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 2022-2023 GER194HF Our Vampires, Ourselves GER322HF Kafka in Context GER334HF Turkish-German Intersections GER220HS Monsters, Murderers, Magic GER401HS Advanced German 2 GER431HS The Power of Poetry Office Hours Friday 1-3pm (fall) Monday 1-3pm (winter) Book Release ***Book release on Dec. 27, 2022: Die Geschichte des türkisch-deutschen Theaters und Kabaretts*** 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, “The History of Turkish-German Theatre and Political Cabaret” will be released later this year with transcript Verlag. For more information, see his personal website. Signature Courses GER194 “Our Vampires, Ourselves” This course explores the cultural significance of the vampire. The first part focuses on the Stoker-paradigm, the ... Read More »