| christian gollub |
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Born in Wuppertal-Elberfeld, Germany, in the previous millennium, Christian-Albrecht Gollub moved from Germany to
Chicago, Illinois, with his parents at an early age.
He was educated at Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois); the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign;
the Technische Universität Berlin; Leopold-Franzens-Universität (Innsbruck); the Sorbonne (Paris); and Kasteel
Nijenrode in Breukelen,The Netherlands.
He has taught German, Dutch, and English at the University of Illinois; German Language, Literature, and Film History
at Columbia University; and German Studies and Film History at Syracuse University.
From 1981 to 1982 he was Director of Deutsches Haus, the German cultural center at Columbia University,
where he was in charge of public programming, mounted exhibitions, and organized the international symposium
"Goethe: New Perspectives."
From 1986 to 1991 he taught American Studies and Creative Writing at the Universität Regensburg in Bavaria,
Germany, and directed several plays for the Regensburg University Players. Among his favorites were Edward Albee's
The American Dream, Arthur Miller's Creation of the World and Other Business, and Eugene O'Neill's Beyond the
Horizon.
From 1993 to 1995 he taught in the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program at Hollins University (Roanoke, Virginia),
including "The Reading and Writing of Poetry" and Independent Studies. At Hollins he also conceived, proposed,
developed, and taught four additional courses:
"Flash Fiction"
"Folk, Fairy, Weird, and Tall: Reading and Writing the Tale"
"Reading and Writing Prose Poetry"
"Three Women/Three Voices: Sandra Cisneros, Lucille Clifton, and Joy Harjo."
In addition, he supervised five MA theses.
From 1995 to 1998 Mr. Gollub was the Director of Programs and Publications at Redwood Library and Athenæum
in Newport, Rhode Island, where he was responsible for all aspects of public programming, including tours,
events, and publications. At Redwood Mr. Gollub edited the library's newsletter, was the curator for a number
of exhibitions, and founded the Third Thursday Writers group. In addition, he was featured on CSPAN's "About Books"
with interviewer Brian Lamb in a half hour television interview about the history and holdings of Redwood Library. This
interview may be viewed at http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/Redw While in Newport, Mr. Gollub also served as vice-
chairman of the Newport Cultural Commission.
Mr. Gollub has curated a number of film series, most notably at Columbia University, for the Syracuse University Film
Forum, and for the Goethe House New York, and has given numerous presentations about American and German
cinema in a variety of venues.
Mr. Gollub's own publications include articles on German cinema, modern Austrian poetry, and recent American
literature; interviews with Doris Dörrie, Christopher Isherwood, Arthur Miller, and Kim Schoel; translations from French
and German as well as numerous reviews and essays. He contributed three chapters to the book New German
Filmmakers: From Oberhausen Through the 1970s (Frederick Ungar,1984): "Volker Schlöndorff and Margarethe von
Trotta: Transcending the Genres;" "May Spils and Werner Enke: Beyond Pure Entertainment?" and "Hark Bohm: Films
Addressing Questions."
Mr. Gollub's poetry and fiction have appeared in a number of Little Magazines in Europe and the United States and have
been featured on two German radio programs (Radio Bremen and the Norddeutsche Rundfunk). He has given many
readings from his work in Europe and in the United States, and he was a Guest Writer at the Arnsberg
Autorenkolloquium and an invited author at AATG meetings in New York City and Berlin.
In 1989 Jungle Noises, his first book, a collection of short stories, was published in Regensburg. Christmas Eve & Adam:
A Postmodern Parable followed in 1990. Nüchterner Provokateur, a volume of poetry, appeared in 1991.
From 1988 to 1991 Mr. Gollub was the editor of litspeak: a magazine of fiction, poetry, and the visual arts, and from
1989 to 1991 he was the book, theater, and art editor for the city monthly logo: Stadtmagazin Regensburg. In addition,
he has designed, edited, and contributed to a number of publications, including The Old Stone Mill (Redwood Library,
1998), Four (Zygote Press, 2003), Preliminary Inventories: Process in Practice (Zygote Press, 2003), and Amy Casey
(Dead Horse Gallery, 2004). He is the associate editor of Straight Through the Heart: Doris Dörrie, German Filmmaker
and Author (Scarecrow Press, 2004).
Mr. Gollub's interests and hobbies include collecting vintage tiles, theater, language and literature, and contemporary
art and music. Active both in the United States and in Europe, he divides his time between writing and art. He writes and
publishes in English and in German and works in a variety of forms and mediums, particularly jewelry design, computer-
manipulated imagery, bronze, collage, and assemblage.
Favorite creative forces include Amathin, George Antheil, Ernst Augustin, James Baker, Carla Bosch, Squeak Carnwath,
Lucille Clifton, Joseph Cornell, Russell Edson, Thomas Feyrer, Karen Finley, Karen Ganz, Dolan Geiman, Judith Gilbert,
William Herberholz, Ales “Bask” Hostomsky, Kurt Jooss, Lita Kenyon, Deborah Lawrence, Liz Maugans, Cilla McQueen,
Vonka Molinescu, Conlon Nancarrow, William Newhouse, Frank O'Hara, Sharon Olds, Herbert Rosendorfer, Kim Schoel,
Jan Schomburg, Steve Shorrock, Dorian Silver, Kate Ward Terry, Paul Valkenier, and William Walton. (If you haven't
had a chance to get to know these folks and their work, you really should take a moment.)
After living in Europe off and on for about one third of his life, Mr. Gollub is once again in the United States.
Chicago, Illinois, with his parents at an early age.
He was educated at Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois); the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign;
the Technische Universität Berlin; Leopold-Franzens-Universität (Innsbruck); the Sorbonne (Paris); and Kasteel
Nijenrode in Breukelen,The Netherlands.
He has taught German, Dutch, and English at the University of Illinois; German Language, Literature, and Film History
at Columbia University; and German Studies and Film History at Syracuse University.
From 1981 to 1982 he was Director of Deutsches Haus, the German cultural center at Columbia University,
where he was in charge of public programming, mounted exhibitions, and organized the international symposium
"Goethe: New Perspectives."
From 1986 to 1991 he taught American Studies and Creative Writing at the Universität Regensburg in Bavaria,
Germany, and directed several plays for the Regensburg University Players. Among his favorites were Edward Albee's
The American Dream, Arthur Miller's Creation of the World and Other Business, and Eugene O'Neill's Beyond the
Horizon.
From 1993 to 1995 he taught in the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program at Hollins University (Roanoke, Virginia),
including "The Reading and Writing of Poetry" and Independent Studies. At Hollins he also conceived, proposed,
developed, and taught four additional courses:
"Flash Fiction"
"Folk, Fairy, Weird, and Tall: Reading and Writing the Tale"
"Reading and Writing Prose Poetry"
"Three Women/Three Voices: Sandra Cisneros, Lucille Clifton, and Joy Harjo."
In addition, he supervised five MA theses.
From 1995 to 1998 Mr. Gollub was the Director of Programs and Publications at Redwood Library and Athenæum
in Newport, Rhode Island, where he was responsible for all aspects of public programming, including tours,
events, and publications. At Redwood Mr. Gollub edited the library's newsletter, was the curator for a number
of exhibitions, and founded the Third Thursday Writers group. In addition, he was featured on CSPAN's "About Books"
with interviewer Brian Lamb in a half hour television interview about the history and holdings of Redwood Library. This
interview may be viewed at http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/Redw While in Newport, Mr. Gollub also served as vice-
chairman of the Newport Cultural Commission.
Mr. Gollub has curated a number of film series, most notably at Columbia University, for the Syracuse University Film
Forum, and for the Goethe House New York, and has given numerous presentations about American and German
cinema in a variety of venues.
Mr. Gollub's own publications include articles on German cinema, modern Austrian poetry, and recent American
literature; interviews with Doris Dörrie, Christopher Isherwood, Arthur Miller, and Kim Schoel; translations from French
and German as well as numerous reviews and essays. He contributed three chapters to the book New German
Filmmakers: From Oberhausen Through the 1970s (Frederick Ungar,1984): "Volker Schlöndorff and Margarethe von
Trotta: Transcending the Genres;" "May Spils and Werner Enke: Beyond Pure Entertainment?" and "Hark Bohm: Films
Addressing Questions."
Mr. Gollub's poetry and fiction have appeared in a number of Little Magazines in Europe and the United States and have
been featured on two German radio programs (Radio Bremen and the Norddeutsche Rundfunk). He has given many
readings from his work in Europe and in the United States, and he was a Guest Writer at the Arnsberg
Autorenkolloquium and an invited author at AATG meetings in New York City and Berlin.
In 1989 Jungle Noises, his first book, a collection of short stories, was published in Regensburg. Christmas Eve & Adam:
A Postmodern Parable followed in 1990. Nüchterner Provokateur, a volume of poetry, appeared in 1991.
From 1988 to 1991 Mr. Gollub was the editor of litspeak: a magazine of fiction, poetry, and the visual arts, and from
1989 to 1991 he was the book, theater, and art editor for the city monthly logo: Stadtmagazin Regensburg. In addition,
he has designed, edited, and contributed to a number of publications, including The Old Stone Mill (Redwood Library,
1998), Four (Zygote Press, 2003), Preliminary Inventories: Process in Practice (Zygote Press, 2003), and Amy Casey
(Dead Horse Gallery, 2004). He is the associate editor of Straight Through the Heart: Doris Dörrie, German Filmmaker
and Author (Scarecrow Press, 2004).
Mr. Gollub's interests and hobbies include collecting vintage tiles, theater, language and literature, and contemporary
art and music. Active both in the United States and in Europe, he divides his time between writing and art. He writes and
publishes in English and in German and works in a variety of forms and mediums, particularly jewelry design, computer-
manipulated imagery, bronze, collage, and assemblage.
Favorite creative forces include Amathin, George Antheil, Ernst Augustin, James Baker, Carla Bosch, Squeak Carnwath,
Lucille Clifton, Joseph Cornell, Russell Edson, Thomas Feyrer, Karen Finley, Karen Ganz, Dolan Geiman, Judith Gilbert,
William Herberholz, Ales “Bask” Hostomsky, Kurt Jooss, Lita Kenyon, Deborah Lawrence, Liz Maugans, Cilla McQueen,
Vonka Molinescu, Conlon Nancarrow, William Newhouse, Frank O'Hara, Sharon Olds, Herbert Rosendorfer, Kim Schoel,
Jan Schomburg, Steve Shorrock, Dorian Silver, Kate Ward Terry, Paul Valkenier, and William Walton. (If you haven't
had a chance to get to know these folks and their work, you really should take a moment.)
After living in Europe off and on for about one third of his life, Mr. Gollub is once again in the United States.
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