Dr. Blanca Schorcht holds a doctorate in Comparative Literature from UBC, and one of her particular interests lies in the interface between oral and written traditions, particularly in the context of popular culture: her book Storied Voices in Native American Texts explores some of these connections. Recently she has shifted her research focus to explore oral traditions in the context of an autoethnographic study that examines and compares some of the official narratives constructed around German post-World War II Identity with more unofficial, hidden, and oral narratives that continue to circulate within families and communities.