Transverse Disciplines:
Working across and beyond Academic Communities
Edited by: Simone Pfleger (University of Alberta) and Carrie Smith (University of Alberta)
WCGS has published its annual year in review, check it out here.
This summer, we’ll be reading
Heike Geißler: Saisonarbeit / Seasonal Associate, trans. Katy Derbyshire
German-Swiss author Benedict Wells has been making a name for himself with novels such as Becks letzter Sommer from 2008 (also a film starring Christian Ulmen) and Vom Ende der Einsamkeit from 2016
Research Symposium / Graduate Seminar (GERM 532)
Warfare – Migration – Witch-hunt: Queer Life Writings in/of Early Modern Europe
Inter- and transcultural topics are abundant in various literatures (including but not limited to Russian, Chinese, Japanese, English and German), often developing surprisingly similar characteristics even in geographically distant locations, different genres or time periods. One particular factor fostering such developments is the transformation process of a particular literary motive from one culture to another, often by the use of translation. It becomes especially apparent when depicting borderline experience, or in a multilingual context.
Seminar: A Journal of Germanic Studies
This special issue of Seminar seeks to demonstrate the diverse themes of German comics studies with a particular interest in social justice and human rights issues.
Join WCGS in Stratford Friday, July 12, 2019 for Nathan the Wise, the 18th-century play by German playwright G.E. Lessing
It was a close call, with most titles tied except for one. So our reading selection for the spring meeting will be...
Dörte Hansen: Altes Land / This House is Mine, trans. Anne Stokes
Hear Loyola University professor Alice Weinreb explain how food and hunger are used as instruments of power.