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"Urtheil und ein schönes Lied" : Das Armesünderblatt (1750-1820) in der Sammlung "German Criminology Collection" der Michigan State University
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Bollen, Magelone
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2013
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Electronic Theses & Dissertations
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"Poor sinner's pamphlets" are mostly four-page leaflets, printed and sold cheaply on the occa-sion of an execution. They contain the official court document with death sentence, confession, a religious or moralistic poem, and at times an illustration. During the transitional period of 1750-1820, they were a wide spread cultural practice in Bavaria and the neighboring regions in southern Germany. While the authorities aimed at deterrence and social discipline, bourgeois readers enjoyed an...
Show more"Poor sinner's pamphlets" are mostly four-page leaflets, printed and sold cheaply on the occa-sion of an execution. They contain the official court document with death sentence, confession, a religious or moralistic poem, and at times an illustration. During the transitional period of 1750-1820, they were a wide spread cultural practice in Bavaria and the neighboring regions in southern Germany. While the authorities aimed at deterrence and social discipline, bourgeois readers enjoyed an illicit pleasure. Based on the extensive, yet unexplored holdings of Michigan State University's German Criminology Collection, this study investigates form, function, devel-opment and commercialization of the medium and places it within the historical, juridical, liter-ary and medial context. It analyzes the literary features of the poems and how they indicate a change in the conception of the criminal. Five extensive case studies focus on different im-portant aspects: the oral and written publication, crime investigation and confession, the spec-tacle of the execution, robbers' threat to inner security, as well as the connections between several documents related to the same murder case. A detailed comparison of the variants of-fers insights into the succession and adaptation of prints. An excursus presents parodies of death sentences ranging from mere puns to the subversive political satire.
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2.10. Demo - AgitProp Aktion : Mittwoch, 2. Oktober 1996, AgitProp 11.30 Uhr, Demo 17.30 Uhr, Gänseliesel, Göttingen
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Date
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1996
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Leftist Political Posters Collection
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Advertisement for a demonstration against capitalism and police states. Poster shows a masked protestor scuffling with a police officer holding a billy club. Printed across the officer's jacket is "BRD Kapitalismus." Below the protestor is a black circle with white in the center over which are printed images of a red flag and a white flag. On the black part of the outer circle is printed in white: Antifaschistische Aktion. The same emblem is on the front of the protestor's shirt. Ink is red,...
Show moreAdvertisement for a demonstration against capitalism and police states. Poster shows a masked protestor scuffling with a police officer holding a billy club. Printed across the officer's jacket is "BRD Kapitalismus." Below the protestor is a black circle with white in the center over which are printed images of a red flag and a white flag. On the black part of the outer circle is printed in white: Antifaschistische Aktion. The same emblem is on the front of the protestor's shirt. Ink is red, black, and yellow.
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Afrika, politische übersicht
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Date
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1888
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Collection
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Maps
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Digital scan of a map of Africa from a late-19th century German atlas. Shows boundaries, cities, and physical features.
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Ami go home
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Date
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1952
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G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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Description
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German Democratic Republic (East Germany) propaganda song titled "Ami go home". Music is recognizable as the classic American Christian hymn, "Jesus Loves the little children".
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Title
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Aufruf
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Date
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1973
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Collection
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Leftist Political Posters Collection
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Description
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This poster is a call to action by the Committees against the Torture of Political Prisoners in the Federal Republic of Germany and the capital city of Berlin. Includes descriptions of various torture methods used in West Germany and West Berlin against prisoners believed to be active in anti-imperialist movements. It points out that these prisoners are not afforded that same human rights as other prisoners. It calls on people to try to visit political prisoners, to spread the word about...
Show moreThis poster is a call to action by the Committees against the Torture of Political Prisoners in the Federal Republic of Germany and the capital city of Berlin. Includes descriptions of various torture methods used in West Germany and West Berlin against prisoners believed to be active in anti-imperialist movements. It points out that these prisoners are not afforded that same human rights as other prisoners. It calls on people to try to visit political prisoners, to spread the word about their circumstances and torture, and to work with the commitees to help stop the torture of political prisoners.
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