Biography

Biography of Elke R. Steiner

  • born in Bremen in 1971
  • 1990–96, studied art at the Kunstakademie Münster
  • 1993–99, studied Visual Communication at the Fachhochschule Münster, diploma in Graphic Design
  • 1999/2000, funding from the Dr. Bamberger-Haus and Jewish Museum in Rendsburg
  • since 2000, living in Berlin
  • 2001/2002, training in Multimedia Design at cimdata.de, Berlin
  • freelance work as comic artist and illustrator
  • since 2002, member of the ‘Zweiter Gang’ network, Berlin
  • since 2002, comic workshops for young people (for the worker’s welfare association, the Protestant church, Comicbibliothek and others)

Comic about the Holocaust

A comic entitled Die Suche (i.e. The Search) tells the story of a Jewish family murdered by the Nazis in Auschwitz. Much discussed: whether young people can and should be taught about the Holocaust using comics.

Comics in the classroom

A collection of templates and didactic ideas for using German comics in language lessons.

Reading List

Suggestions for libraries abroad who wish to buy German-language comics