Erika Schneider: 4 books

This book analyzes how American painters, sculptors, and writers, active between 1800 and 1865, depicted their response to a democratic society that failed to adequately support them financially and intellectually. Without the traditional European forms of patronage from the church or the crown, American...

The Danube Delta is one of the largest and most valuable wetlands in Europe. Throughout history it has been a contested area and subject to conflicting claims and policies from the Ottoman Empire, Russia, Romania, the Soviet Union, and Ukraine. In this volume Constantin Iordachi and Kirstof Van Assche...

We all have images that we find unwatchable, whether for ethical, political, or sensory and affective reasons. From news coverage of terror attacks to viral videos of police brutality, and from graphic horror films to transgressive artworks, many of the images in our media culture might strike us...

Rheinland-Pfalz – eine Idylle? Das kommt ganz auf den Standpunkt an. Dass in der Eifel das Verbrechen zuhause ist, ist hinreichend bekannt. Aber auch in anderen Gegenden unseres beschaulichen Bundeslandes treiben Schreibtischtäter ihr Unwesen. Tatorte finden sich überall: Das Ahrufer birgt manch...