Graduate Student, German Studies
University Of Birmingham, School of Languages, Cultures, Art History and Music
Institut für Europäische Geschichte (IEG) Mainz, Universalgeschichte
College of Arts and Law
Thesis Title: Dichter, Denker, Diplomaten: German Writers and Cultural Diplomacy after the First World War (1919-1933)
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My thesis investigates the role played by German writers as intercultural ambassadors after the First World War (WW1). It explores the activities of the German branch of the International PEN Club, an association established to encourage co-operation amongst writers in Europe and beyond after the devastating effects of WW1. The dissertation then examines the international engagement of four writers from across the Weimar Republic’s political and cultural spectrum: Thomas Mann, Heinrich Mann, Ernst Toller and Hans Friedrich Blunck. It compares their representation(s) of Germany and the agendas they pursued on the international stage by analysing the speeches they gave and the institutional frameworks within which they operated. These case studies are viewed in the context of wider developments in cultural diplomacy after WW1, at a time when cultural means were considered increasingly important in Germany’s international relations.
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