{"product_id":"sissis-world-the-empress-elisabeth-in-memory-and-myth-new-directions-in-german-studies-9781501361685","title":"Sissis World The Empress Elisabeth in Memory and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaura E. Hametz\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of History at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, USA.  Her research explores the history of Trieste and the northeastern Adriatic regions since the late 19th century with emphasis on the intersections of politics, culture, economy, law, religion, gender, and ethnicity and nationalism. Her major works include \u003ci\u003eIn the Name of Italy\u003c\/i\u003e (2012) and \u003ci\u003eMaking Trieste Italian, 1918-1954\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), and she co-edited \u003ci\u003eJewish Intellectual Women in Central Europe, 1860-2000 \u003c\/i\u003e(2012). \u003cb\u003eHeidi Schlipphacke \u003c\/b\u003eis Associate Professor of Germanic Studies at  the University of Illinois at Chicago, USA. Her research focuses on the  German Enlightenment and its critique, kinship and family structures, post-war German and Austrian literature and film, and queer and  gender studies. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eNostalgia After Nazism: History, Home and Affect in German and Austrian Literature and Film\u003c\/i\u003e (2010).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGiven the general lack of academic research on the ‘Sissi’ phenomenon, this volume fills a scholarly void, going beyond the often hagiographical historical accounts and appropriation of her image to interrogate what has been going on beneath such surface manifestations … The editors have judiciously selected trans-disciplinary approaches that go beyond the marketing of an image to excavate how and why [Sissi’s] memory and attendant mythology retain their hold on people the world over … This volume … stands out for the quality and consistency of its individual chapters and contains a comprehensive bibliographical apparatus that will be useful to scholars, students, and interested readers alike. The editors are clearly well read in theory and cultural history, bringing nuanced perspectives to the wide range of essays collected here. Handsomely presented with no lacunae, it is part of the exciting series ‘New Directions in German Studies’ from Bloomsbury and is a valuable addition to Austrian studies, broadly defined. * German Quarterly *\u003cbr\u003eExcellent and engaging…It is a collection best read, in my opinion, from cover to cover, for this is the only way to fully appreciate how well its chapters cohere around its fragmented and protean subject. * Journal of Austrian Studies *\u003cbr\u003eMany anthologies suffer from unevenness in the quality of the contributions, but not this one— each of the individual chapters is compelling and largely unique, with only minor overlap across several contributions. The editors are to be congratulated on compiling such a readable, accessible volume that considers this fascinating topic so thoroughly. * Feminist German Studies *\u003cbr\u003eFrom Trieste to Beijing, these riveting essays analyze the highly situational character of our obsessions with the restless Empress. From her renowned hair and waist to the rigid control she exercised over her public image, these essays show how Elisabeth’s imagined personality has served us as a screen for a surprising range of fantasies, from 1950s femininity to the contemporary queer and subversive. * Pieter M. Judson, Chair, Department of History and Civilization, European University Institute, Italy *\u003cbr\u003eEmpress Elisabeth of Austria embodied the contradictions of monarchical rule in life and death. Revered yet deeply unhappy; a figure of national imagination yet profoundly rootless; bathed in splendor yet bodily starved. Despite or perhaps because of that incongruity, she remains a projection screen of imperial longing, reminding us of inextricable links between history, memory, and nostalgia in the realm of the former Habsburg Monarchy. \u003ci\u003eSissi’s World \u003c\/i\u003egrapples in novel ways with the complex tensions reflected in the figure of Empress Elisabeth. * Matti Bunzl, Director, Museen der Stadt Wien, Austria *\u003cbr\u003eThis remarkable collection of essays on the memory and myth of the Austrian Empress Elisabeth, known as Sissi, is a long-awaited compendium of research and contextualization that ranges far beyond the popular hagiography to offer wholly fresh analysis of the subject as a complex woman, enlightened royal, and uniquely enduring and influential cultural icon. Editors Maura Hametz and Heidi Schlipphacke have drawn together international scholars, transdisciplinary aspects, and diverse critical approaches for a superbly executed expansion of literature on Elisabeth – as she was in her world and as she continues to find resonance in ours.\u003ci\u003e Sissi’s World\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading that will inspire serious investigation on the subject for some time to come. * Robert Dassanowsky, President Emeritus of the Austrian Studies Association and Professor of German and Visual and Performing Arts, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, USA *\u003cbr\u003eIts perceptive analyses, global reach, and interdisciplinary scope make \u003ci\u003eSissi’s World\u003c\/i\u003e an impressive accomplishment. […] [T]he volume offers much fascinating material, and I highly recommend it to anyone interested in Austrian culture and gender studies. -- Elisabeth Krimmer, University of California, Davis, USA * Goethe Yearbook *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations Acknowledgments  1. Introduction: \"Sissi\": The Convergence of Memory and Myth \u003ci\u003eMaura E. Hametz (Old Dominion University, USA) and Heidi Schlipphacke (University of Illinois Chicago, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cb\u003eI. Memory\u003c\/b\u003e 2. Encounters: Ulrike Truger, \u003ci\u003eElisabeth\u003c\/i\u003e – \u003ci\u003eZwang – Flucht – Freiheit, \u003c\/i\u003e1998\/99 \u003ci\u003eChristiane Hertel (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBryn Mawr College, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 3. The Remains of the Stay: The Corporeal Archive of Empress Elisabeth in the Hofburg \u003ci\u003eBeth Ann Muellner (College of Wooster, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 4. Sisi Redux: The Empress Elisabeth and Her Cult in Post-Communist Hungary \u003ci\u003eJudith Szapor (McGill University, Canada) and \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrás Lénárt (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNational Széchényi Library, Hungary)\u003c\/i\u003e 5. A Place for Sissi in Trieste \u003ci\u003eMaura E. Hametz (Old Dominion University, USA) \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eand Borut Klabjan (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eEuropean University Institute in Florence, Italy)\u003c\/i\u003e 6. Empress Elisabeth and the Painting of Modern Life \u003ci\u003eOlivia Gruber Florek (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eDelaware County Community College, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e  7. Karl Lagerfeld and the Elisabeth Myth \u003ci\u003eCarolin Maikler (Independent Scholar, Switzerland); Translated by Marieanne Gilliat-Smith\u003c\/i\u003e 8. Sissi, the Chinese Princess: A Timely and Versatile Post-Mao Icon \u003ci\u003eFei-Hsien Wang and Ke-chin Hsia (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndiana University Bloomington, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cb\u003eII. Myth\u003c\/b\u003e 9. Melancholy Empress: Queering Empire in Ernst Marischka's \u003ci\u003eSissi\u003c\/i\u003e Films \u003ci\u003eHeidi Schlipphacke (University of Illinois at Chicago, USA) \u003c\/i\u003e10. Sisi: A Double Reflection on a “Queer Icon\" \u003ci\u003eSusanne Hochreiter (University of Vienna, Austria)\u003c\/i\u003e 11. Imagining Austria: Myths of “Sisi” and National Identity in Lilian Faschinger’s \u003ci\u003eWiener Passion\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnita McChesney (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eTexas Tech University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 12. Cocteau’s Queen: Sissi between Legend, Spectacle, and History in \u003ci\u003eL’Aigle à deux têtes\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eElizabeth Black (Old Dominion University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 13. Fat, Thin, Sad - Victoria, Sissi, Diana and the Fate of Wax Queens \u003ci\u003eKate Thomas \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e(\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBryn Mawr College, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 14. Sisi in the Museum: Exhibits in Vienna and the US \u003ci\u003eSusanne Kelley (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eKennesaw State University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e  Notes on Contributors Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040884654423,"sku":"9781501361685","price":31.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781501361685.jpg?v=1750948175","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sissis-world-the-empress-elisabeth-in-memory-and-myth-new-directions-in-german-studies-9781501361685","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}