Just Say Neinis a podcast about German thought-images, culture and language. Just Say Nein is not just saying no to say no. It’s saying no to say yes. And then saying no. It will feature stories and interviews with UW community members and guests from Germany, Austria and Switzerland, including artists, scholars and failed stand-up comics.
Multiple ‘generations’ of UW German scholars were represented at the Atkins Goethe Conference in San Antonio, Texas in November. Both the current and incoming presidents of the Goethe Society of North America received their PhDs from the University of Washington. It was hosted by Trinity University, home of Prof.
Academic jobs in the Humanities in general, and in German Studies in particular, are not easy to find these days. We're immensely proud that all four of our graduating PhDs received offers from excellent colleges and universities across the country this year! We asked how they were doing in their new digs; you can read their replies below.
A tropical storm bore down, and water flowed thick and fast in the streets. But inside the conference hotel, the mood was apollonian, speech was level and thoughtful, and the activity was, well, German Studies: the writing, reading, speaking, and learning about the arts, cultures, and histories of German-speaking peoples.
Ida Rosalie Motz Russell was born in Bessarabia, then lived in Poland with her parents and two brothers. They had to flee to Germany, and after the war emigrated to Canada. She attended the University of British Columbia before coming to the University of Washington (as Rosalie “Lee” Wright), completing her Master’s degree in German in 1970, and her PhD in 1978.
The German Studies Department mourns the loss of our beloved friend and colleague, Manfred Bansleben. Manfred passed unexpectedly on December 1, 2022, after a brief bout with pneumonia, just one day before his eighty-first birthday.
