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 »
Past Events
Guest lecture, February 4: Professor Helmut Schneider: Transgressive Steps: Walking and the Emergence of the Modern Imaginary between European Enlightenment and Romanticism
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 »
Kaffeestunde: Thursday, February 4 at 1 p.m.
Please join us for our next Kaffeestunde on Thursday, February 4 at 1 p.m. Read More »
German Language Teaching and Learning Workshop, Dec. 10-11
German Language Teaching and Learning Workshop, Dec. 10-11 Read More »
Kaffeestunde: Friday, November 20 at 2 p.m.
Please join us for our next Kaffeestunde on Friday, November 20 at 2 p.m. Read More »
Kaffeestunde: Thursday, November 5 at 1 p.m.
Please join us for our next Kaffeestunde on Thursday, November 5 at 1 p.m. Read More »
Guest lecture, October 21: John Greenfield: The Corporeality of Space in Wolfram’s Willehalm
Prof. JOHN GREENFIELD teaches German Literature of the Middle Ages at the University of Porto (Chair of German since 2005) and is also Guest Professor at the University of Palermo... Read More »
Kaffeestunde: Friday, October 16 at 2 p.m.
Please join us for our next Kaffeestunde on Friday, October 16 at 2 p.m. Read More »
Kaffeestunde: Thursday, October 1st at 1 p.m.
Please join us for our next Kaffeestunde on Thursday, October 1st at 1 p.m. Read More »
Guest lecture, September 24: Wolfgang Struck: Fallen out of the World. A Geographical Fantasy
WOLFGANG STRUCK is Professor of Modern German Literature at the University of Erfurt. His fields of research are history and theory of literature and film, particularly literature and knowledge... Read More »
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