"In the Wake of the Plague: Eros and Mourning," a symposium that took place on April 21-24, 2022 (Click on the illustration for details).
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German is the Language of Alpine Skiing
October 26, 2021
'Wie bitte?': Why German is Alpine skiing's common language By ERIC WILLEMSEN (Associated Press, Oct 22, 2021) SÖLDEN, Austria (AP) —...
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Lecture on Chamisso's "Peter Schlemihl"
October 01, 2021
On October 14, 2021, Professor John Hamilton spoke on "Limits to Convenience: Chamisso's Schlemihl As a Cautionary Tale."
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Oktoberfest
October 01, 2021
Held on the Hitchcock Hall lawn. There was German food, music, games, and a photo booth. Dirndl and Lederhosen were welcome!
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COUNTERING THE FAR RIGHT IN TRANSLATION WORKSHOP & DISCUSSION • held on MAY 14, 2021
May 10, 2021
Analyses of how far-right ideas spread across borders have sidelined the importance of languages and its agents. This event centered around the role of translation and translators in countering racism, antisemitism, and other forms of white supremacy.
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Killer Jokes: The Lasting Laughter of German Humor on Colonialism and Slavery Presentation by Veronika Fuechtner
May 06, 2021
How does the evolution of humor shift over time? When does controversial humor become socially acceptable, and when does it cease to be acceptable?
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Discussion about Creative Writing in the Age of Corona
May 06, 2021
Authors Maxi Oberberger and Thomas von Steinaecker talked about how their lives had been changed since last year. How are artists affected by the latest digital turns in the pandemic?
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Fake News, Propaganda, and the Narrative Force Session
April 02, 2021
The Wright Center for the Study of Computation and Just Communitiesneld a zoom brainstorming session on "Fake News, Propaganda, and the Narrative Force – Historical, Aesthetic, Computational, and Cultural Considerations" on April 5, 2021.
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Inclusivity in Our Language Curriculum
March 03, 2021
The German speaking world is a multicultural space that contains the lived shared experience by people of diverse backgrounds. We continue to strive toward an inclusive representation of this diversity in our language curriculum.
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Petra McGillen Wins Scaglione Prize for Fontane Book
January 27, 2021
The Modern Language Association has announced that the winner of this year's Scaglione Prize is Prof. Petra McGillen for her book The Fontane Workshop: Manufacturing Realism in the Industrial Age of Print.
