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The S t u d y  o f  F o l k l o r e  i n  G o t t i n g e n  ( W e s t  Germany)  
C o m p i l e d  by R e q i n a  B e n d i x  a n d  I n g r i d  Tomkouiak 
The f o l k l o r e  d e p a r t m e n t  o f  t h e  U n i v e r s i t y  o f  Got-  
t i n g e n  i s  c u r r e n t l y  c h a i r e d  by R o l f  Wi lhe lm B r e d n i c h .  Though 
f o l k  n a r r a t i v e  s c h o l a r s h i p  h a s  b e e n  a  p r i m a r y  f o c u s  i n  t h e  
l a s t  f o u r  d e c a d e s ,  t h e  l e c t u r e  a n d  s e m i n a r  o f f e r i n g s  nou 
s p a n  a  b r o a d  v a r i e t y  o f  s u b f i e l d s  o f  t h e  d i s c i p l i n e ,  g o i n g  
b e y o n d  t h e  t r a d i t i o n a l  Volkskunde c a n o n  a n d  i n c l u d i n g  t o p i c s  
o f  e v e r y d a y  o r  p o p u l a r  c u l t u r e  ( A l l t a g s k u l t u r  1. A s i d e  
f r o m  R o l f  ~ i l h e l m  B r e d n i c h ,  t h e  f a c u l t y  c o n s i s t s  o f  C h r i s t o p h  
D a x e l m u l l e r ,  S i g u r d  G r a f  v .  P f e i l ,  He lmut  H o l l e r ,  E l f r i e d e  
M o s e r - R a t h ,  G i i n t h e r  P e t s c h e l ,  a n d  M a r t i n  Ruch.  S t u d e n t s  
m a j o r i n g  i n  f o l k l o r e  a r e  t r a i n e d  a n d  p r e p a r e d  f o r  t e a c h i n g  
j o b s  a s  w e l l  a s  a  v a r i e t y  o f  j o b s  w h e r e  f o l k l o r i s t i c s  f i n d s  
p r a c t i c a l  a p p l i c a t i o n ,  s u c h  a s  i n  museums,  r a d i o  a n d  T . V . ,  
a n d  i n  t h e  p u b l i c  s e c t o r .  S t u d e n t s  c a n  e a r n  an M . A .  ( i n  
c a .  1 0  s e m e s t e r s )  a n d  P h . 0 .  d e g r e e .  F i e l d w o r k  a n d  i n t e r n -  
s h i p s  a r e  s t r e s s e d ,  a s i d e  f r o m  s o u n d  t h e o r e t i c a l  k n o w l e d g e .  
R e s o u r c e s  o f  t h e  D e p a r t m e n t  
L e s e s t o f f a r c h i v :  i n  t h e  1 9 5 0 s ,  W i l l - E r i c h  P e u c k e r t  b e g a n  
a  c o l l e c t i o n  o f  c o m i c s  a n d  o t h e r  p o p u l a r  r e a d i n g  m a t e r i a l s  
w h i c h  p r o v i d e  r e s e a r c h  m a t e r i a l  i n  t h e  f i e l d  o f  p o p u l a r  
c u l t u r e .  
V a r i o u s  C o l l e c t i o n s :  M i l l - E r i c h  P e u c k e r t ' s  l e g e n d  a r c h i v e s  
c o n t a i n  t h o u s a n d s  o f  m o t i f  a n d  t y p e  r e f e r e n c e s .  The e n t i r e  
o r i g i n a l  r e s e a r c h  f o r  t h e  H a n d w o r t e r b u c h  d e s  d e u t s c h e n  
A b e r g l a u b e n s  i s  k e p t  i n  G o t t i n g e n ,  a n d  a s  t h e s e  m a t e r i a l s  
u e r e  n o t  f u l l y  u s e d  f o r  t h e  p u b l i s h e d  v o l u m e s ,  t h e r e  i s  
s t i l l  much t o  be drawn f r o m  t h i s  m a t e r i a l .  The l e g a c y  o f  
t h e  C o t h r i n g i a n  f o l k  n a r r a t i v e  s c h o l a r  A n g e l i k a  M e r k e l b a c h -  
P i n c k  i s  a l s o  h o u s e d  i n  G o t t i n g e n .  
S y m b o l a r c h i v  T h e o d o r  W e i g e l :  t h i s  i s  a  c o l l e c t i o n  o f  more 
t h a n  2 0 , 0 0 0  p h o t o g r a p h s  t h a t  mere  c o l l e c t e d  m o s t l y  u n d e r  
N a z i  a u s p i c e s .  Though h i g h l y  q u e s t i o n a b l e  i n  i t s  s c o p e ,  
t h e  c o l l e c t i o n  d o e s  p r o v i d e  i n s i g h t  i n t o  a  d u l i o u s  p e r i o d  
o f  f o l k l o r e  s c h o l a r s h i p .  
Newly Begun C o l l e c t i o n s :  a  b r o a d s h e e t  a r c h i v e  and  a n a r c h i v e  
f o r  d o c u m e n t a r y  p h o t o g r a p h y .  
A r b e i t s s t e l l e  E n z y k l o p a d i e  d e s  M a r c h e n s :  begun  b y  K u r t  
Ranke, t h e  famous e n c y c l o p e d i a  o f  t h e  f o l k t a l e  c o n t i n u e s  
t o  be c o o r d i n a t e d  by a  s t a f f  o f  r e s e a r c h e r s  l o c a t e d  i n  
t h e  same b u i l d i n g  as t h e  f o l k l o r e  depa r tmen t .  Thousands 
o f  f o l k t a l e  t e x t s  o r d e r e d  by A T  numbers a r e  s t o r e d  i n  t hese  
rooms and a r e  a l s o  used by s t u d e n t s  and v i s i t i n g  s c h o l a r s .  
I n t e r n a t i o n a l e  V o l k s k u n d l i c h e  Bibliographic: G 6 t t i n g e n  a l s o  
c o o r d i n a t e s  t h e  e f f o r t s  o f  t h i s  mammoth e n t e r p r i s e .  
Fabu la :  t h e  e d i t o r i a l  s t a f f  o f  t h i s  j o u r n a l  of  f o l k  n a r -  
r a t i v e  r e s e a r c h  i s  a l s o  l o c a t e d  i n  t h i s  b u i l d i n g .  
R e g i o n a l  Resources:  s i n c e  1970, t h e  depar tment  has a l s o  
s t a r t e d  a newspaper a r c h i v e  u i t h  r e g i o n a l  neuspapers .  Hany 
semina rs  engage i n  f i e l d  r e s e a r c h  o f  t h e  reg ion- -Louer  
Saxony--and t h e  depa r tmen t  m a i n t a i n s  t i e s  t o  v a r i o u s  l o c a l  
and s t a t e  agenc ies  i n t e r e s t e d  i n  c u l t u r a l  p r e s e r v a t i o n .  
F o r  more i n f o r m a t i o n  on t h e  program, u r i t e  t o :  Seminar 
f i r  Vo lkskunde de r  U n i v e r s i t a t  G i j t t i n g e n ,  F r i e d l a n d e r  Weg 
2,  0-3400 G o t t i n g e n ,  West Germany. 
Study f o r  Foreigners i n  G o t t i n g e n  
S tuden ts  a r e  expec ted  t o  u n d e r s t a n d  German u e l l  enough t o  
f o l l o w  l e c t u r e s .  O f t e n ,  a  language exam i s  r e q u i r e d .  Beg in-  
n e r s  can l e a r n  German a t  t h e  Vo l kshochschu le .  S tuden ts  
w i t h  i n s u f f i c i e n t  knou ledge  can e n r o l l  i n  cou rses  a t  t h e  
U n i v e r s i t y .  F o r  f u r t h e r  i n f o r m a t i o n ,  u r i t e :  L e k t o r a t  
Deutsch f u r  Aus lande r ,  B u r g s t r a s s e  51 ,  11,  0-3400 G o t t i n g e n .  
A f u r t h e r  p o s s i b i l i t y  t o  l e a r n  t h e  language i s  t h e  Goethe 
I n s t i t u t e ,  u h i c h  o f f e r s  8 ueek i n t e n s i v e  cou rses .  Fo r  t h e  
d u r a t i o n  o f  t h e  cou rse ,  h o u s i n g  and meals a r e  p r o v i d e d .  
F o r  more i n f o r m a t i o n ,  w r i t e :  G o e t h e - I n s t i t u t ,  Fridjof-Nmsen- 
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c e r n i n g  g e n e r a l  a d m i t t a n c e  o f  f o r e i g n  s t u d e n t s  i s  hand led  
by :  Akademisches Auslandsamt de r  U n i v e r s i t a t  G o t t i n g e n ,  
W i l h e l m s p l a t z  4, D-3400 G o t t i n g e n .  T h i s  o f f i c e  a l s o  g i v e s  
i n f o r m a t i o n  c o n c e r n i n g  s t i p e n d s  and c o o r d i n a t e s  a l l  t h e  
f o r e i g n  r e l a t i o n s  o f  t h e  u n i v e r s i t y .  ( I t  may a l s o  be pos- 
s i b l e  t o  p a r t i c i p a t e  i n  some' aspec ts  o f  one of  t h e  many 
exchange programs of  American u n i v e r s i t i e s  u i t h  G E t t i n g e n ) .  
The C i t y  o f  G o t t i n g e n  
P o p u l a t i o n :  123,000. G o t t i n g e n  i s  l o c a t e d  i n  n o r t h e a s t e r n  
Germany, between F r a n k f u r t  and Hannover.  The c l i m a t e  i s  
more on t h e  c o o l  s i d e .  There i s  an o l d  p a r t  o f  t o u n  which 
was n o t  d e s t r o y e d  d u r i n g  t h e  w a r .  G o t t i n g e n  i s  p r i m a r i l y  
a  u n i v e r s i t y  t o w n  u i t h  l i t t l e  i n d u s t r y .  T h e r e  a r e  numerous  
museums o f  i n t e r e s t  t o  f o l k l o r i s t s ,  s u c h  as  t h e  V o l k e r k u n d -  
l i c h e  Sammlung ( e t h n o g r a p h i c  museum) o r  t h e  E u r o p e a n  B r e a d  
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f i l m ;  f o r  a  c a t a l o g u e  o f  i t s  h o l d i n g s ,  w r i t e :  I n s t i t u t  
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