Tag Archives: history

Sometimes, it just hits a bit too close to home

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Cora

The phone system is working again – at least for now. There was no exterior intervention, it just suddenly worked again. However, I’m still having online trouble such as getting assigned weird IP addresses. Plus, I cannot access certain sites … Continue reading →

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Prora – The World’s Creepiest Resort

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Cora

The New York Times has an article about Prora, the never finished Nazi monster resort on the island of Rügen. I visited Prora in 2009 after a linguistics conference in the nearby town of Greifswald. It’s a stunningly creepy place, … Continue reading →

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100 Years of International Women’s Day

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Cora

One hundred years ago today, German Socialist Clara Zetkin introduced International Women’s Day to be celebrated on March 8th. So let’s celebrate awesome women everywhere. Why not start by reading some Clara Zetkin? Some of her writing are available online … Continue reading →

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Historical Fatigue Redux – and I find myself agreeing with Bertolt Brecht

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Cora

I’ve been thinking a bit more about my current historical fatigue. It seems to me as if way too many historicals, whether written or filmed, are focussed mainly on the absolute upper echelons of society. Downton Abbey – the much … Continue reading →

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Yet Another Linkdump

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Cora

Our almost three weeks of solid snow and frost are thawing just in time for New Year. Unfortunately, that thawing is accompanied by freezing rain, which makes every surface slippery as hell. I’m very glad that I don’t have to … Continue reading →

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Weimar is not an adjective

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Cora

Can someone please tell this woman that “Weimar” is not an adjective? Weimar is the name of a German city in the state of Thuringia, which happened to give its name to the first German republic, that lasted from 1918 … Continue reading →

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On this day…

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Cora

On this day, December 9th, in 1983, I first got to see more than just a few glimpses of Star Wars. That’s the reason why December 9th will always be an important date to me. However, a lot of other … Continue reading →

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Rocks of History

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Cora

Today, I prepared a text about Thanksgiving in the US for my students. I like to incorporate current events and national holidays into my lessons whenever possible. While writing about the Pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving (the actual lesson will … Continue reading →

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School Ooops

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Cora

For obvious reasons (“Remember, remember, the fifth of November…”), I’m teaching the Gunpowder Plot in my classes this week. And by some odd synchronicity, Chancellor Merkel as well as some other European governments are experiencing a gunpowder plot of their … Continue reading →

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