1. Transna&onalism
and
Cosmpolitanism:
How
WWII
Refugees
Influenced
Cross-­‐Cultural
Exchange
Allison
Cantrell,
Freshman,
Major
in
Economics
and
Interna&onal
Affairs
Dr.
Birgit
Maier-­‐Katkin,
Associate
Professor
of
German
Abstract
This
research
project
looks
at
what
happens
to
refugees
who
are
under
duress,
who
are
forced
to
leave
their
homes
because
of
poli&cal
conflict
and
seek
exile
and
asylum
in
a
foreign
country.
In
par&cular,
it
looks
at
the
famous
German
exiles
Marta
and
Lion
Feuchtwanger.
Lion
Feuchtwanger
was
a
successful
German
author,
the
couple
lived
in
exile
in
France
and
later
the
US.
ASer
Lion’s
death,
his
wife
promoted
her
husbands
work
in
America
and
Europe.
This
project
explores
Marta
Feuchtwanger’s
impact
and
diligent
transna&onal
efforts
to
promote
her
husband’s
work
on
two
con&nents.
Through
loca&ng
Marta’s
interviews,
ar&cles,
and
personal
accounts,
it
also
seeks
to
define
her
work
in
the
context
of
cosmopolitanism
and
transna&onalism.
This
study
will
relate
not
only
to
historical
studies
but
also
to
humani&es
and
aspects
of
human
right
involving
the
role
of
na&onalism,
transna&onalism,
and
patrio&sm
as
well
as
the
iden&ty
of
exiled
authors
during
and
directly
preceding
World
War
II.
The
results
if
this
research
will
deliver
a
deeper
insight
into
the
dark
moments
of
humanity.
It
will
provide
a
defini&on
of
“cosmopolitanism”
and
“transna&onalism”
and
provide
a
more
detailed
understanding
of
how
being
an
exile
and
refugee
influences
cross-­‐cultural
exchange.
Further
research
should
include
studies
on
authors
in
similar
situa&ons
as
well
as
the
role
their
spouses
played
in
their
success.
Transna+onalism
a
process
by
which
migrants,
through
their
daily
life
ac&vi&es
create
social
fields
that
cross
na&onal
boundaries
(Basch,
1994)
Cosmopolitanism
a
poli&cal-­‐moral
philosophy
that
posits
people
as
ci&zens
of
the
world
rather
than
of
a
par&cular
na&on-­‐state
(Benning)
Works
by
Lion
Feuchtwanger
What
are
exiles
and
why
are
they
exiles?
One
who
is
barred
from
their
na&ve
country;
typically
exiled
for
poli&cal
reasons
Married
in
1912
aSer
an
unplanned
pregnancy,
Marta
and
Lion
Feuchtwanger
traveled
Europe
for
nine
months
together.
Lion
Feuchtwanger
then
released
his
first
work,
against
Hitler,
“Success,”
in
1930
.
“Success”
detailed
Bavaria’s
history,
beginning
in
1921
and
ending
in
1924.
The
majority
of
the
novel
described
Hitler’s
acempt
to
overthrow
the
Weimar
government,
which
occurred
in
1923.
As
Lion
Feuchtwanger’s
fame
as
an
author
grew,
so
did
his
reputa&on
among
the
Nazis.
This
climaxed
in
1933,
when
German
authori&es
searched
the
Feuchtwanger
home
in
Berlin
while
they
were
lecturing
in
the
United
States.
They
did
not
return
home,
and
instead
sought
residence
in
southern
France.
Marta
suggested
that
Lion
transi&on
from
wri&ng
for
magazines
to
wri&ng
novels
(Folkart).
She
then
founded
the
Feuchtwanger
Library
at
USC
following
Lion’s
death
in
1958.
Marta
turned
their
home,
the
Aurora
Villa,
into
a
“focal
point
in
the
lives
of
many
intellectuals
and
ar&sts
who
had
fled
from
Germany,”
hos&ng
transcultural
events
for
exiles
and
refugees
Marta
Feuchtwanger
Marta
and
Lion
at
their
home,
the
Aurora
Villa
Lion
Feuchtwanger
1930
1947
1932
My
role
My
job
was
to
request
ar&cles
from
USC
and
other
universi&es
through
the
Interlibrary
Loan
System
at
FSU,
to
maintain
a
detailed
bibliography,
and
to
compile
defini&ons
of
cosmopolitanism
and
transna&onalism.
Dr.
Maier-­‐Katkin
is
currently
working
on
wri&ng
a
book
featuring
exiled
authors
like
Lion
and
how
they
were
forced
to
leave
their
home
countries
and
their
iden&&es
behind.