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The Department of German Studies is now accepting applications for its MA and PhD Programs. Click here for more information.

bookNew Publication Alert
Katharina Gerstenberger's Writing the New Berlin is an engaging and insightful examination of literary fiction depicting post-Wall Berlin.


bookPaul Celan: Die zweite Bibliographie is now available online. Co-edited by Jerry Glenn (Prof. Emeritus in the department), and Jeffrey Todd (who holds a PhD from the department), this is the updated version of the standard bibliographic reference work on Paul Celan.



We are now accepting applications for summer study abroad programs in Munich and Berlin!

Contact Professor Rademann for information on the 5-week (15 credit) language study program in Munich.

Contact Professor Schade for information on the 10-day (up to 6 credit) study tour in Berlin. No knowledge of German is necessary for the Berlin Study Tour.

Job Placements and Honors

Dr. Julia Baker (PhD, German Studies, University of Cincinnati, 2008) has been appointed assistant professor of German at Tennessee Technological University.

Dr. Aine Zimmerman (PhD, German Studies, University of Cincinnati, 2008) has been appointed visiting assistant professor in the German Program at Hunter College in New York City.

Dr. Silke Schade (PhD, German Studies, University of Cincinnati, 2007) has been appointed visiting assistant professor at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.

Todd Heidt (PhD candidate in German Studies) has been named a Charles Phelps Taft Dissertation Fellow for the 2008-09 academic year.

German Day
Every year the Department of German Studies invites area high school teachers to bring their German classes to UC for a day of competitions in areas ranging from baked goods to posters, and from poetry recitations to cultural knowledge. Information for German Day 2008 has been posted at the link above.

Max Kade Distinguished Visiting Professor
The Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures at the University of Cincinnati is fortunate in being able to invite a distinguished scholar from Germany to join the department as Max Kade Distinguished Visiting Professor for one quarter each academic year. Recent visitors have included Renate Möhrmann from the University of Cologne; Hans-Michael Speier, a scholar and poet from Berlin; Inge Stephan from the Humboldt University in Berlin; Klaus Jeziorkowski from the University of Frankfurt, Doerte Bischoff from the University of Muenster,
Irmela Krüger-Fürhoff from the Universität Greifswald, Professor Alexander Kosenina from the University of Bristol, and Dr. Gesa Dane from the Universitat Goettingen.

We welcome Dr. Gabriele Duerbeck from the Universitat Rostock as our Max Kade Distinguished Visiting Professor in Spring 2008.

The Cincinnati Stammtisch
The tradition continues on Wednesday nights from 7:00pm until ?
We will be meeting at the historic restaurant The Mecklenburg Gardens, located on 302 East University Street in Corryville. The historic restaurant provides a great atmosphere, delicious food, and an incredible selection of beers! This is a community event, so all are welcome who are interested in steaking Greman or learning about German culture. Email for more infomation. Please note, this is not an official event of the University of Cincinnati, Department of German Studies, or GGSGA. Participate at your own risk.

 






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