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Fact and Fiction explores the intersection between literature and the sciences, focusing on German and British culture between the eighteenth century and today. Observing that it was in the eighteenth century that the divide between science and literature as disciplines first began to be defined, the contributors to this collection probe how authors from that time onwards have assessed and affected the relationship between literary and scientific cultures... Read More »

PhD student Vardit Lightstone publishes article on Yiddish teaching... Read More »

Side-by-side writing works as follows: It is not a writing feedback group. It’s just a way to make writing progress while hanging out with friends and colleagues (this is also known as: zwei Fliegen auf einen Streich). Read More »

Hosted by Harbord Collegiate in Toronto, the Ontario High School German Contest enjoyed its 44th edition on April 11th! Read More »

Congratulations to Emily Tsui. In recognition of her student leadership as co-president of our own German Studies Student Union... Read More »

In the Middle Ages, the life story of Alexander the Great was a well-traveled tale. Known in numerous versions, many of them derived from the ancient Greek Alexander Romance, it was told and re-told throughout Europe, India, the Middle East, and Central Asia... Read More »