“For hundreds of years, Pennsylvania Dutch and Swiss German have been spoken in America by the descendants of Swiss immigrants. How do these dialects compare with those spoken in Europe today?” Click to read Mark …
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German Grads, Justin Court and Lucian Rothe, set mini-seminars
Have you ever caught yourself thinking: “Never have I ever taught a language course on fascinating topics, such as ‘German protest songs since 1945’, ‘Witches, Wolves, and Wanderlust’, or ‘Northern German dialects’? Well, sentences like …
Sabine Moedersheim: How Martin Luther went viral
“Outraged at what he perceives as corruption among the powers-that-be, a scholar takes to a burgeoning mode of communication to disseminate a round-up of injustices. His message spreads far and wide, gaining momentum with each …
Prof. Sonja Klocke and Emeritus Prof. Marc Silberman published in “Imaginations”
Prof. Sonja Klocke and Emeritus Prof. Marc Silberman recently published articles in the Journal of Cross-Cultural Image Studies, “Imaginations”. Marc was also the Guest Editor for the Journal. The 9 articles are revised papers from …
Venkat Mani receives Kellett Faculty Research Award
B. Venkat Mani researches and teaches migration: of human beings and forms of refuge and exile, and migration of ideas through libraries, books, and digital media. He is the author of Cosmopolitical Claims (2007) and …
Interview at the University of Halle, Germany with Humboldt Award Winner Hans Adler
Hans Adler’s research focuses on a scholarly edition of the works in 10 volumes of the Swiss 18th-century philosopher Johann Georg Sulzer. The edition is co-edited with his colleague Professor Elisabeth Décultot (Ecole Normale Supérieure, …
Mark Louden receives Grimm Prize
UW German Professor, Mark Louden, received the Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Prize from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). He was chosen as a scholar “who has notably contributed to international academic collaboration and cultural …