Department of Germanic Languages & Literatures University of Toronto

Ph.D candidate Contact info andre.flicker@mail.utoronto.ca Office Hours By appointment Classes 2023 Winter GER300 Intermediate German II Summer GER100 Beginners German Fall GER300 Intermediate German II GER400 Advanced German BackgroundStaatsexamen (Philosophie, Germanistik) Universität Mannheim, Germany, 2016 Master of Arts, University of Victoria, Canada, 2018. Review Editor The Germanic Review: Literature, Culture Theory Research Interests: I would describe myself as genuinely curious, which is mirrored in the research I’ve been doing throughout my studies. Starting from my interest in short prose and its usage of narrative space and narration of space to dramaturgies of silence, the common thread of my research is the work of language and our reflective engagement with language as work. In my dissertation I examine forms of Unsinn (non-sense) as last resorts for subjectivity. My focus is on early 20th century Dadaists of Zurich and Berlin and their exploration of subjectivity in traditional art forms and new media. Based on Dada’s provocation of the absence of sense produced in their intermedia works, I argue that Unsinn as an aesthetic mode is a dynamic movement that curates both drives at work in acts of mediating our surroundings: sense and the sensual. Dada’s Unsinn problematizes meaning and its constitution by ... Read More »

PhD student Contact info maria.harutyunyan@mail.utoronto.ca Office Hours Tue and Thur 12-1 pm Classes 2020-2021 GER100 Background I completed my hon. Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Toronto with a major in Sociology and a minor in German and French. In 2020, I completed my MA in Germanic Languages and Literatures at the University of Toronto. As a current PhD student in Germanic Literature, Culture and Theory, my main focus is on environmental humanities. Aside from literature, my interests also lie in the field of visual arts and acquiring languages. My spoken languages include: German, English, French and Armenian. Teaching Positions Course Instructor, Introduction to German, University of Toronto, 2019 Awards & Scholarships Angela Hildyard Award for Academic Excellence, 2016-2018 Thomas & Beverley Simpson Graduate Achievement Award For Single Parents, 2019 Institutional Services Advisor, U of T Family Care Office Advisory Committee, 2018- 2019 Read More »

M.A. Student Contact zoe.levson@mail.utoronto.ca  Background I completed my Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Toronto in 2023, specializing in Philosophy and minoring in Yiddish. My interests include Yiddish poetry, Yiddish translations of German philosophy, and chess. Read More »

M.A. Student Contact owen.meunier@mail.utoronto.ca  Courses GER100Y1 Y LEC0401 Tue/Thur 11 am – 1 pm Office Hours TR 1-2 pm (in person) Background Graduated from his Bachelor of Commerce in June of 2023 specializing in Management with a focus in International Business and Leadership in Organizations. Owen further completed a double minor in German Studies and Economics. He is currently pursuing a Master’s in German Literature, Culture, and Theory. Owen’s research interests include machine-based translation and evolutionary linguistics. Coming from a small town in Northern Ontario, he was eager to travel the world and experience different cultures. Through his travels, he developed a musical ear for languages which inspired his studies in the Spanish and German languages. Owen’s time working in Berlin and studying in Kassel further piqued his interest in the German language and culture. Publications Meunier, Owen. “Die Deutsche Sprache – Auf Dem Weg Zur Inklusion.” UBC Augenblick, 28 Feb. 2023.  Read More »

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Ph.D. Candidate Contact veronika.rummel@mail.utoronto.ca Background In the course of an academic exchange program, I received an M.A. in English Literature from Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky in 2007. I then completed my M.A. in teaching English and Physical Education with a minor in teaching German as a foreign language at the University of Regensburg in 2010. This minor has since turned into my major, leading me into the doctoral program in German at the University of Toronto in 2011. My research focus is on women’s travel literature, with a particular focus on German Orientalism and women’s agency in travel writings about the Middle East in the 19th and 20th centuries. Other research interests include contemporary women’s literature and life writings, and language pedagogy. Outside of my research, I enjoy teaching the German language and culture to learners of all levels, and reading my way through contemporary German literature. Read More »

Ph.D Student Contact hm.wickham@mail.utoronto.ca    Background I completed my Hon. BA in Religious Studies at Mount Allison University. My research focuses on Tkhines, the intimate Yiddish prayers primarily aimed, written, and performed by women. These texts covered issues of daily life and life cycle events, playing a crucial role in the folk practices of Ashkenazi Jews and offering us critical insight into a worldview defined by shared feeling. Outside of school, I am a hobby crafter and enjoy embroidery, quilting, and repairing clothes.   Read More »

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