Department of Germanic Languages & Literatures University of Toronto

M.A. Student Contact lesley.turner@mail.utoronto.ca  Read More »

PhD Student Office Hours tba Contact hannah.robinson@mail.utoronto.ca  Background My research focusses on the representation of multilinguals in Medieval German Literature and explores pre-modern perspectives on the intersection of language and identity prior to the rise of nationalism. My project aims to work against the dominant perspective that multilingualism is a modern concern; rather, I hope to show how both the benefits and anxieties surrounding multilinguals are clearly represented in and have shaped German literature from its very inception. Languages have always been my passion. During my BA [H] at the University of Windsor, I won a DAAD Undergraduate Scholarship to study a year abroad at the University of Heidelberg in order to take classes in Old and Middle High German. In 2018, I completed an MA from the University of Toronto’s Centre for Medieval Studies where I studied an array of medieval languages including Latin, Old English, Old Norse, Old Irish, and Middle Welsh. In 2020, I earned a CELTA certificate from the University of Cambridge and taught English as a Second Language for several years before I returned to academia for a second MA at the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures in 2024. My major research paper “Transgressive ... Read More »

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 »

M.A. Student Contact sammy.hacker@mail.utoronto.ca     Background     Read More »

Ph.D Student Contact e.auten@mail.utoronto.ca      Office Hours     Background     Read More »

Ph.D Student Contact maxwenzel.weber@mail.utoronto.ca    Office Hours Fall 2025: Tuesday 2-4pm   Background MA (2024) in German Literature, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin MSt (2022) in Modern Languages (German), University of Oxford BA (2020) in German Philology and Philosophy, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Research Interests In my MA thesis – “Ich bin schon jetzt nur noch eine dünne Haut…”: Erdsystem und Literatur in Marlen Haushofer’s Die Wand” – I explore the ways in which literature can intertwine with the earthsystem. I conclude that any translation of the earthsystem’s processes into literature remains futile, but nevertheless the translation of the untranslatable becomes necessary both to develop a form of modesty towards our environment and to enable any future engagement between literature and the earthsystem. My current research interests involve the so-called Anthropocene, Gaia-theory, cybernetics and literary imaginations of the future. Conference Papers/Presentations Conference report: “Backstages of Globalization: New Perspectives on Infrastructure and Power in the 20th Century”, in: H-Soz-Kult., https://www.hsozkult.de/conferencereport/id/fdkn-153654. „Leben und Schreiben im Schatten des Anthropozäns – Curt Grottewitz als Schriftsteller der ‚Kritischen Zone‘“, 76th National Postgraduate Colloquium in German Studies, University of London (01.05.25 – 02.05.25). Awards/Scholarships Jackman Junior Fellowship, University of Toronto, 2025 – 2030. Erasmus Scholarship, University of Oxford, 2021 – ... 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 »

Executive Committee Stefan Soldovieri (Chair) Angelica Fenner (Associate Chair, Grad. Studies, ex officio) Hang-Sun Kim (Associate Chair, Undergrad. Studies, ex officio) Stefana Gargova (Language Coordinator, ex officio) Policy Committee Stefan Soldovieri (Chair) Angelica Fenner (Ex Officio) Hang-Sun Kim (Ex Officio) Stefana Gargova (Ex Officio) Willi Goetschel (elected member) Christine Lehleiter (elected member) Faculty Representative on the Arts & Science Council John Zilcosky Graduate Program Committee Angelica Fenner (Chair, Ex Officio) John Noyes Christine Lehleiter Student Representative: tba Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Hang-Sun Kim (Ex Officio) Stefana Gargova (Ex Officio) John Zilcosky Student Representative: tba Grants & Fellowship Subcommittee Angelica Fenner (Chair, Ex Officio) Tobias Hof Willi Goetschel (Fall) John Zilcosky (Spring) Placement Subcommittee Hang-Sun Kim (Chair, ex officio) Stefana Gargova International Liaison Erol Boran (Fall) Tobias Hof (Spring) Departmental Liaison to Goethe-Institut Hang-Sun Kim Liaison and PR Subcommittee Stefan Soldovieri Erol Boran (Fall) Christine Lehleiter (Spring) PTR Committee Stefan Soldovieri (Chair) Angelica Fenner (ex officio) Hang-Sun Kim (ex officio) John Noyes (elected member) Library Liaison Erol Boran (Fall) Stefana Gargova (Spring) CERES/JIGES Representative Angelica Fenner Oral Defense Chairs Committee Stefan Soldovieri French Exam Designate Willi Goetschel (Fall) John Zilcosky (Spring) Yiddish Program Committee Anna Shternshis Naomi Seidman Miriam Schwartz SGS Graduate ... Read More »

October 15th, 2014, 6 p.m. Read More »