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Dec. 31, 2011
The Middle Ages were not only times of military conflicts, the formation of nations, and the rise of the Catholic Church, but also an era defined by profound exploration of what is magnificent and sublime in all aspects of life, including…
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Dec. 31, 2011
Prof. Robert Shandley and Brent Peterson are offering a seminar sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities entitled "Berlin's Cultural Diversity Across Two Centuries" June 17-July 20, 2012 in Berlin. Since the seminar is being conducted…
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Dec. 12, 2011
In the summer of 2011, I was very fortunate to be granted the opportunity to participate in an internship at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, in Karlsruhe, Germany. Knowing that as an international student, there is a limit to the types of…
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Dec. 8, 2011
If you like German words like ' Fahrvergnügen', listen to Tokyo Hotel or Rammstein, enjoy Nutella, and are thinking of visiting the Oktoberfest, perhaps you'd like to find out what else the German-speaking world is all about you should take a look…
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Oct. 27, 2011
What does it mean to live in more than one language? Is “being multilingual” a personal talent, a burden of circumstance, a political necessity, a source of pleasure and knowledge, or a curse of history? In the new interdisciplinary honors seminar "…
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Oct. 25, 2011
Prof. Albrecht Classen published a new book, War and Peace: Critical Issues in European Societies and Literature, 800-1800, an edited volume, together with Nadia Margolis (Berlin and New York: De Gruyter). This volume is available in print and in e-…
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May 23, 2011
Please take a moment to browse our Department Newsletter for the upcoming academic year. If you're involved with the Department on a regular basis, chances are there's a mention or a picture of you somewhere in its 24 pages! If you're new to the…
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April 24, 2011
Several UA employees were honored for their outstanding work during the 2011 Staff Awards for Excellence ceremony. The Staff Awards for Excellence, presented annually by the UA Staff Advisory Council, the Appointed Professionals Advisory Council,…
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April 13, 2011
The end of my undergraduate years was similar to what I imagine to be common among liberal arts grads. I had a career field in mind, even an internship and several video projects under my belt. With an elegantly crafted résumé and the best of…
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March 10, 2011
If you’re feeling a bit out of your element, you’re in the right place. The event “Fisch Out of Water” was designed to celebrate the aesthetic uniqueness that your native tongue brings to your foreign language—quirks, trips of the tongue, and all.…