The workshop "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in German Language Teaching" will be held on Saturday, March 23, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Lucy Ellis Lounge. Dr. Harriett Jernigan (Stanford University) will join us to share her expertise on the topic and to guide participants in...

Come hear a variety of perspectives from the students of GER 465 on the changing linguistic landscape of Europe. The event is open to the public, and light refreshments will be provided.  Please reach out to the Director of the Basic Language Program and Director of Undergraduate Studies...

The graduate students of the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures are pleased to announce their research colloquium for the spring of 2024. On April 25, doctoral candidates Felix Ayanbode, Laura Olbrich, and Andrew Schwenk will speak on the most current work in their ongoing...

Vienna is the historic capital of the multinational Habsburg Empire, a melting pot of language and cultures, and the crossroads between East and West. Salzburg, Prague, Budapest, and Munich are only a few hours away, while a day's train ride takes you to Venice or Paris-- via the Orient Express....

German Early Romanticism is characterized by a newly awakened interest in religious practices and institutions: Novalis and Friedrich Schlegel exchange letters discussing their desire to write a new Bible. Friedrich Schleiermacher discovers religion as a ‘taste for the Infinite’ (Geschmack fürs...

Anna Elizabeth Hunt   Dr. Hunt is an assistant professor in the Germanic department.  What is the focus of your current work and/or subject of your current research? My first book is provisionally titled Sites of Grief: Mourning, Politics, Forgiveness...

ILIP is a unique educational experience designed to accelerate language learning through an immersive classroom atmosphere that is fun and welcoming. ILIP classes combine language and culture through engaging high-quality activities facilitated by our skilled instructors. You'll receive 30-hours of...

In this book, Carl Niekerk probes the origins of modern anthropology in the European Enlightenment, foregrounding how the knowledge transfer between an international array of natural historians and public intellectuals—including Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon; Voltaire; Denis Diderot;...