Congratulations to James Retallack who has been awarded the Central European History Society’s Hans Rosenberg Book Prize for his 2017 book, Red Saxony: Election Battles and the Spectre of Democracy in Germany, 1860-1918. Read More »
Heinrich Heine's role in the formation of Critical Theory has been systematically overlooked in the course of the successful appropriation of his thought by Marx, Nietzsche, Freud, and the legacy they left, in particular for Adorno, Benjamin and the Frankfurt School. This book examines the critical connections that led Adorno to call for a “reappraisal” of Heine in a 1948 essay that, published posthumously, remains under-examined... Read More »
As a part of our commitment to reducing our environmental footprint and promoting sustainable practices, the Department has joined Karma, a member-owned, democratically run co-operative that has been in operation since 1972... 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 »
Congratulations and best wishes to the new Executive for a successful term in office! Read More »
For a complete list of undergraduate courses, please visit our Undergraduate Courses page. Read More »
The Language of Trauma: War and Technology in Hoffmann, Freud, and Kafka Read More »
Lovely Books is a new, local children’s book imprint created by the German Department’s own Erol Boran and his partner Rachel Seelig. Read More »
"Singing the Archive: How Lost Yiddish Songs Documented Holocaust in the Soviet Union" Read More »
Web chat sessions in May, June, and July. Read More »
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