Lauren Cassidy

Area(s) of Study: East German Cold War Legacy

Pronouns: she/her

About Me: I am a German Studies graduate student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the German, Nordic, and Slavic Department. After graduating from the University of Kansas with a BA in 2018, I spent a year as a Fulbright English Language Assistant in Austria.  My previous research involved linguistic analysis of German and Russian news media.  Currently, my academic interests include Cold War history, East German literature, and German-Russian relations.

Education:

– University of Wisconsin, MA in German Studies (2021)
– University of Kansas, BA in Global and International Studies and German Studies (2018)

Courses Taught:

– GERMAN 203: Third Semester German
– GERMAN 102: Second Semester German
– GERMAN 101: First Semester German
– GERMAN/JEWISH 267: Yiddish Song and the Jewish Experience (Lecture TA and Communications B instructor)