Book Series "Schnittstellen"

Schnittstellen. Studien zum östlichen und südöstlichen Europa.

"Es ist außerordentlich zu begrüßen, dass mit der Reihe 'Schnittstellen' die schnelle Publikation der vielen innovativen Dissertationen, die im Rahmen der [...] Graduiertenschule für Ost- und Südosteuropastudien entstehen, ermöglicht wird." [= It is extremely gratifying that the series 'Schnittstellen' facilitates the rapid publication of the many innovative dissertations that are being created within the [...] Graduate School for East and Southeast European Studies.]
– Peter Bugge in Bohemia 57 (1), 2017

On behalf of the Graduate School, its spokesmen Professor Martin Schulze Wessel and Professor Ulf Brunnbauer have been editing the book series "Schnittstellen. Studien zum östlichen und südöstlichen Europa", which has been published with "Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht" since 2014. The series brings together most recent research on the history, literature, culture or politics of East and Southeast Europe with a special focus on transnational entanglement processes within the region and between East and Southeast Europe and other world regions. Most titles are based on doctoral dissertations completed at the Graduate School or partner insitutions in Munich and Regensburg.

In May 2015 the first two volumes were published. The published works were Peter Hallama’s dissertation "Nationale Helden und jüdische Opfer. Tschechische Repräsentationen des Holocaust" and Hannah Maischein's work "Augenzeugenschaft, Visualität und Politik – Polnische Erinnerung an die deutsche Judenvernichtung". Both have been members of Collegium Carolinum, one of the cooperation partners of the Graduate School.

In the summer of 2016, Anna Juraschek's study "Die Rettung des Bildes im Wort. Bruno Schulz’ Bild-Idee in seinem prosaischen und bildnerischen Werk" was published. At the turn of the year 2016/17 Ekaterina Makhotina's thesis "Erinnerungen an den Krieg – Krieg der Erinnerungen. Litauen und der Zweite Weltkrieg" was published.

In summer 2017, Jan Arend’s study “Russische Bodenkunde in der Welt" and Darina Volf's book "Über Riesen und Zwerge" were published in the series. Monika Heinemann's "Krieg und Kriegserinnerung im Museum" and Arnošt Štanzel's "Wasserträume und Wasserräume im Staatssozialismus" followed in autumn.

Philipp Bürger's "Geschichte im Dienst für das Vaterland" was published in June 2018, Stéphanie Danneberg's "Wirtschaftsnationalismus lokal" in September 2018. 

In June 2019, David Franz' book "USA oder Sowjetunion?" as well as Maren Hachmeister's study "Selbstorganisation im Sozialismus" were published; in August 2019 Katalin Tóth's volume "I love Budapest, I bike Budapest?". In November 2019, Henner Kropp's "Russlands Traum von Amerika" and Marija Đokić's "Eine Theaterlandschaft für Belgrad" were both published in the series. In December 2019, Jacqueline Nießer's study "Die Wahrheit der Anderen" and Kathleen Beger's "Erziehung und 'Unerziehung' in der Sowjetunion" were published.

In January 2020, Alice Buzdugan's "Stadttexte in 'Großrumänien'" was published. In Mai 2020, Henriette Reisner's "Von Propaganda bis Poesie" was published. In Juli 2020, Arpine A. Maniero's book "Umkämpfter Weg zur Bildung" was published.

In February 2022, Daniela Mathuber's "Körperkommunikation" was published after a break of publications in the series. In July 2022, Annelie Bachmeier's "Fremdes Schreiben – fremdes Schreiben" was published, followed by Slata Kozakova's "Der Mann im Untergrund" in August. Frances Jackson's book "Faith, Truth, Fidelity" was published at the turn of the year 2022/23.  

At the beginning of 2023, the 25th volume was published: Marina Klyshko's "Das politische Imaginäre eurasischer Fiktionsräume". In May 2023, Boris Ganichev's book "Integrating Imperial Space" was published.

Contact for authors: Dr. Felix Jeschke