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This volume documents the triple-series Austrian-American Podium Dialog held at Lafayette College in 2013, 2015, and 2018 to which twelve Austrian authors were invited and paired with scholars from American universities and colleges. After the introductory essays that explain how the symposia came about and what took place, the volume offers seventeen literary texts, in their original German as well as in English translations, that were read during the symposia followed by seven scholarly essays that introduce the Austrian writers and provide insightful interpretations of their diverse literatures. Excerpts from conversations among the writers, scholars and German undergraduate students give testimony to the enlightened and spirited dialogs about the role of literature and their personal writing and the literary production in today's Austria. Additionally, two scholars reflect on their experiences and tell how they influenced their subsequent collaboration with the writers at their respective universities. The entire volume, intended for reading and teaching Austrian literature not only in German departments but also in English and comparative literature departments, is accessible to English-speakers.
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Margarete Lamb-Faffelberger, German Professor emerita, is Director of the Max Kade Center for German Studies at Lafayette College, a member of PODIUM, and on the academic advisory board of Elfriede Jelinek-Forschungszentrum. She is editor of the Studies in Central European Culture book series, coeditor of Women in German Yearbook 2010-2014, and has numerous publications on contemporary Austrian literature.
Gabriele Petricek lives in Vienna, and has been a writer-in residence in the United States, Great Britain, and Italy. She is a member of PODIUM, co-founder of the Austrian-American Podium Dialog and founder of LITERATUR AM STEG, Vienna. She has received numerous grants and prizes for her books¿Von den Himmeln (2009), Joyce¿s Choice (2011), Die Unerreichbarkeit von Innsbruck (2018) and Am Ufer meines Setzkastens (2021) and several texts translated into English.
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"PASSAGES is the result of years of conversations, workshops, and conferences on Austrian Studies and literature from 2007 to the present. This compelling volume includes literary texts by contemporary Austrian writers in the original German and English translation that are supplemented by academic essays analyzing these texts. This insightful approach combines recent developments in Cultural Studies and literature and is highly recommended for both academic and non-academic audiences." -Axel Hildebrandt, Moravian University
