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"Show-and-tell" Poster Presentations in the German Course: Sustainability and German Environmental Imagination

May 5, 2025

In the Winter course German 44.08: Sustainability and German Environmental Imagination, students presented their "show-and-tell" posters on various concepts fundamental to understanding environmental issues. These compelling concepts included Animal Perceptions, Immersion and Interconnectivity, The Economy of Nature, Extrinsic and Intrinsic Value of Nature, Anthropomorphism and Sustainability, and Soundscapes. For their informative, creative, and fun posters, students collaborated in small groups on various texts and media.
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Filmmaker and Kade Professor Ines Johnson-Spain's Film at the HOP on April 9

April 8, 2025

Discussion follows with director Ines Johnson-Spain and Leslie Center postdoctoral fellow Jeannette Oholi, moderated by Yuliya Komska. Free and unticketed, co-sponsored by the Department of German Studies, the Office of the Dean for International and Interdisciplinary Studies, and the Kade Foundation.
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The International Comparative Literature Association Recognizes Jeannette Oholi's Book with an Award

March 13, 2025

Jeannette Oholi receives the International Comparative Literature Association's ECARE First Book Subvention Prize for her pathbreaking first book.
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Interdisciplinary Workshop on Translating Thomas Mann's Magic Mountain, February 24-25

February 18, 2025

Veronika Fuechtner gathers an interdisciplinary group of readers to workshop Susan Bernofsky's new translation of Thomas Mann's novel The Magic Mountain.
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Screening of The Teachers' Lounge + Q&A with Director Ilker Çatak

February 5, 2025

This Academy Award nominated film follows teacher Carla Nowak as she decides to get involved when one of her students is suspected of theft. Caught between her ideals and the school system, the consequences of her actions threaten to break her. A Q&A with director Ilker Çatak to follow the screening. 2/5/25, 4:30pm. Filene Auditorium.
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