May 1, 2017

Sie findet vom 15.-19. August an der University of California, Berkeley, statt. Imagination, Phantasie und Einbildungskraft sind Begriffe, die sich auf ein Vermögen beziehen, dessen Status immer schon zwiespältig ist. Einerseits bildet die Produktivität der Imagination als Vorstellungskraft – neben dem Vermögen des Gedächtnisses und der Vernunft – eine Bedingung der Möglichkeit aller Erkenntnis und Abstraktion, andererseits ist sie in ihrer relativen Unabhängigkeit vom empirisch Gegebenen und in ihrer oft nur schwer kontrollierbaren Kreativität auch ein Ort der Zersetzung, Auflösung, Überschreitung, und Neukonfiguration diskursiver, affektiver, und sinnlicher Ordnungen. So ist die Imagination das ‘Organ’, das die Bilder herstellt, die aller…

May 1, 2017

The Graduate Symposium on German Medieval Studies will be convened this year at Stanford (May 4) and Berkeley (May 5). Stanford – Wallenberg Hall, Room 433A 10:00 am. Welcome (Coffee and light refreshments) 10:15 am. Session 1 Moderated by Kathrin Gollwitzer, Berkeley Walker Horsfall, Toronto. “Mirrors and Mock Jousts: Metaphor as Ritual in Frauenlob” Mareike Reisch, Stanford. “sinne und vernunft: Die bildliche Darstellung eines mittelalterlichen Modells von Sinneswahrnehmung im Konstanzer Haus zur Kunkel“ Daniela Fuhrmann and Pia Selmayr, Zurich. “Narrated Orders – Orders of Narration” 12:30 pm. Lunch 1:30 pm. Session 2 Moderated by Landon Reitz, Berkeley Hans Pech, Harvard.…

November 8, 2016

GIVE TO UC BERKELEY AND CHANGE THE WORLD BIG GIVE — BE THE BERKELEY EFFECT –  NOV. 17 The butterfly effect explains change so from the smallest gift to the biggest, your generosity to Cal holds truly transformative power.  The Berkeley Effect changes the world. During Big Give — our day of online giving — you can be that effect by giving your favorite  Cal schools, colleges, and programs a boost. Together we’ll ensure that Berkeley students and faculty continue to spark transformative  change everywhere, maintaining our position as the No. 1 public university in  the world. Mark your calendars and on Thursday,…

April 27, 2016

Erik Born has been awarded the Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Society for the Humanities, Cornell University. Congratulations, Erik!

April 27, 2016

Paul Dobryden has accepted a position as Assistant Professor at the University of Virginia, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures. Congratulations, Paul!

April 27, 2016

Robin Ellis has accepted a position as Visiting Assistant Professor of German at Davidson College. Congratulations, Robin!

March 11, 2016

The Loops of Mig:ration workshop with José F. A. Oliver was a great success! It was wonderful to bring together colleagues from a range of disciplines. A special thanks goes to Jon Cho-Polizzi for organizing the workshop!

March 7, 2016

Emina Mušanović has accepted a position as Assistant Professor of German at Linfield College. Congratulations, Emina!

March 4, 2016

The 24th Interdisciplinary German Studies Conference “Focus in Distraction” was a great success. For a full schedule of the conference, please see the events calendar. A warm thanks to all the conference participants and the conference organizers Jarrett Dury-Agri, Ken Fockele, and Greg Smith.  

February 5, 2016

“Aesthetic Possibilities: Literature, Rhetoric, Philosophy” – Berkeley-Köln Summer School The Berkeley-Köln Summer School, established by the Anneliese Maier prize, offers graduate students the opportunity for intensive discussions focussed on aesthetics, rhetoric, and literary criticism with an international team of professors from Philosophy, Cultural Studies, Literary Studies, and Media Studies. The goal is to work cooperatively on theoretical questions beyond disciplinary boundaries. The five-day summer school will alternate between the Universität zu Köln and UC Berkeley for five years. In the mornings there will be a seminar directed by one of the experts, in the afternoons there will be project presentations by participants. The discussion will be based on…