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This article picks up on a tendency of recent criticism to look to Shakespeare for insights into contemporary politics, and extends it backwards to the period of German history known as the "Vormärz"―the period between 1815 and 1848. It establishes parallels between that period and the current debates about Brexit, and shows how equivalent issues are reflected in the accounts of King John given by three leading German critics of the "Vormärz" period―which also successively demonstrate the deleterious rise of German nationalism. These issues include: the weaknesses, mistakes and crimes of the powerful, and their effect both on the nation directly afflicted with them, and on others; the issue of national sovereignty and its relationship to the fellowship of nations; the struggle against arguably alien ways of thinking; the dividing line between necessary compromise and rank betrayal; the dilemma of choice; and the poisoned chalice of democratic freedom. And the parallels they establish between Shakespeare, the "Vormärz" and us are as instructive as they are unsettling.

This article picks up on a tendency of recent criticism to look to Shakespeare for insights into contemporary politics, and extends it backwards to the period of German history known as the "Vormärz"―the period between 1815 and 1848. It establishes parallels between that period and the current debates about Brexit, and shows how equivalent issues are reflected in the accounts of King John given by three leading German critics of the "Vormärz" period―which also successively demonstrate the deleterious rise of German nationalism. These issues include: the weaknesses, mistakes and crimes of the powerful, and their effect both on the nation directly afflicted with them, and on others; the issue of national sovereignty and its relationship to the fellowship of nations; the struggle against arguably alien ways of thinking; the dividing line between necessary compromise and rank betrayal; the dilemma of choice; and the poisoned chalice of democratic freedom. And the parallels they establish between Shakespeare, the "Vormärz" and us are as instructive as they are unsettling.

1. Queer in Belgium : ignorance, goodwill, compromise / Bart Eeckhout -- 2. Queer in Cyprus : national identity and the construction of gender and sexuality / Nayia Kamenou -- 3. Queer in England : the comfort of queer? kittens, Teletubbies and Eurovision / David Nixon and Nick Givens -- 4. Queer in France : AIDS dissidentification in France / James Agar -- 5. Queer in Germany : materialist concerns in theory and activism / Ute Kalender -- 6. Queer in Hungary : hate speech regulation and the queering of the conduct/speech binary / Erzsebet Barat -- 7. Queer in Ireland : 'deviant' filiation and the (un)holy family / Anne Mulhall -- 8. Queer in Italy : Italian televisibility and the 'queerable' audience / Luca Malici -- 9. Queer in the Netherlands : pro-gay and anti-sex, sexual politics at a turning point / Gert Hekma -- 10. Queer in the Nordic region : telling queer (feminist) stories / Ulrika Dahl -- 11. Queer in Poland : under construction / Lukasz Szulc -- 12. Queer in Russia : othering the other of the West / Brian James Baer -- 13. Queer in Spain : identity without limits / Santiago Fouz-Hernandez.

Queer in Europe takes stock of the intellectual and social status and treatment of queer in the New Europe of the twenty-first century, addressing the ways in which the Anglo-American term and concept 'queer' is adapted in different national contexts. Bringing together contributions by carefully chosen relevant experts, this book explores key aspects of queer in a range of European countries. The first volume in English devoted to the exploration of queer in Europe, this book makes an important intervention in contemporary queer studies.

This is the first full-length book in English devoted to the work of one of the most widely read and intriguing contemporary German-language writers: Barbara Honigmann. The book covers her entire oeuvre, exploring her treatment of identity and belonging, Jewishness across generations, migration and multiculturalism, postmemory and language.