Helga Schubert
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Helga Schubert is a German Psychologist and author.
, who was also active in economics
, and of a 1941 favored Gerichtsassessor
and grew up in East Berlin
. She took her Reifeprüfung (secondary school examination) and worked afterwards a year in a Berlin industrial plant on the assembly line
. From 1958 to 1963, she studied
psychology
at the Humboldt University
and acquired the degree of a diploma in psychology. From 1963 to 1977, she was in the main profession and from 1977 through 1987 in a second occupation as an active clinical psychologist: until 1973, she worked in adult psychotherapy
. Then from 1973 to 1977, she was active scientifically at the Humboldt University with the aim of a Doctorate
. She did not attain the doctorate. From 1977 until 1987 she contributed to the teachings of Gesprächstherapeuten (psycho therapy with a focus on speech) and at a marriage advice center in Berlin. Since 1977, she is a author
. From Cemeber 1989 until March 1990, she was a neutral spokesperson of the Central Round Table in East Berlin. The author lives today together with painter and leading clinical psychologist Johannes Helm in Neu Meteln in Schwerin
- also known as Künstlerkolonie Drispeth (Artist Colony Drispeth).
Helga Schubert, who began preparations in the sixties with the writing, published in the DDR beside a series of children's literature
prose text, in which would be portrayed from unusual stylistic precise stylish art sale from the East German everyday life. Beside it, Schubert wrote Theater Dramas
, Radio Dramas
, Television Plays
and Movie Scenes. After die Wende
, she would be known through her documaentary work "Judasfrauen"which dealt with the theme "Denunciation
in the Third Reich" from the foundations of file study.
Helga Schubert, who has belonged to Schriftstellerverband der DDR (Writer's Union of East Germany) since 1976 and the P.E.N.
-Central of East Germany since 1987 though moved to the P.E.N.-Central of Germany
in 1991, received among others the following awards: 1982 Script Prize at the second National Film Festival of the DDR for Die Beunruhigung (The Worry), 1983 Heinrich Greif Prize
, 1986 Heinrich Mann Prize
, 1991 Honorary Doctorate - Doctor of Humane Letters
from Purdue University
and 1993 Hans Fallada Prize
.
Life
Helga Shubert is a daughter of a librarianLibrarian
A librarian is an information professional trained in library and information science, which is the organization and management of information services or materials for those with information needs...
, who was also active in economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
, and of a 1941 favored Gerichtsassessor
Gerichtsassessor
In the German legal system, the obsolete designation Gerichtsassessor was held by judges or federal prosecutors, whose employment status today would be "on probation". Attainment of the second state legal qualification was always a pre-requisite...
and grew up in East Berlin
East Berlin
East Berlin was the name given to the eastern part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990. It consisted of the Soviet sector of Berlin that was established in 1945. The American, British and French sectors became West Berlin, a part strongly associated with West Germany but a free city...
. She took her Reifeprüfung (secondary school examination) and worked afterwards a year in a Berlin industrial plant on the assembly line
Assembly line
An assembly line is a manufacturing process in which parts are added to a product in a sequential manner using optimally planned logistics to create a finished product much faster than with handcrafting-type methods...
. From 1958 to 1963, she studied
Higher education
Higher, post-secondary, tertiary, or third level education refers to the stage of learning that occurs at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology...
psychology
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
at the Humboldt University
Humboldt University of Berlin
The Humboldt University of Berlin is Berlin's oldest university, founded in 1810 as the University of Berlin by the liberal Prussian educational reformer and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt, whose university model has strongly influenced other European and Western universities...
and acquired the degree of a diploma in psychology. From 1963 to 1977, she was in the main profession and from 1977 through 1987 in a second occupation as an active clinical psychologist: until 1973, she worked in adult psychotherapy
Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy is a general term referring to any form of therapeutic interaction or treatment contracted between a trained professional and a client or patient; family, couple or group...
. Then from 1973 to 1977, she was active scientifically at the Humboldt University with the aim of a Doctorate
Doctorate
A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
. She did not attain the doctorate. From 1977 until 1987 she contributed to the teachings of Gesprächstherapeuten (psycho therapy with a focus on speech) and at a marriage advice center in Berlin. Since 1977, she is a author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
. From Cemeber 1989 until March 1990, she was a neutral spokesperson of the Central Round Table in East Berlin. The author lives today together with painter and leading clinical psychologist Johannes Helm in Neu Meteln in Schwerin
Schwerin
Schwerin is the capital and second-largest city of the northern German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The population, as of end of 2009, was 95,041.-History:...
- also known as Künstlerkolonie Drispeth (Artist Colony Drispeth).
Helga Schubert, who began preparations in the sixties with the writing, published in the DDR beside a series of children's literature
Children's literature
Children's literature is for readers and listeners up to about age twelve; it is often defined in four different ways: books written by children, books written for children, books chosen by children, or books chosen for children. It is often illustrated. The term is used in senses which sometimes...
prose text, in which would be portrayed from unusual stylistic precise stylish art sale from the East German everyday life. Beside it, Schubert wrote Theater Dramas
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
, Radio Dramas
Radio drama
Radio drama is a dramatized, purely acoustic performance, broadcast on radio or published on audio media, such as tape or CD. With no visual component, radio drama depends on dialogue, music and sound effects to help the listener imagine the characters and story...
, Television Plays
Television play
From the 1950s until the early 1980s, the television play was a popular television programming genre in the United Kingdom, with a shorter span in the United States. The genre was often associated with the social realist-influenced British drama style known as "kitchen sink realism", which depicted...
and Movie Scenes. After die Wende
Die Wende
marks the complete process of the change from socialism and planned economy to market economy and capitalism in East Germany around the years 1989 and 1990. It encompasses several processes and events which later have become synonymous with the overall process...
, she would be known through her documaentary work "Judasfrauen"which dealt with the theme "Denunciation
Denunciation
Denunciation or abrogation refers to the announcement of a treaty's termination. Some treaties contain a termination clause that specifies that the treaty will terminate if a certain number of nations denounce the treaty...
in the Third Reich" from the foundations of file study.
Helga Schubert, who has belonged to Schriftstellerverband der DDR (Writer's Union of East Germany) since 1976 and the P.E.N.
International PEN
PEN International , the worldwide association of writers, was founded in London in 1921 to promote friendship and intellectual co-operation among writers everywhere....
-Central of East Germany since 1987 though moved to the P.E.N.-Central of Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
in 1991, received among others the following awards: 1982 Script Prize at the second National Film Festival of the DDR for Die Beunruhigung (The Worry), 1983 Heinrich Greif Prize
Heinrich Greif Prize
The Heinrich Greif Prize was an East German state award bestowed on individuals for contribution to the state's cinema and television industry.-History:...
, 1986 Heinrich Mann Prize
Heinrich Mann Prize
The Heinrich Mann Prize is a literary award given annually by the Berlin Academy of Art . The prize given for works with socially critical aspects in a character that would honor Heinrich Mann...
, 1991 Honorary Doctorate - Doctor of Humane Letters
Doctor of Humane Letters
The degree of Doctor of Humane Letters is always conferred as an honorary degree, usually to those who have distinguished themselves in areas other than science, government, literature or religion, which are awarded degrees of Doctor of Science, Doctor of Laws, Doctor of Letters, or Doctor of...
from Purdue University
Purdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
and 1993 Hans Fallada Prize
Hans Fallada Prize
The Hans Fallada Prize is a German literary prize given by the city of Neumünster in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Since 1981 it has been normally awarded every two years to a young author from the German-speaking world...
.
Works
- Lauter Leben (Louder Lives), Berlin 1975
- Bimmi und das Hochhausgespenst (Bimmi and the Multi-story Building Ghost), Berlin 1980
- Bimmi und die Victoria A (Bimmi and the Victoria A), Berlin 1981 (together with Jutta Kirschner)
- Die Beunruhigung (The Worry), Berlin 1982
- Bimmi und der schwarze Tag (Bimmi and the Black Day), Berlin 1982 (together with Jutta Kirschner)
- Das verbotene Zimmer (The Forbidden Room), Darmstadt [et al.] 1982
- Bimmi und ihr Nachmittag (Bimmi and her Afternoon), Berlin 1984 (together with Jutta Kirschner)
- Blickwinkel (Eye Angle), Berlin [u. a.] 1984
- Anna kann Deutsch (Anna can speak German), Darmstadt [et al.] 1985
- Und morgen wieder ... (And the morning again ...), Berlin 1985
- Schöne Reise (Beautiful Trip), Berlin [u. a.] 1988
- Über Gefühle reden? (Speak about Feelings?), Berlin 1988
- Gehen Frauen in die Knie? (Does the Woman walk in the Knee?), Zürich 1990 (together with Rita SüssmuthRita SüssmuthRita Süssmuth is a German politician and a member of the Christian Democratic Union .From 1985 to 1988, Süssmuth was Federal Minister of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth under Chancellor Helmut Kohl. She was a member of the German Bundestag from 1987 to 2002...
) - Judasfrauen, Berlin [u. a.] 1990
- Bezahlen die Frauen die Wiedervereinigung? (Do Women pay the Runification?), Munich [et al.] 1992 (together with Rita Süssmuth)
- Bimmi vom hohen Haus (Bimmi of the High Hause), Berlin 1992 (together with Cleo-Petra Kurze)
- Die Andersdenkende (The Dissenter), Munich 1994
- Das gesprungene Herz (The Sprung Heart), Munich 1995
- Die Welt da drinnen (The World here Inside), Frankfurt am Main 2003
Literature
- Alessandro Bigarelli: Ethik und Diskurs im weiblichen Schreiben am Beispiel von Helga Schuberts Geschichten (Ethics and Discourse in the Female Writer on the Example of Helga Schubert's History), Frankfurt a. M., Lang, 1998.
External links
- Literature on and by Helga Schubert in the Catalog of the German National LibraryGerman National LibraryThe German National Library is the central archival library and national bibliographic centre for the Federal Republic of Germany...
- Author Circle of Germany - Schubert page (German)