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Performing solidarity and building activist communities in Simone Dede Ayivi's Solidaritätsstück 在 Simone Dede Ayivi 的《Solidaritätsstück》中表演团结和建设活动家社区

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GERMAN QUARTERLY Pub Date : 2024-07-21 DOI: 10.1111/gequ.12466

Kristopher Imbrigotta

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Academic conferences and climate justice: The CLEAT report 学术会议与气候正义：CLEAT 报告

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GERMAN QUARTERLY Pub Date : 2024-07-21 DOI: 10.1111/gequ.12470

Sabine von Mering

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Enduring colonial legacies in Philadelphia 费城持久的殖民遗产

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GERMAN QUARTERLY Pub Date : 2024-07-21 DOI: 10.1111/gequ.12472

Bethany Wiggin

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Sustainable sounds: Hildegard Westerkamp's soundwalking, then and now 可持续的声音：希尔德加德-韦斯特坎普的声音漫步，当时与现在

IF 0.2 3区文学

GERMAN QUARTERLY Pub Date : 2024-07-17 DOI: 10.1111/gequ.12465

Abby Anderton

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When climate policy bogs down, humanities and the arts can move things forward 当气候政策停滞不前时，人文和艺术可以推动发展

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GERMAN QUARTERLY Pub Date : 2024-07-17 DOI: 10.1111/gequ.12471

Simon Richter

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Teaching sustainability in German studies: Culture, curriculum, and collaboration 德国研究中的可持续性教学：文化、课程与合作

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GERMAN QUARTERLY Pub Date : 2024-07-17 DOI: 10.1111/gequ.12468

Kiley M. Kost

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The Arts of Democratization: Styling Political Sensibilities in Postwar West Germany By Jennifer M. Kapczynski and Caroline Kita (Eds.), University of Michigan Press. 2022. pp. 268. $75.00 (hardcover), $59.95 (e-book) 民主化的艺术：Jennifer M.Kapczynski 和 CarolineKita (Eds.) 著，密歇根大学出版社。2022年。268页。75.00美元（精装），59.95美元（电子书）

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GERMAN QUARTERLY Pub Date : 2024-07-16 DOI: 10.1111/gequ.12455

Paul Buchholz

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Plant studies 植物研究