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Fred Ulfers


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Articles and Papers

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Ulfers, Friedrich. Reality and Symbol in Gerhart Hauptmann's Bahnwärter Thiel. Teaching Language Through Literature XVI, 2. 1977, pp. 26-32.

Ulfers, Friedrich. Encounter with German Poetry: Paul Celan. Teaching Language Through Literature XIX, 1. 1979, pp. 34-41.

Ulfers, Friedrich. Myth and History in Günter Grass' Der Butt. Houston German Series 3. 1982, pp. 32-42.

Ulfers, Friedrich. Kafka's Das Urteil: A Lesson in Reading. Teaching Language Through Literature XXII, 1. 1982, pp. 30-38.

Ulfers, Friedrich. The Image of Androgyny in Musil's Man without Qualities. North East Modern Language Association. Spring 1976.

Ulfers, Friedrich. Kirkegaard and Kafka: The Dialectic of Suffering. Modern Language Association. December 27, 1976.

Ulfers, Friedrich. Die Sprache als Problem im Prosawerk Max Frischs. South Atlantic Modern Language Association. November 1977.

Ulfers, Friedrich. The Use of Myth in Grass' Novel Der Butt. Modern Language Association. December 29, 1978.

Ulfers, Friedrich. Rilke and American Poetry. Literarischer Verein. New York, May 1979.

Ulfers, Friedrich. Feminism and the Feminine in Annette von Droste-Hülshof. International Conference on Nineteenth Century Women Writers. Hofstra University, Fall 1980.

Ulfers, Friedrich. The Rose and the Wound: Images of Writing. Fifth American Imagery Conference. November 1981.

Ulfers, Friedrich. The Maternal Motif in Kafka's Work. Modern Language Association. December 1981.

Ulfers, Friedrich. Heinrich von Kleists 'Über das Marionettentheater.' Literarischer Verein. New York, November 1984.

Ulfers, Friedrich. Martin Walser's Das Einhorn: A Deconstructive View. International Conference on Martin Walser. University of West Virginia, Spring 1985.

Ulfers, Friedrich. Wozu Märchen? Funktion und Bedeutung des Märchens im Wandel der Zeit. Literarischer Verein. New York 1987.

Ulfers, Friedrich. Sinn und Unsinn bei Christian Morgenstern. Literarischer Verein. New York, March 1987.

Ulfers, Friedrich. Georg Lichtenberg (1742-1799): Der erste Schriftsteller des 20. Jahrhunderts? Literarischer Verein. New York, October 1988.

Ulfers, Friedrich. Das Deutschlandbild in der amerikanischen Literatur der Nachkriegszeit. Literarischer Verein. New York, December 1989.

Ulfers, Friedrich. Modernity as Violence: A Postmodern Critique of the Violence of Rationality and the Rationality of Violence. Conference on War, Violence, and the Structure of Modernity. New York University, October 1993.

Ulfers, Friedrich. The Beyond in Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil: Reflections on a Post-nihilistic Ethics. International Conference on "Culture and Nihilism." (On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Nietzsche's birthday), Goethe Institut, Paris, October 13-15, 1994.

Ulfers, Friedrich. Musil's 'Other Condition': Towards a Post-Modern Ethics. Conference on "Postmodernism of the 1920's-Robert Musil, Writer Philosopher for Our Time." New York University, December 1-2, 1995.

Ulfers, Friedrich. Times Square: Memories of the 'Crossroads of the World' vs. the Vision of 'Main Street, USA. International Conference on "Globalization and the New Urbanism: Public Culture and the Changing Space of Citizenship: New York and Berlin." New York University, February 1-12, 2000.

Ulfers, Friedrich. The Idea of 'Bildung' in the Context of Nietzsche's Process Ontology. International Conference on "Nietzsche: Society, Culture and Education." University of Durham, September 8-10, 2000.

Ulfers, Friedrich. From Skepticism to Utopia: Musil's Idea of 'Essayism.' International Conference on "Skepticism and the Literary Imagination." New York University, September 21-23, 2000.

Forthcoming:
Ulfers, Friedrich. Nietzsche in the Light of Post-classical Science. (working title). Forthcoming publication. Scheduled for publication in 2002.


Instruction and Awards

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Undergraduate Courses
(Not including Language Instruction Courses or Independent Study)

Kant, Schiller, Goethe: Great Figures in German Classical Literature.

The Modern German Novel.

Man and Society in Contemporary Fiction and Poetry.

Three Nobel Prize Winners: Thomas Mann, Hermann Hesse, Heinrich Böll.

German Drama from Naturalism to Expressionism.

German Folklore, Geography and Historical Perspectives to 1815.

Self and "Other": The Image of the Double in Western Culture.

The Modern European Novel.

Germany in the 19th Century.

Freshman Honors Seminar on "Language and Reality in 20th Century Science and Literature."

Conversations of the West: The Enlightenment & 19th Century.

Graduate Courses
Franz Kafka.

Nietzsche's Impact on 20th Century Thought.

Günter Grass.

German Romanticism.

Faust.

E.T.A. Hoffman.

Nietzsche and the Feminine.

Other Scholarly Activities
Ulfers, Friedrich (Chair). Section on German Literature since 1945. North East Modern Language Association. March 25, 1978.

Ulfers, Friedrich (Chair). Special Session on the Fiction of Günter Grass. Myth and History of Günter Grass. Modern Language Association. December 1979.

Ulfers, Friedrich (Chair). Session on Goethe in the Twentieth Century. Conference at Hofstra University. April 1, 1982.

Ulfers, Friedrich (Chair). Session on Autobiographical Writings. Twentieth Century Women Writers' International Conference. Hofstra University. November 6, 1982.

Ulfers, Friedrich (Chair). Special Session on Günter Grass. Günter Grass' Reception in the United States. Modern Language Association. December 1982.

Ulfers, Friedrich (Chair). Panel of Nietzsche Conference. New York University. 1994.

Ulfers, Friedrich (Chair). Panel on "New York and Berlin as Sites for Generating Urban Theory." International Conference on "Towards a New Urbanism - Re-Imagining the Cultural Metropolis and Reconstructing Urban Knowledge." Humboldt University-The American Academy. Berlin, June 29-July 1, 2000.

Awards
2002. Distinguished Teaching Medal. New York University.

1994. Heights Colleges Faculty Hall of Fame Award. New York University.

1991. Great Teacher Award. New York University.

1989/1998. "Golden Dozen" Award for Excellence in Teaching. College of Arts & Science, New York University.



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