Early Modern

September 25, 2019July 5, 2020 Rey Conquer 18th Century, 1900-1945, 19th Century, Bibliographic, Class, Early Modern, Medieval, Multilingualism, Post-1945, Primary, Race/Ethnicity, Religion, Secondary

Black Central Europe

https://blackcentraleurope.com Online resources for teaching the history of the Black Diaspora in German-speaking Central Europe 1000-today, including many literary sources, with lesson plans, as well as an interactive map and links to contemporary activist groups.

September 3, 2018January 6, 2021 Nicola 18th Century, 1900-1945, 19th Century, Bibliographic, Early Modern, Gender, Medieval, Post-1945, Primary

Borchers , Elisabeth (ed.): Gedichte berühmter Frauen. Frankfurt am Main: Insel, 1996.

Anthology of poems written by women, nice to challenge/add to the mostly male canon in poetry classes. Includes works by: Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) Mechthild von Magdeburg (c. 1207-c. 1282) Engelbirn Klausnerin (14th Century) Schwestern von St Katharina (15th Century) Catharina Regina von Greiffenberg (1633-1694) Anna Louisa Karsch (1722-1791) Sophie Mereau (1770-1806) Karoline von Günderrode … Continue reading Borchers , Elisabeth (ed.): Gedichte berühmter Frauen. Frankfurt am Main: Insel, 1996.

September 3, 2018 Nicola 18th Century, 1900-1945, 19th Century, Bibliographic, Early Modern, Gender, Medieval, Post-1945, Primary

Borchers , Elisabeth (ed.): Gedichte berühmter Frauen. Frankfurt am Main: Insel, 1996.

Anthology of poems written by women, nice to challenge/add to the mostly male canon in poetry classes. Includes works by: Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) Mechthild von Magdeburg (c. 1207-c. 1282) Engelbirn Klausnerin (14th Century) Schwestern von St Katharina (15th Century) Catharina Regina von Greiffenberg (1633-1694) Anna Louisa Karsch (1722-1791) Sophie Mereau (1770-1806) Karoline von Günderrode … Continue reading Borchers , Elisabeth (ed.): Gedichte berühmter Frauen. Frankfurt am Main: Insel, 1996.

August 22, 2018December 13, 2018 Rey Conquer 18th Century, 1900-1945, 19th Century, Bibliographic, Class, Early Modern, Gender, Post-1945, Primary

Brinker-Gabler, Gisela (ed.). Deutsche Dichterinnen vom 16. Jahrhundert bis zur Gegenwart (Fischer, 1978)

Useful anthology, particularly for pre-20th c (it ends with Sarah Kirsch), with biographical information; has two interesting subsections, 'Frauen von 1848' and 'Frauen und Arbeiterbewegung'. Many of the poems are available online here.