Description: Based on two symposia held at the University of Washington, Seattle and the University of California, Berkeley, in the fall of 1988 and sponsored by the German Academic Exchange Service.
Review Quotes: «The volume, 'Rethinking Germanistik', is a unique collection of essays. On the one hand, it continues the tradition of studies in English and German on the history of the field, and on the other hand, it addresses the status of 'Germanistik' in the United States by focusing on two of the major components in which the current redefinition of the field is being played out, namely canon and culture. Since the project was a collaborative effort, initiated, organized, and carried out by graduate students from Berkeley and Washington, it demonstrates that in theory and in practice the institution of American 'Germanistik' is moving in new and exciting directions.» (Jeffrey Peck, University of Washington)