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Appreciations of Brigitte Prutti from students and colleagues upon the occasion of her retirement Brigitte Prutti is a formidable scholar: she has authored five monographs on Austrian and German literature from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries, edited multiple collections of essays, and published countless articles in all the leading journals of the field. She provided many years of…
Doctor of Philosophy:Detlev WeberDissertation: "Wolfed: The Sociopolitical Implications of being Animalized in the Middle Ages" (Committee chair: Annegret Oehme)Master of Arts in Pedagogy and Culture:Melissa Ayar Bachelors of Arts in German Majors:Anne Braddock Isabelle Drain Claudia Fitzner Mouse Franzen Austin Heinz Mark Jarosz Milani Ornelas…
Among the Department of German Studies’ greatest privileges is the opportunity to invite a distinguished scholar in our field to teach and learn with us for a quarter each year. Generously funded by the Max Kade Foundation, the Max Kade Distinguished Visiting Professor is embedded in the Department of German Studies, teaching a course of their choosing, offering a public lecture, and working…
The UW German Studies Graduate Students chose Johannes von Moltke (U Michigan) as this year's Invited Speaker. On May 8, 2026, von Moltke gave a very timely -- and alarming -- talk entitled "Fascist Agitation as ‘Metapolitics’: Towards a Critical Theory of the New Right." Afterwards, doctoral candidate Inga Schwemin followed up with some further questions that resulted in this fascinating…
• _Fri, April 24; 5:00 Outreach Event: Murnau’s Faust (Denny 303) :: Presentations by André Schütze & Ellwood Wiggins :: Violin Performance by Hanu Nahm :: Followed by Reception in Denny 359 • _Mon, April 27; 7:00 Outing: Murnau’s Faust at the Paramount• _Fri, May 1; 2:30 Dept Seminar…
We are very proud of German Studies PhD candidate Inga Schwemin, who has won a slew of awards this year for her ground-breaking dissertation research on eighteenth-century Women theater-makers! Presidential Dissertation Fellowship in Arts & Humanities (from UW)This prestigious and highly selective award gives Inga a quarter of support and teaching…
Looking for some good German tunes to practice your language skills while rocking out? Check out these playlists from students in German 305 (spring 2025)! Warning: you're likely to catch an Ohrwurm!In this course on the theory and practice of translation, we practiced German by listening to and talking about music. Much of the course material was chosen by students, as they…
Fri, Oct 3: 1:30 Faculty MeetingFri, Oct 3: 3:30 Welcome GatheringThu, Oct 16: 6:30 …
Bachelor of Arts - German Studies
Majors:
Ariana C McLain
Minors:
Dean Angelo Bartholome
Alexander James Hurchalla
Annika Heide Jensen
Aileen Murphy Laubach
Meghan Elizabeth Sexson
The department congratulates all students…
Just Say Nein is 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…