Author: Erwin Warkentin

Erwin J. Warkentin received his PhD in German Language and Literature from the University of Alberta in 1995, having written his dissertation on the author of Draußen vor der Tür [The Man Outside], Wolfgang Borchert. His previous publications include The History of U.S. Information Control in Post-War Germany. The Past Imperfect (2016), and he has written extensively on post-war German literature and culture with his book, Unpublishable Works, being the first English language biography of Borchert, which has helped spark a renewal of interest in this important author and playwright. Since arriving at the Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada, where he is an Associate Professor of both German and Communications and serving as Interim Head of Sociology, he has broadened his scholarly interests to include propaganda and persuasion.