Frauke Berndt is Professor of German Literature at the University of Zürich. Her books include Anamnesis. Studien zur Topik der Erinnerung in der erzählenden Literatur zwischen 1800 und 1900... Read More »
Assistant Professor of American literature at Sorbonne-Nouvelle University (Paris III) since 2012, PIERRE-LOUIS PATOINE is the author of a book on the role of the empathic, physiological body in the experience of reading (ENS Editions, 2015)... Read More »
28/29/30 November 2016, 7:30 PM, Georg Ignatieff Theatre (6 Hoskin Avenue) Read More »
Kafka’s stories allude to his culture with a fullness that is astonishing when one considers their economy of form. This work of allusion, a sort of movement through the cultural vehicles or media of his time, conforms to several logics... Read More »
Please join us for our next Kaffeestunde on Thursday, December 1 at 1 p.m. Read More »
Please join us for our next Kaffeestunde on Thursday, March 3 at 1 p.m. Read More »
Professor ROLF J. GOEBEL, Ph. D., is Distinguished Professor of German and Chair of the Dept. of World Languages and Cultures at the University of Alabama in Huntsville... Read More »
On the occasion of the 150th Anniversary of the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures at the University of Toronto, Theater DU proudly presents... Read More »
The little mermaid, the daughter of the mer-king, falls in love with a handsome prince from a safe distance. She gives up her beautiful voice, leaves the water, and renounces her true nature, all so that she can be with her dream prince. But unfortunately, it turns out he’s not all she hoped for… What happens after the ‘Happily ever after’? Find out! Read More »
Prof. HELMUT SCHNEIDER previously held positions at the University of California, Irvine (1983-1990), and Davis (1990-1993). A frequent visitor to the United States, he also has been a guest professor at Stanford University... Read More »
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