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To my opinion the term "Weimar culture" does not match the wellknown term "Weimarer Zeit" (in spoken language shortened to "Weimar Zeit" or just "Weimar", which is used in Germany to describe a certain period between World War I and II introducing some new political and cultural ideas. In English I just would call it "Weimar period". That period is standing in for the first trial of a republican form of state in Germany and the liberization of arts and social forms. Also I think that it is not a good idea to merge the page with "Berlin". That city was in fact very important during the Weimar period, but the term stands in for changes allover Germany. (Brente de 07:42, 20 October 2006 (UTC))

Jung was Swiss. Freud lived in Vienna. I don't think these two belong here. Clocke 06:43, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

Hesse lived at this time in Swiss!

14 March 2006 I added Herbert Bayer, former graphic design teacher at the Bauhaus of Dessau who worked during ten years from 1928 to 1938 in Berlin

[edit] Old Discussion

Er? What exactly is this? Actually, did a Google search and it did jog my memory, but some sites say that this period in Germany is sometimes overrated as a specific cultural period. Anyone like to take a stab at this, I'm certainly not qualified... Rgamble

Some information (background, history, signnificance, etc) on wiemar culture would certainly be alot more useful than a bunch of links as this page currently stands... quercus robur 19:52 Dec 31, 2002 (UTC)

Please be patient. The title should be "Weimar culture" rather than "Weimar Culture", but let's not delete it too hastily. Eventually, the already existing list could be at the end of this page, after some text written some time by someone about -- no, I'm not going to say "something" now -- cultural life in Germany in the interwar years. --KF 20:02 Dec 31, 2002 (UTC)

Maybe it should be Weirmar Kultur....I would hardly say that Hitler is not a prominent figure of this period. Vera Cruz

I agree that Hitler will have to be reintroduced here (and some others as well). However, the term "Weimar Kultur" is against German syntax: It would have to be "Weimarer Kultur", but this would not be recognized by anyone, whether they are German or English-speaking. So why not stick to "Weimar culture" as a working title? KF 20:14 Dec 31, 2002 (UTC)

I just like the word Kultur, thats all...

About Hitler, it depends on how broadly you understand "culture". If politics belongs to culture, well yes. Otherwise, no. Either way is good for me. --FvdP 20:24 Dec 31, 2002 (UTC)

Nobody has defined what we are talking about here, is this a list of plays, authors, operas, music, popular in Weimar Germany- or a list of topics relevant to understanding Weimar Germany? Vera Cruz

That, I hope, will evolve naturally after this brainstorming session and after someone has actually started writing complete sentences on this page. As far as politics is concerned, I don't think it's as simple as that. If we consider what came immediately after the end of the Weimar Republic (see, for example, "Gleichschaltung"), we will realize that culture was very strongly defined in political terms. I'm still hopeful that some expert among us will tell us more. (I'll have to stop now -- champagne is waiting.) --KF 20:37 Dec 31, 2002 (UTC)

[edit] Archive from Wikipedia:Requested Moves — February 2005

The article Weimar Culture was moved and set up as a redirect to Weimar culture after shortly after proposed on Wikipedia:Requested Moves. The brief commentary on the proposed move is archived below: —ExplorerCDT 14:17, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC)

This was proposed on Talk:Weimar Culture on 2004-12-31 and has not seen any opposition there. Jonathunder 02:13, 2005 Feb 13 (UTC)

Oppose I vehemently hate the arbitrary naming convention policy you seem to be implementing (at varying levels) on almost every article I contribute to (and just after I get back from an extended vacation)...it's starting to feel personal. Besides, the move was proposed in 2002, and nothing was done over a span of 26 months (especially nothing done towards writing this article, something I've recently started to work on—expanding it to a serious tome from a mere list). I don't think that's a sign of opposition, it's a sign of this article not having any attention whatsoever from anyone except a handful of people who are long gone onto better places or more important articles. —ExplorerCDT 02:23, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)