Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Vicki Baum’s death, this conference aims to rekindle the interest in the life and work of this author of ‘Menschen im Hotel’.
26 – 27 Nov 2010, Institut für Wissenschaft und Kunst, Vienna
Category: Weimar Republic
New book on murder in Weimar-era Berlin
The University of Michigan Press has published Murder Scenes. Normality, Deviance, and Criminal Violence in Weimar Berlin by Sace Elder. The book examines the social effects of criminal investigation in Weimar-era Berlin.
The Guardian reports on the 1920s revival in Berlin
The Guardian reporter Helen Pidd writes about the new fashionability of the ‘Golden Twenties’ among Berlin’s party-goers. Regular theme parties are being held where ‘you can dress up as a flapper, dance the Charleston, drink absinthe while smoking from a foot-long cigarette holder‘ and there are even several Weimar-inspired hotels in the German capital now:
Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome … to 1920s Berlin
The decadence of the 1920s is back in fashion in the German capital, so vamp it up like Dietrich with our tips on everything from the best bars for a glass of absinthe to where to shop for that vintage party frock