Research Project, 2014–2039

Uwe Johnson-Werkausgabe

Eine historisch-kritische Edition der Werke, Schriften und Briefe Uwe Johnsons in gedruckter und digitaler Form

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A project of the

Academy, since 1992

Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities

Information

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Type
Edition
Acronym
UJWA
Project Websites
http://www.uwe-johnson-werkausgabe.de/
Academy Project Websites
http://www.bbaw.de/forschung/johnson
Running time
2014–2039
Status
Running
Funding
German Academies' Programme
Academy
Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Location
Germany Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Rostock
Discipline
Literary Studies

Uwe Johnson (1934-1984) is one of the most important authors of German in the era of two-state identity. His novels tell of German history in a context far beyond Germany. With his essays and articles, Johnson developed the position of a “public intellectual”. His highly literary correspondence is on an equal footing with the literary work, commenting critically on post-war history in an idiosyncratic manner.

Johnson’s writings and letters depict a piece of German intellectual and cultural history. Based on his legacy in the Uwe Johnson Archive, a complete historical-critical edition is compiled in three sections: Works, writings, and letters. The output will be printed and appear digitally. The book offers a verified version of the text as well as detailed commentary and digitally displays the text genesis, variants, sources, and a critical commentary.

The added value of digital processing lies in the synoptic linking of texts and comments as well as source material across departments. In this way, the basic concept of Johnson’s working method is made visible.

Classification

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Temporal Classification
20. Century CE 2. Millennium CE
Spatial classification
Europe USA GDR
Research Objects
Bibliographic Listings Data File Images Language Literature Manuscript Metadata Methods Persons Research Research Process Research Results Sound Text Text Bearing Objects Tools Video VREs

Research Methods

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Research Activities
Network Analysis Relational Analysis Spatial Analysis Visualization Conversion Data Recognition Discovering Imaging Transcription Designing Programming Translation Web development Writing Collaboration Commenting Publishing Annotating Editing Contextualizing Modeling Meta: Assessing Meta: Community Building Meta: Give Overview Meta: Project Management Meta: Teaching/Learning Archiving Identifying Organizing Preservation
Research Techniques
Encoding Information Retrieval > Analysis-Content Analysis Linked open data > Enrichment-Annotation; Dissemination-Publishing Mapping Named Entity Recognition > Enrichment-Annotation; Analysis-Content Analysis Preservation Metadata > Storage-Preservation Scanning Searching

Persons

  • Prof. Dr. Holger Helbig (Project Leader)
  • Dr. Katja Leuchtenberger (Office Site Leader)
  • Fabian Kaßner M.A. (Research Associate)
  • André Kischel M.A. (Research Associate)
  • Lisa Kobel M.A. (Research Associate)
  • Dr. Christian Riedel (Research Associate)
  • Martina Paethke (Official in Charge)

Contact

Martina Paethke
johnson-werkausgabe[at]uni-rostock.de

Contact person for the academies' programme

Sebastian Zwies M.A.

Geschäftsstelle Mainz
Union der deutschen Akademien der Wissenschaften
Geschwister-Scholl-Straße 2
55131 Mainz

Tel: 06131/218 528-17
E-Mail: sebastian.zwies@akademienunion.de