Meet Your Party: Book Launches in Bristol and Leipzig

Meet Your Party: Book Launches in Bristol and Leipzig

Hefeweizen in Leipzig, custard tarts in Bristol — Meet Your Party was welcomed into this world by good friends in Germany and England. Tom Nolan and I read some of the poems at Meins Leipzig (yes, in Leipzig), und Timothy J. Senior und ich haben Gedichte mit...
BBC: Ernst Jünger at the Somme

BBC: Ernst Jünger at the Somme

Thousands of men dying for a few metres of land: the Battle of the Somme was one of the most grueling parts of World War I. For Ernst Jünger, it marked one of the key moments in the emergence of modern warfare. Men mattered less and less; war and work became always...
Boyhood: Friendship in Movies

Boyhood: Friendship in Movies

I’ve just seen a wonderful, unique example of friendship in movies. So here’s to you, my friend; it makes me happy to think you’re out there somewhere. When I think of the good times, I think of the conversations we’ve had. When I think of how...
7:1 — Germany Brazil game

7:1 — Germany Brazil game

I’m the only German who didn’t see the semi-final game against Brazil. Or, rather, I only saw the first five and the last ten minutes of the great Germany Brazil game. The only goal I saw was the Brazilian one. Here’s why. I stupidly booked a plane ticket from...
Humanities and Industry Collaboration

Humanities and Industry Collaboration

I will be discussing new forms of arts / humanities and industry collaboration at a conference at the University of Durham’s new Centre for Humanities Innovation on 7 and 8 July 2014. Participants will be exploring new directions of arts and humanities research....
It’s Back: My German Humour Highlights Course

It’s Back: My German Humour Highlights Course

Starting on January 27, I will be teaching a German humour highlights course again, at the University of Bristol. Two hours a week will be devoted to a range of works, artists, topics and — yes! — theories of humour, amusement and entertainment. I’ve...