International dialect archive "Ludwig Soumagne"

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The international dialect archive "Ludwig Soumagne" is an interdisciplinary collection and research center for German-language dialect literature under the auspices of the Rhein-Kreis Neuss , based in Dormagen-Zons . It owes its name to Ludwig Soumagne (1927–2003), a renowned modern dialect author.

From the end of the 1960s, the so-called dialect wave developed in the German-speaking area, both in the musical and literary areas . It produced dialect songs that made it into the hit lists and modern dialect writers that received international attention. Cities like Bern , Vienna and Cologne developed into strongholds of this movement. The dialect authors of this epoch were very interested in networking with one another across dialect borders. This is where the idea of ​​creating a cultural institution promoting dialect literature arose.

The International Dialect Archive "Ludwig Soumagne" (IMA) with several thousand primary and secondary works on German-language dialect literature, analogue and increasingly digital sound carriers, as well as numerous legacies and legacies of German-speaking dialect authors, provides a comprehensive impression of a special era in literary history and the Dialect literary life in the German-speaking area.

With its prizes and awards, the IMA is a driving force in the German-speaking dialect and cultural scene.

Peace electricity price

Every two years, the Rhein-Kreis Neuss with its international Mundartarchiv "Ludwig Soumagne" the peace of electricity price . He is honoring a personality who has made a special contribution to German-language dialect literature. The prize is endowed.

Franz-Peter-Kürten Award

Donated by Franz-Peter Kürten's son Dankwart, the award honors people who have campaigned for vernacular literature and cultural maintenance in the Rhineland in memory of the work of its namesake. The award is given every two years.

Zonser Hörspieltage with the Zonser Hörspielpreis and Zonser Darstellerpreis

The IMA's offer is rounded off by the annual Zonser Radio Play Days . The focus of these three days is on radio plays that are written in German-speaking dialect or designed with German-speaking dialects and regional lectures. These are productions that were broadcast for the first time in the previous year and submitted by the editors for the competition for the Zonser Hörspielpreis. Public broadcasters in Switzerland, Austria and Germany are invited to take part in the competition.

The Zonser Hörspielpreis is awarded annually by the Stiftung Kulturpflege und Kulturförderung der Sparkasse Neuss in cooperation with the IMA for the best regional radio play of the year. The prize is awarded by an expert jury from the “Regional Radio Play” working group. In addition, the Zons actor award for the best performance in a regional radio play will be awarded at the same time . Both prizes are endowed.

The international dialect archive "Ludwig Soumagne" is a point of contact for those interested in dialect. Here there are

  • Information on Rhineland dialects in the Rhine district of Neuss
  • Support with the creation of a dictionary in the Rhein-Kreis Neuss
  • a collection of dialect dictionaries for German-speaking countries
  • Information on authors of German-language dialect literature
  • Primary and secondary literature
  • Manuscripts by writers and researchers
  • a collection of sound documents (poetry, prose, radio play, theater)
  • the radio play archive with the collection of Rhenish radio plays of the WDR and radio play authors from the German-speaking area, stored on sound carriers and in manuscript form (1948–1989).

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Rhein-Kreis Neuss: Die Zonser Hörspieltage 2019. Retrieved on June 20, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Eva-Maria Schmitt: Counting peas or picking raisins? - On the task of the international dialect archive "Ludwig Soumagne" . Ed .: Eva-Maria Schmitt; Achim Thyssen. Peter Lang, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin, Bern, New York, Paris, Vienna 1993, ISBN 3-631-46439-8 , pp. 133-146 .

Web links

Rhein-Kreis Neuss: The international dialect archive "Ludwig Soumagne" in the Dormagen-Zons cultural center.

Coordinates: 51 ° 7 '11 "  N , 6 ° 51' 4.3"  E