Department of Germanic Languages & Literatures University of Toronto
Associate Professor of German, Teaching Stream Contact info erol.boran@utoronto.ca Office University of Toronto Odette Hall 309 50 St. Joseph Street Toronto, ON M5S 3L5 Phone: 416-926-2317 Secretary: 416-926-2324 Classes 2025-2026 GER100Y L0501 Introduction to German GER400HF Advanced German 1 GER194HF Our Vampires, Ourselves GER205HS Masterpieces of German Literature 1 GER334HS Post-Migrant Germany Office Hours *On sabbatical leave in Winter 2025 Fall 2025: Tuesday 11-12 & Friday 1-2 Winter 2026: Tuesday 3-4 & Thursday 11-12 Background M.A. Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg 1996 Ph.D. Ohio State University 2004 Erol Boran offers courses on German literature, language and theater, and directs the German student theater, Theater DU. He is a recipient of the Faculty of Arts and Science Outstanding Teaching Award (2019) and the Innovate German Award by the Canadian Association of University Teachers of German (2020). He recently completed the manuscript of a 1000-page German fantasy novel and is now in the process of revising it. His academic book, Die Geschichte des türkisch-deutschen Theaters und Kabaretts, was released in December 2022 with transcript Verlag. For more information, see his personal website. Book Erol M. Boran: Die Geschichte des türkisch deutschen Theaters und Kabaretts. Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, 2022. Reviews of Die Geschichte des türkisch-deutschen Theaters und Kabaretts: Jörg Esleben (University of Ottawa) ... Read More »