James M SkidmoreJames M. Skidmore teaches German literature, film, and cultural studies at the University of Waterloo. His research focuses mainly on the intersections of politics, history, and societal development in narrative literature and film. He is the uthor of The Trauma of Defeat: Ricarda Huch's Historiography during the Weimar Republic (2005), as well as articles on German and Canadian literature and film. Read More Read Less