"Weltfabrik Berlin"

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M. Harder and A. Hille explore Berlin's dual role as a literary capital and a subject of literature throughout history. Harder discusses modern voices in the city's poetry from the turn of the century, while S. Scharnowski provides feuilletonistic perspectives from notable figures like Alfred Kerr and Joseph Roth. H. Eggert examines Alfred Döblin's influence on the Berlin literary scene, contrasting the "Old" and "New" West. G. Holzmann highlights Erich Kästner's "Emil und die Detektive," reflecting on the city's dual nature as both a provincial and metropolitan space. H. R. Brittnacher delves into Mascha Kaléko's Berlin lyricism, and B. Breysach focuses on Jewish poet Gertrud Kolmar amid the Nazi regime. O. Lubrich presents foreign travelers' accounts of Berlin from 1933 to 1945, while H. Peitsch discusses post-war literary topoi. M. v. Engelhardt addresses the myth of the capital in literature from the 1970s and 1980s. J. Löscher analyzes the fantastical narratives of divided Berlin in the DDR anthology "Berliner Geschichten." T. Jung investigates the topography of the Wende experience through T. Brussig's "Sonnenallee." A. Hille reflects on migration literature's portrayal of East-West Berlin, and S. Fischer-Kania examines perceptions of the city in Wladimir Kaminers works. H. J. Hahn proposes a cultural perspective on Berlin as a site of memory, while F. Stucke discusses its representation in film.