Stefanie Hofer
Biographic Data
| ID | 4055287 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stefanie Hofer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stefanie |
| FAMILY NAME | Hofer |
| SIGNATURE | HOFER S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures, Virginia Tech, United States |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8692-1665 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
On Witnessing, the Responsibility of Transmitting, and the Healing Powers of Creativity. An Interview with the Jewish-Argentine Artist Mirta Kupferminc
Wounded Scholar—Healing Witness
Kinship in Darkness
Building a Forum for Change
The documentary Dying for Gold (2018) by Richard Pakleppa and Catherine Meyburgh raises awareness for the plight of Black labourers recruited across the Southern African continent to work in South African mines. In the interview, Pakleppa comments on the process of making the documentary, which bore the risk of re-traumatization but, at the same time, rendered the possibility for dialogue within labourers' families and a platform to demand change…
Out of the Box
Reflecting on her own healing from the trauma of losing her husband during the April 16, 2007, Virginia Tech massacre, the author explores how viewers can use television as an individualized tool for emotional strengthening. Television can give the freedom to explore post-traumatic feelings at one's own pace, assisting the ability to achieve control of emotions. In the essay, the author explores her repulsion toward fiction, caused by the need fo…
Lockout
Reflecting on the role that writing played in the recovery process, the author describes the mourning process after the loss of her husband during the Virginia Tech massacre on April 16, 2007. She analyzes how her traumatization was intensified by the interaction with the public. The private and tranquil space of her home is portrayed as the center of mourning and healing. Through writing, she regained emotional control in and over literary and f…
Von der Unmöglichkeit der Gegenwart’
Christian Petzold gehört zur Berliner Schule, die sich gern als Gegenbewegung zum deutschen Kommerzkino versteht und der deshalb Parallelen zum Neuen Deutschen Film nachgesagt werden. Ein Vergleich zwischen Petzolds Die innere Sicherheit (2000) und Sanders‐Brahms' Deutschland, bleiche Mutter (1980) wird jedoch aufzeigen, dass fundamentale Unterschiede in der Bedeutung bestehen, die der (cineastischen) Erinnerung beigemessen werden. Besonders ansc…
On Witnessing, the Responsibility of Transmitting, and the Healing Powers of Creativity. An Interview with the Jewish-Argentine Artist Mirta Kupferminc
Von der Unmöglichkeit der Gegenwart’
Christian Petzold gehört zur Berliner Schule, die sich gern als Gegenbewegung zum deutschen Kommerzkino versteht und der deshalb Parallelen zum Neuen Deutschen Film nachgesagt werden. Ein Vergleich zwischen Petzolds Die innere Sicherheit (2000) und Sanders‐Brahms' Deutschland, bleiche Mutter (1980) wird jedoch aufzeigen, dass fundamentale Unterschiede in der Bedeutung bestehen, die der (cineastischen) Erinnerung beigemessen werden. Besonders ansc…
Von der Unmöglichkeit der Gegenwart’
Christian Petzold gehört zur Berliner Schule, die sich gern als Gegenbewegung zum deutschen Kommerzkino versteht und der deshalb Parallelen zum Neuen Deutschen Film nachgesagt werden. Ein Vergleich zwischen Petzolds Die innere Sicherheit (2000) und Sanders‐Brahms' Deutschland, bleiche Mutter (1980) wird jedoch aufzeigen, dass fundamentale Unterschiede in der Bedeutung bestehen, die der (cineastischen) Erinnerung beigemessen werden. Besonders ansc…
Lockout
Reflecting on the role that writing played in the recovery process, the author describes the mourning process after the loss of her husband during the Virginia Tech massacre on April 16, 2007. She analyzes how her traumatization was intensified by the interaction with the public. The private and tranquil space of her home is portrayed as the center of mourning and healing. Through writing, she regained emotional control in and over literary and f…
Out of the Box
Reflecting on her own healing from the trauma of losing her husband during the April 16, 2007, Virginia Tech massacre, the author explores how viewers can use television as an individualized tool for emotional strengthening. Television can give the freedom to explore post-traumatic feelings at one's own pace, assisting the ability to achieve control of emotions. In the essay, the author explores her repulsion toward fiction, caused by the need fo…
Building a Forum for Change
The documentary Dying for Gold (2018) by Richard Pakleppa and Catherine Meyburgh raises awareness for the plight of Black labourers recruited across the Southern African continent to work in South African mines. In the interview, Pakleppa comments on the process of making the documentary, which bore the risk of re-traumatization but, at the same time, rendered the possibility for dialogue within labourers' families and a platform to demand change…
On Witnessing, the Responsibility of Transmitting, and the Healing Powers of Creativity. An Interview with the Jewish-Argentine Artist Mirta Kupferminc
Wounded Scholar—Healing Witness
Kinship in Darkness
Art (6 works) · History (6 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Aesthetics (3 works) · History (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Psychoanalysis (3 works) · Humanities (2 works)