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September 3, 2019

Graduate Students Present at Annual BTWH Conference

This June, graduate students Jarrett Dury-Agri, Alicia Roy, Michael Sandberg, and Cara Tovey presented their work at the 2019 BTWH (Berkeley-Tübingen-Wien-Harvard) international working group conference in Bale, Croatia, on the topic “Verdinglichung/Reification.”

Department Hosts 27th Annual Interdisciplinary German Studies Conference on “Affective Realisms”

The department's 27th annual graduate student conference on the topic of "Affective Realisms" took place February 22-23. The event brought together scholars from different universities and disciplines for a number of lectures,  workshops, and discussions. The conference was organized by graduate students Caroline Durlacher, Molly Krueger, Landon Reitz, and Michael Sandberg.

October 22, 2018

Graduate Student Placement 2017-18

Congratulations Graduates - 2017-18 Estes, George Alex [Language Engineer at Amazon, Seattle] Hench, Christopher [Language Engineer at Amazon, Cambridge, MA] Tara Hottman [Lecturer at UC Berkeley College Writing Program] Lindsay Preseau [Asst. Prof., University of Cincinnati] Annika Orich [Asst. Prof., Georgia Tech]

March 14, 2018

Graduate Student Research Highlighted in Smithsonian Magazine!

Doctoral candidate, Sarah Harris’s research has been highlighted in an article out now in Smithsonian Magazine.  Sarah studies language and identity, specifically as it relates to inclusive language in German. Her dissertation concerns gender marking on persons, and how the grammatical requirements of German may affect women and trans individuals.

April 27, 2016

Erik Born is awarded the Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Society for the Humanities, Cornell University

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

Paul Dobryden accepts position as Assistant Professor at the University of Virginia, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures

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

Robin Ellis accepts position as Visiting Assistant Professor of German at Davidson College

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

March 7, 2016

Emina Mušanović accepts position as Assistant Professor of German at Linfield College

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