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See the three scholarship opportunities below: 1) Deutscher Studenten Club Study Abroad Scholarship The Deutscher Studenten Club and the Department of German Studies are inviting applications for the DSC Study Abroad Scholarship to help University…

Dr. Chantelle Warner is co-hosting a seminar on "Problems of Linguistic Indifference in German Studies" at the event together with Professor David Gramling (University of Bristish Columbia), which includes German Studies professor Dr. Janice…

What can we learn from the early responses to COVID-19 in study abroad contexts? And what does it look like when faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students do research together? To find out, read this article on "COVID-19, Study Abroad, and…

Dear German majors, minors, and enthusiasts, Guten Tag! I’m writing today to introduce myself – I’m Dr. McGregor, the new Director of Undergraduate Studies and faculty advisor for German. As you might have seen in a previous email, I’m taking over…

Dr. Albrecht Classen, University Distinguished Professor in the Department of German Studies, is one of five new members to join the Arizona Humanities Board of Directors.  Classen joins Regi Adams, Chris Boyer, Natalia Ronceria Ceballos, and Joe…

Art is one of the most powerful mediums for expressing deep feelings, painful emotions and traumas. Käthe Kollwitz was one of the most ingenious German Expressionist artists of the early 20th century. Through her prints, including some that are in…

Having deep family roots in Germany and living there as a child, Alexandra Johnson knew she wanted to return and make her home there.   Now, with a Fulbright grant, Johnson is on her way, invited to spend a year as an English teaching assistant,…

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Tracing the Trails in the Medieval World: Epistemological Explorations, Orientation, and Mapping in Medieval Literature is a book on tracing and mapping as epistemological tools in pan-European medieval literature, focusing on the various…

Austrian writer Judith Nika Pfeifer’s 2017 novel Violante will be featured as part of the Sant Jordi Festival with a focus on the Mediterranean diet because by happy coincidence, Violante di Cardona—the main character of Nika Pfeifer’s stunning…