DOCSLIB.ORG

A Vegetarian Re-Enchantment of the World

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
A Vegetarian Re-Enchantment of the World Stockholm University Department of History A Vegetarian Re-Enchantment of the World Subjective experiences, gender, and emotion in German vegetarianism read through the member magazines of the Deutscher Vegetarier- Bund 1895-1931 Wilma Sjöberg Master thesis, spring 2017 Supervisor: Jens Ljunggren Examiners: Elisabeth Elgán and Karin Dirke Table of Contents 1. Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 4 1.1. Historical background .................................................................................................................. 4 1.1.1. A vegetarian diet before vegetarianism .......................................................................... 4 1.1.2. German vegetarianism .................................................................................................... 6 1.1.3. Lebensreform .................................................................................................................. 6 1.1.4. War and the Weimar-republic ......................................................................................... 7 1.2 Previous research .......................................................................................................................... 8 1.2.1. Vegetarianism as a salvation ................................................................................................. 9 1.2.2. Gender and vegetarianism .................................................................................................. 10 1.3. Research Aims ............................................................................................................................ 11 1.4. Research Questions .................................................................................................................... 12 1.5. Theory ......................................................................................................................................... 13 1.5.1. Subjectivization ................................................................................................................... 13 1.5.2. Gender ................................................................................................................................. 15 1.5.3. Emotions .............................................................................................................................. 16 1.6. The vegetarian subject - method and concepts ......................................................................... 16 1.7. Primary source material ............................................................................................................. 18 1.7.1. Selection of material ........................................................................................................... 19 1.8. Disposition .................................................................................................................................. 20 2. Study .................................................................................................................................................. 21 2.1. 1895 - A hygienic and natural body ............................................................................................ 21 2.1.1. Characteristics ..................................................................................................................... 21 2.1.1.1. Bildung and hard work ................................................................................................. 21 2.1.1.2. Rationality or sensitivity ............................................................................................... 23 2.1.2. Requirements ...................................................................................................................... 25 2.1.2.1. The great bread-debate of 1895 .................................................................................. 25 2.1.2.2. A natural sex drive ........................................................................................................ 27 2.1.2.3. Physical activities .......................................................................................................... 27 2.1.2.4. The purity of singing ..................................................................................................... 29 2.1.2.5. Development of the self ............................................................................................... 30 2.1.3. Promises .............................................................................................................................. 31 2.1.3.1. A natural body .............................................................................................................. 31 2.1.4. Concluding 1895 .................................................................................................................. 32 2.2. 1908 -Happy vegetarian soldiers and missionaries .................................................................... 35 2.2.1. Characteristics ..................................................................................................................... 35 1 2.2.1.1. Vegetarian soldiers ....................................................................................................... 35 2.2.1.2. Vegetarian missionaries ............................................................................................... 37 2.2.2. Requirements ...................................................................................................................... 38 2.2.2.1. Required happiness ...................................................................................................... 38 2.2.2.2. The Horrid Meat ........................................................................................................... 40 2.2.2.3. Emotions in nature ....................................................................................................... 41 2.2.3. Promises .............................................................................................................................. 42 2.2.3.1. Natural motherhood .................................................................................................... 42 2.2.4. Concluding 1908 .................................................................................................................. 45 2.3. 1921 - Compassionate masculinity and the embracing bosom of nature ................................. 47 2.3.1. Characteristics ..................................................................................................................... 47 2.3.1.1. The compassionate vegetarian .................................................................................... 47 2.3.1.2. Sentimentality and masculinity .................................................................................... 49 2.3.2. Requirements ...................................................................................................................... 52 2.3.2.1. Rejecting lust and luxury .............................................................................................. 52 2.3.3. Promises .............................................................................................................................. 55 2.3.3.1. Nature as a spiritual atmosphere ................................................................................. 55 2.3.4. Concluding 1921 .................................................................................................................. 57 2.4. 1931 - Baltzer’s legacy and the Gemütsvegetarier .................................................................... 60 2.4.1. Characteristics ..................................................................................................................... 60 2.4.1.1. Gemütsvegetarier ......................................................................................................... 60 2.4.1.2. Emotional leaders ......................................................................................................... 61 2.4.2. Requirements ...................................................................................................................... 64 2.4.2.1. An inner state ............................................................................................................... 64 2.4.2.2. Christian and vegetarian ethics .................................................................................... 66 2.4.3. Promises .............................................................................................................................. 67 2.4.3.1. A vegetarian ethical future ........................................................................................... 68 2.4.4. Concluding 1931 .................................................................................................................. 69 3. Conclusion ......................................................................................................................................... 71 3.1. Summary..................................................................................................................................... 71 3.2. The changing vegetarian subject ................................................................................................ 73 3.3. Methodological and theoretical considerations .......................................................................
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Federations Focus August LE BETULLE Villaggio Naturista
    Federations Focus August International Naturist Federation Newsletter Class 11, Issue 48, Publisher: INF-FNI August 2019 News about our INF-FNI Shop In a few days our INF-FNI Shop will be revised and will be online with new products. These will include, for example, a sun hat made of Rayosan® Cooldry Material, a key chain with compass, a watertight traveller bag, a UV-detec- tion band or a globe as an anti-stress ball. Of course, all provided with our printed Logo. In order to create a little more space in our stores, we would like to offer the remaining stock of our high-value polo shirts by an attractive discount promotion at a special low price of only 5 EUR, excluding shipping costs. POLOSHIRTS „60 yeaRS INF-FNI“ 100% cotton, 200 g/m2. Soft stylish knit collar, buttons in the same colour and bordered cuffs. Double seam at the bottom hem. Available in sizes S - XL Since this is a residual stock the action is only valid while stocks last. When paying, simply insert the discount code POLO in the respective box, the price is automa- tically reduced. So it is worthwhile to soon visit our new Shop and to browse through our great products. LE BETULLE Villaggio Naturista Nahe der Alpen, nur 25 km vom Turiner Zentrum und 20 Minuten vom Caselle Flughafen entfernt. Wohnwägen, Wohnmobil- und Zeltplätze, voll ausgestattete Bungalows, Wohnwägen mit Chalet. Pool, Solarium, Jacuzzi und Sauna, Clubhaus Restaurant, Petanque, Mini-Tennis, Tischtennis, Volleyball. Mountain bike circuits und Wanderpfade im Mandria Park. Sehenswürdigkeiten: Venaria Königspalast und Park, St.
    [Show full text]
  • KINSEY: CRIMES & CONSEQUENCES “Dr
    KC&C Cover3RD 1/2/03 8:50 AM Page 1 C M Y CM MY CY CMY K KINSEY: CRIMES &CONSEQUENCES KINSEY: “Dr. Reisman has produced a scholarly and devastating study revealing the ugly and frighteningly dangerous pseudo-scientific assault on our children's innocence.” “Dr. Laura” Schlessinger “The Sexual Revolution was based on a lie. Judith Reisman has spent thirty years uncovering the truth.” The Red Queen & National Review The Grand Scheme In 1948, the Institute for Sex “In the course of producing my documentary — Kinsey’s Research at Indiana University Paedophiles — it became clear that every substantive allegation was led by eugenicist Alfred C. Kinsey, whose sex research Reisman made was not only true but thoroughly sourced with shook America’s moral documentary evidence—despite the Kinsey Institute’s reluctance foundations and launched the to open its files.” 1960s Sexual Revolution. Fifty years later new Tim Tate, UNESCO and Amnesty International Award-winning Producer- revelations confirm Dr. Judith Reisman’s 1981 expose of Director of “Kinsey’s Paedophiles,” Yorkshire Television, Great Britain scientific fraud and criminally derived data contained in the publicly funded Kinsey Reports. Dr. Reisman revealed KINSEY: CRIMES & CONSEQUENCES that Kinsey conducted human THIRD EDITION, REVISED & EXPANDED experiments in a soundproof Though Kinsey has been dead since 1956, the "Kinseyan influence" is even stronger today. laboratory built to his Kinsey was never an unbiased researcher. He was a "covert crusader." Like Lewis Carroll's specifications at Indiana Red Queen, Kinsey already had the "sentence" in mind for America, before his research was University, and that the sexual compiled and before the scientific "verdict" could be rendered.
    [Show full text]
  • The Changing Depiction of Prussia in the GDR
    The Changing Depiction of Prussia in the GDR: From Rejection to Selective Commemoration Corinna Munn Department of History Columbia University April 9, 2014 Acknowledgments I would like to thank my advisor, Volker Berghahn, for his support and guidance in this project. I also thank my second reader, Hana Worthen, for her careful reading and constructive advice. This paper has also benefited from the work I did under Wolfgang Neugebauer at the Humboldt University of Berlin in the summer semester of 2013, and from the advice of Bärbel Holtz, also of Humboldt University. Table of Contents 1. Introduction……………………………………………………………………….1 2. Chronology and Context………………………………………………………….4 3. The Geschichtsbild in the GDR…………………………………………………..8 3.1 What is a Geschichtsbild?..............................................................................8 3.2 The Function of the Geschichtsbild in the GDR……………………………9 4. Prussia’s Changing Role in the Geschichtsbild of the GDR…………………….11 4.1 1945-1951: The Post-War Period………………………………………….11 4.1.1 Historiography and Publications……………………………………11 4.1.2 Public Symbols and Events: The fate of the Berliner Stadtschloss…14 4.1.3 Film: Die blauen Schwerter………………………………………...19 4.2 1951-1973: Building a Socialist Society…………………………………...22 4.2.1 Historiography and Publications……………………………………22 4.2.2 Public Symbols and Events: The Neue Wache and the demolition of Potsdam’s Garnisonkirche…………………………………………..30 4.2.3 Film: Die gestohlene Schlacht………………………………………34 4.3 1973-1989: The Rediscovery of Prussia…………………………………...39 4.3.1 Historiography and Publications……………………………………39 4.3.2 Public Symbols and Events: The restoration of the Lindenforum and the exhibit at Sans Souci……………………………………………42 4.3.3 Film: Sachsens Glanz und Preußens Gloria………………………..45 5.
    [Show full text]
  • Neoliberal Governmentality in the Red-Green Era
    Neoliberal Governmentality in the Red-Green Era: Tracing Facets of the Entrepreneurial Self in Three Contemporary German Novels by Myriam Léger A thesis presented to the University of Waterloo in fulfilment of the thesis requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in German Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, 2012 © Myriam Léger 2012 Author’s Declaration I hereby declare that I am the sole author of this thesis. This is a true copy of the thesis, including any required final revisions, as accepted by my examiners. I understand that my thesis may be made electronically available to the public. ii Abstract This dissertation examines three contemporary German novels and their respective representations of the Red-Green era. It focuses on the discourses to which these novels refer in order to shed light on the consequences and implications of Red-Green politics for the subjectification of individuals during this time. When Gerhard Schröder replaced Helmut Kohl in 1998 as Chancellor of Germany, there was a noticeable shift towards neoliberal policies that has since received much attention in scholarly studies and public-political debates about its impact on Germany’s economy, social security system, political party system, and institutional structure. Taking a new approach to understanding the politics of the Red-Green coalition, I argue that its impact is noticeable not only in the political sphere, but that this impact also permeates all levels of society, in particular concepts of selfhood, and that it has found its way into contemporary literary works. As my particular interest lies in investigating how these literary works process the consequences and implications of Red-Green politics for the subjectification of individuals during this time, the novels I selected situate themselves explicitly within the Red-Green era mostly through references to some of its most well-known labour market measures, namely the Ich-AG, the Mittelstandsoffensive, and employability training programs.
    [Show full text]
  • Beyond Objectivity and Relativism: a View Of
    BEYOND OBJECTIVITY AND RELATIVISM: A VIEW OF JOURNALISM FROM A RHETORICAL PERSPECTIVE A Dissertation Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Graduate School of The Ohio State University by Catherine Meienberg Gynn, B.A., M.A. The Ohio State University 1995 Dissertation Committee Approved by Josina M. Makau Susan L. Kline Adviser Paul V. Peterson Department of Communication Joseph M. Foley UMI Number: 9533982 UMI Microform 9533982 Copyright 1995, by UMI Company. All rights reserved. This microform edition is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States Code. UMI 300 North Zeeb Road Ann Arbor, MI 48103 DEDICATION To my husband, Jack D. Gynn, and my son, Matthew M. Gynn. With thanks to my parents, Alyce W. Meienberg and the late John T. Meienberg. This dissertation is in respectful memory of Lauren Rudolph Michael James Nole Celina Shribbs Riley Detwiler young victims of the events described herein. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I express sincere appreciation to Professor Josina M. Makau, Academic Planner, California State University at Monterey Bay, whose faith in this project was unwavering and who continually inspired me throughout my graduate studies, and to Professor Susan Kline, Department of Communication, The Ohio State University, whose guidance, friendship and encouragement made the final steps of this particular journey enjoyable. I wish to thank Professor Emeritus Paul V. Peterson, School of Journalism, The Ohio State University, for guidance that I have relied on since my undergraduate and master's programs, and whose distinguished participation in this project is meaningful to me beyond its significant academic merit.
    [Show full text]
  • Modern Prussian History, 1830-1947'
    H-German Steinhoff on Dwyer, 'Modern Prussian History, 1830-1947' Review published on Saturday, March 1, 2003 Philip G. Dwyer, ed. Modern Prussian History, 1830-1947. New York: Longman, 2001. xviii + 315 pp. $59.95 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-582-29271-0. Reviewed by Anthony J. Steinhoff (Department of History, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga) Published on H-German (March, 2003) As German Europe's largest state after 1815 and the driving force behind German unification, Prussia's influence on the course of German history has been considerable. Indeed, Prussia's special position within the Second German Empire (Kaiserreich) established a certain identity between Prussia and Germany, an image that has lingered and powerfully shaped both scholarly and popular understandings of Germany. Yet, as the essays in Modern Prussian History, 1830-1947 argue, this image has not done justice to our appreciation either of the Prussian or the German past. Modern Prussian History is the second volume in a two-part reappraisal of Prussian history edited by Philip Dwyer. Its twelve essays take a topical rather than a comprehensive approach to the period's major phases: monarchy, empire, republic, NS-state. In choosing the themes, Dwyer has Selected topics that not only promote a reappraisal of the relationship between Prussia and Germany but also highlight current research trends. The book begins with two introductory essays. First, Dwyer establishes the framework for the volume, presents its major themes, and summarizes the essays' findings. Then, Stefan Berger discusses the image of Prussia in German historiography. Much of this story is well known to students of German history.
    [Show full text]
  • Master Thesis
    Ch F-X ang PD e w Click to buy NOW! w m o w c .d k. ocu-trac Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Germany Program: Sustainability Economics and Management Master of Arts Master Thesis Titel: Diffusion of Sustainability Innovations around Lynedoch EcoVillage by: Claudia Stüwe for: PD Dr. Niko Paech PD Dr. Klaus Fichter Oldenburg, Germany, 04.11.2009 Ch F-X ang PD e w Click to buy NOW! w m o w c .d k. ocu-trac Table of Contents Page Abstract ............................................................................................................... 4 Table of Figures ................................................................................................... 4 List of Abbreviations ........................................................................................... 5 Acknowledgements .............................................................................................. 5 Section 1 .............................................................................................................. 7 1. Introduction ..................................................................................................... 7 1.1 Ecosystem degradation, climate change and increasing inequalities ............ 7 1.2 Sustainability and ‘transferable life styles’ .................................................. 9 1.3 Giving sustainability a different direction: Lynedoch EcoVillage, South Africa ............................................................................................................. 10 2. Research Design ...........................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • From “The Silent Spring” to the Globalization of the Environmental Movement
    Journal of International and Global Studies Volume 6 Number 2 Article 2 4-1-2015 From “The Silent Spring” to the Globalization of the Environmental Movement Habibul H. Khondker Ph.D. Zayed University, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.lindenwood.edu/jigs Part of the Anthropology Commons, Critical and Cultural Studies Commons, Environmental Studies Commons, and the Sociology Commons Recommended Citation Khondker, Habibul H. Ph.D. (2015) "From “The Silent Spring” to the Globalization of the Environmental Movement," Journal of International and Global Studies: Vol. 6 : No. 2 , Article 2. Available at: https://digitalcommons.lindenwood.edu/jigs/vol6/iss2/2 This Essay is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals at Digital Commons@Lindenwood University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of International and Global Studies by an authorized editor of Digital Commons@Lindenwood University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. From “The Silent Spring” to the Globalization of the Environmental Movement1 Habibul Haque Khondker, PhD Zayed University [email protected] The world has enough to meet everyone’s need but not everyone’s greed. – Gandhi The Environment is humanity's first right. - Ken Saro-Wiwa Abstract This paper traces the history of environmental movement and the growing awareness of sustainable living in the past half a century. Taking The Silent Spring of Rachel Spring (published in 1962) as a point of departure, this paper navigates through the interplay of awareness and consciousness raising, knowledge production, institution building, environmental movement and its globalization.
    [Show full text]
  • Hidden Champions: a Review of the Literature & Future Research Avenues
    A Service of Leibniz-Informationszentrum econstor Wirtschaft Leibniz Information Centre Make Your Publications Visible. zbw for Economics Schenkenhofer, Julian Working Paper Hidden champions: A review of the literature & future research avenues UO Working Paper Series, No. 06-20 Provided in Cooperation with: University of Augsburg, Chair of Management and Organization Suggested Citation: Schenkenhofer, Julian (2020) : Hidden champions: A review of the literature & future research avenues, UO Working Paper Series, No. 06-20, University of Augsburg, Chair of Management and Organization, Augsburg This Version is available at: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/222408 Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen: Terms of use: Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Documents in EconStor may be saved and copied for your Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden. personal and scholarly purposes. Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle You are not to copy documents for public or commercial Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich purposes, to exhibit the documents publicly, to make them machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen. publicly available on the internet, or to distribute or otherwise use the documents in public. Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, If the documents have been made available under an Open gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort Content Licence (especially Creative Commons Licences), you genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. may exercise further usage rights as specified in the indicated licence. www.econstor.eu 2020 Working Paper 06-2020 Hidden Champions: A Review of the Literature & Future Research Avenues Substantial efforts have contributed to overcome the scarcity of hidden champions research.
    [Show full text]
  • Print This Article
    Cómo referenciar este artículo / How to reference this article Németh, A., & Pukánszky, B. (2020). Life reform, educational reform and reform pedagogy from the turn of the century up until 1945 in Hungary. Espacio, Tiempo y Educación, 7(2), pp. 157-176. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.14516/ete.284 Life reform, educational reform and reform pedagogy from the turn of the century up until 1945 in Hungary András Németh email: [email protected] Eötvös Loránd University. Hungary / János Selye University Komárno. Slovakia Béla Pukánszky email: [email protected] University Szeged. Hungary / János Selye University Komárno. Slovakia Abstract: Since the end of the 19th century, the modernisation processes of urbanisation and industrialisation taking place in Europe and the transatlantic regions have changed not only the natural environment but also social and geographical relations. The emergence of modern states changed the traditional societies, lifestyles and private lives of individuals and social groups. It is also characteristic of this period that social reform movements appeared in large numbers – as a «counterweight» to unprecedented, rapid and profound changes. Some of these movements sought to achieve the necessary changes with the help of individual self-reform. Life reform in the narrower sense refers to this type of reform movement. New historical pedagogical research shows that in the major school concepts of reform pedagogy a relatively close connection with life reform is discernible. Reform pedagogy is linked to life reform – and vice versa. Numerous sociotopes of life reform had their own schools, because how better to contribute than through education to the ideal reproduction and continuity of one’s own group.
    [Show full text]
  • The Rise and Development of Naturism in Great Britain
    Providence College DigitalCommons@Providence History & Classics Dissertations and Masters Theses History & Classics 5-15-2018 To the Frustration of Many a Birdwatcher: The Rise and Development of Naturism in Great Britain Jacob David Santos Providence College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.providence.edu/history_dissertations_theses Part of the European History Commons Santos, Jacob David, "To the Frustration of Many a Birdwatcher: The Rise and Development of Naturism in Great Britain" (2018). History & Classics Dissertations and Masters Theses. 1. https://digitalcommons.providence.edu/history_dissertations_theses/1 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the History & Classics at DigitalCommons@Providence. It has been accepted for inclusion in History & Classics Dissertations and Masters Theses by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@Providence. For more information, please contact [email protected]. TO THE FRUSTRATION OF MANY A BIRDWATCHER: THE RISE AND DEVELOPMENT OF NATURISM IN GREAT BRITAIN by Jacob David Santos Thesis Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements For the degree of Master of Arts in History At Providence College 2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ……………………………………………………………………... i INTRODUCTION: IT’S ONLY NATURAL ………………………………………………… 1 PART 1: PREPARING TO UNDRESS ………………………………………………………. 9 A Clergyman Takes a Bath and a Brit Gets Naked in India ………………………... 9 German Influences ……………………………………………………………………..16 British Supermen: More Flabby, Less Solid ………………………………………..
    [Show full text]
  • Cross-Cultural Management: How to Do Business with Germans - a Guide
    Aksana Kavalchuk Cross-Cultural Management: How to Do Business with Germans - A Guide - Deutsche Gesellschaft für InternationaleDeutsche Gesellschaft Zusammenarbeit für (GIZ) GmbH Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 40 53113Friedrich-Ebert-Allee Bonn 40 Germany53113 Bonn T +49 228 4460-1227 Germans with Do Business How to - A. Kavalchuk FT +49 228228 4460-1333 4460-0 EF [email protected]+49 228 4460-1766 I www.gc21.de/mpwww.giz.de Contents Contents Foreword 5 Preface 9 1 The German understanding of the professional 16 1.1 Task orientation 16 1.2 Seriousness and trustworthiness 25 1.3 Perfectionism as thoroughness and desire for perfection 27 1.4 Reliability and punctuality 32 1.5 Separation of spheres of life 41 1.6 The German love of order 45 2 Features of the German business communication style 54 3 The first meeting 62 3.1 Greeting and rules of address 62 3.2 Small talk 64 3.3 Dress code 65 3.4 Non-verbal communication 66 3.5 Paraverbal communication 70 3.6 Presentations and speeches 72 4 How Germans negotiate 76 4.1. General approach 76 4.2 Negotiating style 77 4.3 Protocol aspects 81 4.4 Decision-making 83 4.5 The agreement 84 2 Contents 5 The project, German style 86 5.1 The planning phase 86 5.2 Assignment of tasks and the work process 87 5.3 What to do in crisis situations and when problems arise 88 5.4 The role of the Project Manager 90 5.5 Information and communication in a project 92 6 How Germans behave in conflict situations 96 6.1 Perception of conflict 96 6.2 Reactions in conflict situations 97 6.3 Conflict resolution strategies 99 Appendix 105 List of References 105 The German soul reflected in proverbs and sayings 106 German holidays 108 For those who'd like to learn more 110 Internet resources 111 3 Foreword Foreword Germany is a key player in international economic relations.
    [Show full text]