Jörg Kreienbrock
Biographic Data
| ID | 5133016 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jörg Kreienbrock |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jörg |
| FAMILY NAME | Kreienbrock |
| SIGNATURE | KREIENBROCK J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Emory University |
| ORCID | 0009-0007-6512-0774 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Deutlich und unsichtbar
This essay investigates the notion of imitation in Franz Kafka. It asks how notions of mimesis, mimicry, and metamorphosis inform a concept of realism in Kafka’s work which is irreducible to the aesthetic ideology of literary representation. For Kafka, mimesis is a corporeal process transforming the physiognomy of the writer, who is characterized by their facial expressions and gestures. Kafka’s prose, based on what he calls a ‘compulsion to imit…
Critique as Counterproduction
This essay investigates the notion of counterproduction in the writings of Alexander Kluge. In Kongs große Stunde (2015), Kluge identifies counterproduction as an essentially reparative practice. It combines a constructive ethos of care with the deconstructive attitude of critique. In this sense, repair work as counterproduction offers a model to overcome the age-old dichotomies of theory and praxis, as well as analysis and synthesis. As a form o…
Techniques of Exposition
Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Additional informationNotes on contributorsJörg KreienbrockJörg Kreienbrock is Professor of German and Comparative Literature at Northwestern University. His research interests include German literature from the 18th to the 21st century with an emphasis on literary theory, poetry and poetics and the history of science. He is the author of four books: Kleiner. Fein…
The Border as Regulator of Life
This article expands on Fontane's discussion of borders in Gustav Freytag, analyzing the various critical, aesthetic, geographic, and political modes of containment and their dissolution presented in Soll und Haben. The border region between Germany and Poland is the zone where an unresolvable dialectic of delimitation and expansion is played out. Following Friedrich Ratzel's Anthropogeogaphie, the border must be understood as a living organ, reg…
Malicious Objects, Anger Management, and the Question of Modern Literature
Why do humans get angry with objects? Why is it that a malfunctioning computer, a broken tool, or a fallen glass causes an outbreak of fury? How is it possible to speak of an inanimate object’s recalcitrance, obstinacy, or even malice? When things assume a will of their own and seem to act out against human desires and wishes rather than disappear into automatic, unconscious functionality, the breakdown is experienced not as something neutral but…
Paying Attention
Malicious Objects, Anger Management, and the Question of Modern Literature
Why do humans get angry with objects? Why is it that a malfunctioning computer, a broken tool, or a fallen glass causes an outbreak of fury? How is it possible to speak of an inanimate object’s recalcitrance, obstinacy, or even malice? When things assume a will of their own and seem to act out against human desires and wishes rather than disappear into automatic, unconscious functionality, the breakdown is experienced not as something neutral but…
Paying Attention
Malicious Objects, Anger Management, and the Question of Modern Literature
Why do humans get angry with objects? Why is it that a malfunctioning computer, a broken tool, or a fallen glass causes an outbreak of fury? How is it possible to speak of an inanimate object’s recalcitrance, obstinacy, or even malice? When things assume a will of their own and seem to act out against human desires and wishes rather than disappear into automatic, unconscious functionality, the breakdown is experienced not as something neutral but…
The Border as Regulator of Life
This article expands on Fontane's discussion of borders in Gustav Freytag, analyzing the various critical, aesthetic, geographic, and political modes of containment and their dissolution presented in Soll und Haben. The border region between Germany and Poland is the zone where an unresolvable dialectic of delimitation and expansion is played out. Following Friedrich Ratzel's Anthropogeogaphie, the border must be understood as a living organ, reg…
Techniques of Exposition
Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Additional informationNotes on contributorsJörg KreienbrockJörg Kreienbrock is Professor of German and Comparative Literature at Northwestern University. His research interests include German literature from the 18th to the 21st century with an emphasis on literary theory, poetry and poetics and the history of science. He is the author of four books: Kleiner. Fein…
Critique as Counterproduction
This essay investigates the notion of counterproduction in the writings of Alexander Kluge. In Kongs große Stunde (2015), Kluge identifies counterproduction as an essentially reparative practice. It combines a constructive ethos of care with the deconstructive attitude of critique. In this sense, repair work as counterproduction offers a model to overcome the age-old dichotomies of theory and praxis, as well as analysis and synthesis. As a form o…
Deutlich und unsichtbar
This essay investigates the notion of imitation in Franz Kafka. It asks how notions of mimesis, mimicry, and metamorphosis inform a concept of realism in Kafka’s work which is irreducible to the aesthetic ideology of literary representation. For Kafka, mimesis is a corporeal process transforming the physiognomy of the writer, who is characterized by their facial expressions and gestures. Kafka’s prose, based on what he calls a ‘compulsion to imit…
Philosophy (5 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · German Literature and Culture Studies (3 works) · Literature and Cultural Memory (3 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Reading (process (2 works) · Realism (2 works)