Reading Mahler: German Culture and Jewish Identity in Fin-de-Siècle Vienna »

Carl Niekerk is Associate Professor in the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, the Program in Comparative and World Literature, and the Program in Jewish Culture and Society at the University of Illinois / Urbana Champaign

Examines literary, philosophical, and cultural influences on Mahler's thought and work from the standpoint of the composer's position in German-Jewish culture.