Friedrich Ulfers
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Friedrich Ulfers is Professor of German at New York University
. He is a distinguished fellow, having been awarded several highly regarded honors from New York University. He also is the Dean of the Media and Communications division at the European Graduate School
in Saas-Fee
, where he confers on the giving of Masters and Ph.D. degrees to students. He has written as a literary critic, a deconstruction
ist, and a philosopher.
in 1959, his Master's degree in 1961 from New York University
, and his Ph.D. from New York University
in 1968.
Ulfers has taught at NYU
as early as 1982 and has worked with EGS
since its conception. He has been chair to a Nietzsche Conference at NYU
, chair to a special session on Günter Grass
for the Modern Language Association, as well as chair to a Session on Autobiographical Writings at Hofstra University
.
Over the course of his teachings, Friedrich Ulfers has served numerous administrative functions, such as the NYU
's German Department Director of Undergraduate Studies, Director of the NYU
in Berlin summer program in the Department of Global Affairs and, most recently, Director of the Deutsches Haus at NYU
.
On 15 March 2007, Friedrich Ulfers was appointed Dean of the Media and Communications division at the European Graduate School
, in the place of Wolfgang Schirmacher
.
Ulfers has written on a wide variety of subjects, such as German Romanticism
, the novel in the 20th century, philosophy at the turn of the century, and post-structuralism
as well as deconstruction
.
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
. He is a distinguished fellow, having been awarded several highly regarded honors from New York University. He also is the Dean of the Media and Communications division at the European Graduate School
European Graduate School
The European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland is a privately funded graduate school founded by the non-profit European Foundation of Interdisciplinary Studies. Its German name is Europäische Universität für Interdisziplinäre Studien...
in Saas-Fee
Saas-Fee
Saas-Fee is the main village in the Saastal, or the Saas Valley, and is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland...
, where he confers on the giving of Masters and Ph.D. degrees to students. He has written as a literary critic, a deconstruction
Deconstruction
Deconstruction is a term introduced by French philosopher Jacques Derrida in his 1967 book Of Grammatology. Although he carefully avoided defining the term directly, he sought to apply Martin Heidegger's concept of Destruktion or Abbau, to textual reading...
ist, and a philosopher.
Career
Ulfers was born in Giessen, Germany in 1934. He immigrated to New York, New York, where he attended university. He received his Bachelor of Arts from the City College of New YorkCity College of New York
The City College of the City University of New York is a senior college of the City University of New York , in New York City. It is also the oldest of the City University's twenty-three institutions of higher learning...
in 1959, his Master's degree in 1961 from New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
, and his Ph.D. from New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
in 1968.
Ulfers has taught at NYU
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
as early as 1982 and has worked with EGS
European Graduate School
The European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland is a privately funded graduate school founded by the non-profit European Foundation of Interdisciplinary Studies. Its German name is Europäische Universität für Interdisziplinäre Studien...
since its conception. He has been chair to a Nietzsche Conference at NYU
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
, chair to a special session on Günter Grass
Günter Grass
Günter Wilhelm Grass is a Nobel Prize-winning German author, poet, playwright, sculptor and artist.He was born in the Free City of Danzig...
for the Modern Language Association, as well as chair to a Session on Autobiographical Writings at Hofstra University
Hofstra University
Hofstra University is a private, nonsectarian institution of higher learning located in the Village of Hempstead, New York, United States, about east of New York City: less than an hour away by train or car...
.
Over the course of his teachings, Friedrich Ulfers has served numerous administrative functions, such as the NYU
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
's German Department Director of Undergraduate Studies, Director of the NYU
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
in Berlin summer program in the Department of Global Affairs and, most recently, Director of the Deutsches Haus at NYU
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
.
On 15 March 2007, Friedrich Ulfers was appointed Dean of the Media and Communications division at the European Graduate School
European Graduate School
The European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland is a privately funded graduate school founded by the non-profit European Foundation of Interdisciplinary Studies. Its German name is Europäische Universität für Interdisziplinäre Studien...
, in the place of Wolfgang Schirmacher
Wolfgang Schirmacher
Wolfgang Schirmacher is an editor and educator in the field of philosophy and the program director at the European Graduate School. He has edited many journals and written books, as well as developed curriculum in philosophical disciplines at major universities.-Biography:Schirmacher has taught...
.
Ulfers has written on a wide variety of subjects, such as German Romanticism
German Romanticism
For the general context, see Romanticism.In the philosophy, art, and culture of German-speaking countries, German Romanticism was the dominant movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. German Romanticism developed relatively late compared to its English counterpart, coinciding in its...
, the novel in the 20th century, philosophy at the turn of the century, and post-structuralism
Post-structuralism
Post-structuralism is a label formulated by American academics to denote the heterogeneous works of a series of French intellectuals who came to international prominence in the 1960s and '70s...
as well as deconstruction
Deconstruction
Deconstruction is a term introduced by French philosopher Jacques Derrida in his 1967 book Of Grammatology. Although he carefully avoided defining the term directly, he sought to apply Martin Heidegger's concept of Destruktion or Abbau, to textual reading...
.
Works
- (2006) Ulfers, Friedrich. Times Square as an Exemplar of Postmodern Urban Space. Toward a New Metropolitanism: Reconstituting Public Culture, Urban Citizenship, and the Multicultural Imaginary in New York and Berlin. Ed. Friedrich Ulfers, Gunter Lenz, and Antje Dallmann. Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag, 251-60.
- (2005) Ulfers, Friedrich. "Nietzsche's Amor Fati - The Embracing of an Undecided Fate." Accepted for publication in Poiesis - A Journal of the Arts and Communication.
- (2004) Ulfers, Friedrich. "Nietzsche's Ontological Roots in Goethe's Classicism." in: Nietzsche and Antiquity: His Reaction and Response to the Classical Tradition. Ed. Paul Bishop. Boydell & Brewer Ltd (UK).
- (2003)Ulfers, Friedrich. "Von der Skepsis zur Utopie: Musils Idee des 'Essaysismus'" in: Skeptizismus und literarische Imagination. Ed. Bernd Hüppauf and Klaus Vieweg. Wilhelm Fink Verlag.
- (2002) Ulfers, Friedrich. "Nietzsche's Idea of 'Bildung.'" in: Poiesis: A Journal of the Arts and Communication. 4 (2002): 30-36.
- (2002) Ulfers, Friedrich. "Friedrich Nietzsche as a Bridge from 19th Century Atomistic Science to the Process Philosophy of 20th Century Physics, Literature, and Ethics." in: Philological Papers (West Virginia University) 49: 21-29.
External links
- Friedrich Ulfers @ European Graduate SchoolEuropean Graduate SchoolThe European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland is a privately funded graduate school founded by the non-profit European Foundation of Interdisciplinary Studies. Its German name is Europäische Universität für Interdisziplinäre Studien...
. Faculty website with biography, bibliography, articles and video lectures. Retrieved May 14, 2010. - Friedrich Ulfers @ New York UniversityNew York UniversityNew York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
. College of Arts and Science. Retrieved May 14, 2010. - Friedrich Ulfers @ New York UniversityNew York UniversityNew York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
. Department of German. Retrieved May 14, 2010.