the book appears to be the fact that several of the literary notions it discusses have not before been sufficiently or at all discussed in Turkish sources. With all these features, it can be said that the book is a strong contender to contribute significantly to Turkish literary studies as well as to scholars, students, and readers who are interested in the field.
      PubDate: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +030
       
  • The Collective Body as the Scene of the Power in the GDR Regime: a Study
           of Leibhaftig by Christa Wolf

    • Authors: Merve Cihangir
      Abstract: Leibhaftig (Wolf, 2002) portrays the personal and societal decay emblematic of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) society through the lens of a nameless sick individual. This narrative illustrates not merely the illness of a single woman, but the affliction of an entire state organism. Amidst numerous surgeries, the protagonist experiences fever-induced recollections and hallucinations, often imbued with political undertones during her hospitalization. The study explores the hypothesis that illness in Christa Wolf’s work is not merely metaphorical but manifests as a psychosomatic consequence of repressed emotions. The protagonist’s body symbolizes the collective deterioration of the GDR, serving as a metaphor for the damage inflicted by the East German repressive regime while also serving as a metaphor for the damage inflicted by the regime while also functioning as a locus of surveillance and power. Through the protagonist’s struggle against an intestinal rupture, Wolf illustrates the physical and emotional toll of living under East German surveillance. Consequently, this study sets aims to address the significance of the body metaphor in relation to state surveillance. Methodologically, this study adopts an eclectic research stance, drawing upon hermeneutics, sociology of literature, and psychology will be applied across the board within the framework of an eclectic research stance.
      PubDate: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +030
       
  • Rabble, Masses or Humanity: Kraus and Canetti Responding to the July
           Revolt of 1927

    • Authors: Sunil Choudhary
      Abstract: The Justice Palace Fire in Vienna on the 15th July 1927 was a pivotal moment in the trajectory of the young First Austrian Republic. Also known as the July Revolt, it was an eruption of a long-standing partisan conflict. The resulting political deadlock left no ground for reconciliation and gave way to Austrofascism in the 1930s. The July Revolt was also a crucial episode in the evolution of crowd theory. The response of the Austrian government and the Viennese Press to this tragedy rested on the foundations of mass psychology and framed it as a struggle between Authority and Chaos. The Viennese Publicist Karl Kraus picked this account of ‘rabble’ apart in his periodical Die Fackel and emphasised the individual humanity of its victims. Author Elias Canetti witnessed the incidents of the 15th July himself. His book Crowds and Power (1960) admittedly drew many insights from that day’s memory. In contrast to mass psychology, Canetti’s crowd theory gave agency to the people who became masses. Kraus’ stress on humanity aided the transition from contempt-driven mass psychology to a fast anthropological and value-neutral crowd theory. This article examines the evolution of crowd theory catalysed by the July Revolt.
      PubDate: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +030
       
  • Let the Bodies Hit the Floor: a Comparison of Corporal Morphology in
           Shelley’s Frankenstein (1818) and Buchner’s Lenz (1836)

    • Authors: Jameson Bradley Kısmet Bell
      Abstract: This article compares representations of corporal morphology in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1818) with Georg Büchner’s Lenz (1836). Focusing on anecdotes where corpses are the focus reveals a diverging literary style in representing the emerging science of morphology, or the study of the shape and form of natural objects. When read through Immanuel Kant’s ‘Critique of Teleological Judgment’ from his Critique of Judgement and Johan Wolfgang von Goethe’s essay ‘On Morphology’, I argue that Shelley’s and Büchner’s works contain the seeds of critique of two very different effects of idealism, teleology, and the purposiveness of nature. Whereas idealist scientists and doctors proposed a distance between the observer and the object of study, in Kant’s words to perceive and act ‘as if’ the object has a purpose from a human-centered point of view, Goethe suggested a study of the morphology of living objects, which simultaneously affects the object and observer. A comparative methodology, where the focus is short anecdotes, follows close reading methods proposed by Erich Auerbach, Stephen Greenblatt, and Catherine Gallagher. The scenes where corpses are highlighted in Büchner’s Lenz and Merry Shelley’s Frankenstein reveals extreme examples of neutral descriptions of an ‘object’ and the observer’s intimate link with that which is observed. The goal of objectivity developing in eighteenth century scientific practices, when read through the chiastic structure of these two literary works-animation and failed animation of a material body-reveals unique critiques of Enlightenment Idealism: the failure of success in Frankenstein, and the success of failure in Lenz.
      PubDate: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +030
       
  • The Königsberger Express: Linguistic Portrait of a Russian-German
           Newspaper

    • Authors: Csaba Földes
      Abstract: This article presents multiple perspectives on the Königsberger Express, a German-language newspaper published since 1993 in Kaliningrad, Russia. The article especially focuses on the language and communication structures and thereby systematically outlines the media linguistic portrait of the newspaper regarding its central traits. The study ascertains that theKönigsberger Express demonstrates a rather precise, unspectacular, and conservative language that rarely uses word play or other pragmatic effects. The variety of rubrics does not coincide with a variety of genres, as the journalistic forms of presentation remain within a relatively narrow frame. Despite the creditable achievements of the investigated newspaper, especially when considering the modest circumstances of production, the article establishes that the Königsberger Express cannot be fully seen as a highly professional German-speaking press release and that the Russian language and in particular the Russian culture influence the journalistic articles. While contact-induced linguistic features are a small factor, they are by no means a determining one. The texts only occasionally show that they are the products of translation. Their unique characteristic lies in the specific area of tension between the Russian and German language on one hand (i.e., as translated and repeatedly redacted collaborative texts), and within the Russian culture in a former German cultural region on the other hand. The Königsberger Express is a trans-created culturally asymmetrical newspaper in two ways: It linguistically operates between Russian and German, and its language of publication is German, while its cultural environment is Russian. Therefore, the German texts frequently gain a Russian perspectivation.
      PubDate: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +030
       
 
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    - LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE (954 journals)
    - LANGUAGES (276 journals)
    - LITERARY AND POLITICAL REVIEWS (201 journals)
    - LITERATURE (GENERAL) (180 journals)
    - NOVELS (13 journals)
    - PHILOLOGY AND LINGUISTICS (500 journals)
    - POETRY (23 journals)

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