Shaming and Insulting in the German Empire: Bringing podcasting into the digital workspace
In the German Empire, practices of shaming and insulting were common in political dispute. In the summer of 2020, students were given the opportunity to gain practical experience in researching and analyzing historical examples of these practices and then to present them in a podcast. Their findings contributed to an ongoing research project that is […]
NDR Retro Filme
NDR TV Archive An online compendium of short news segments and documentaries from the television archive. View films here.
German History Intersections
German Historical Institute, Washington, DC This preview of video clips from the GHI’s forthcoming German History Intersections project was compiled in support of the German Studies Collaboratory. The clips speak broadly to various aspects of the themes addressed in our project: migration, “Germanness,” and knowledge and education. We hope that you find them useful for teaching, research, or […]
Neue Deutsche Medienmacher
Neue Deutsche Medienmacher e.V, Berlin Neue Deutsche Medienmacher is an independent network of journalists with and without a migration background. The network includes freelance and full-time journalists, photographers, videographers, and authors in print, online, TV, and radio from throughout Germany. It sees itself as an organization that supports those in the industry with a migration […]
The Union Catalogue of Books Printed in German Speaking Countries in the 17th Century (VD 17)
Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München, and Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel The Union Catalogue of Books Printed in German Speaking Countries in the 17th Century is a retrospective national bibliography for the period 1601 to 1700. Included are all German-language items as well as any work printed and published in the German […]
The Deutsche Kinemathek Digital Collection
Deutsche Kinemathek – Museum für Film und Fernsehen, Berlin Digital collection on German movie and television history, including posters, photo galleries, documents, full-lenght films and interviews. The Deutsche Kinemathek Digital Collection website
ANNO – AustriaN Newspapers Online
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Wien The Austrian National Libraries digital newspaper and periodical portal covers early modern and modern periods from 1568 to 1949 with a focus on the 19th and 20th centuries – browse by newspaper, key word, or date. ANNO – AustriaN Newspapers Online website
World War One “Trench Papers”
Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg “Trench Papers” provides access to 19 German Feldzeitungen from the First World War, covering all front lines as well as the home front, a military hospital and the revolution. World War One “Trench Papers”
Illustrated Magazines of the Weimar Republic
Sächsische Landesbibliothek – Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden Six outstanding illustrated magazines from the era of Classic Modernism provide access to German interwar everyday life, culture, communication, design and photography. Illustrated Magazines of the Weimar Republic website
Deutsche Fotothek
Sächsische Landesbibliothek – Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden A rich collection of online image resources, including the web portals “Map Forum” and “Worldviews”, Vormärz caricatures and architectural drawings, regional photography on Sorbian Culture and workers photography from the Weimar years, or GDR art, everyday life and furniture design. Deutsche Fotothek website