Carolina-Duke Graduate Program in German Studies
The faculty, staff, and students in the Carolina-Duke Graduate Program in German Studies are profoundly saddened by the sudden and unexpected loss of their beloved colleague and dearest friend Jonathan M. Hess. A stellar scholar and colleague, a passionate teacher and mentor, and dedicated leader and administrator, Jonathan grew to become the heart of our Program in every sense of the word. His remarkable compassion, dedication, and grace were felt by everyone who had the privilege to work, study, teach, mentor, and… read more about In Memoriam Jonathan M. Hess (1965 - 2018) »
Steffen Kaupp joined the Carolina-Duke Graduate Program in German Studies in 2010. During his time as a Ph.D. student, Kaupp has taught three courses at Duke, including “Rivalrous Masculinities—Images of the Male Body over Time,” a course that he co-designed and co-taught with fellow graduate student Christian Straubhaar and Professor Emerita Ann Marie Rasmussen, the person who envisioned, initiated, and implemented the German studies graduate program. In that course, students curated a virtual exhibition focusing on… read more about Steffen Kaupp 2016 Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching »
CDG Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Reading Group Initiators and Co-Conveners: Dr. Corinna Kahnke & Steffen Kaupp Purpose and Format: The purpose of this reading group is to have a sustained dialogue about current research in different areas of scholarship of teaching and learning (SOTL) pertaining to language teaching, like for example Second Language Acquisition, Applied Linguistics, Foreign Language Pedagogy, and Methodology.… read more about Pedagogy Reading Group »
Now in its second decade, the Carolina-Duke Works-in-Progress Series in German brings together the entire program—faculty and graduate students—once a month for an evening of refreshments, informal socializing, and presentation and discussion of current scholarship. Both faculty and graduate students present their work over the course of the year, with a different faculty member or graduate student presenting each month.” WIP Schedule 2015-2016 read more about Carolina-Duke Works-in-Progress Series in German »
In 2007, at a time when some German graduate programs were getting smaller, the programs at Duke and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill got bigger by merging with each other. The resulting Carolina-Duke Graduate Program in German Studies is one of the largest in the country in terms of faculty size. The program now boasts 29 Ph.D. students, with six more starting in fall 2015. Emma Woelk, who entered the program in 2010, will become its first graduate in May. She discussed her experience with The Graduate… read more about First Ph.D. Program Graduate - Emma Woelk »
Be sure to read the latest issue of the Herald – Sun, where our very own Carolina-Duke Ph.D. graduate student, Erik Grell served as a guest columnist and wrote a great piece about Berlin’s evolution in the 25 years since fall of the Wall. Congratulations Erik on a fantastic article! Berlin's evolution read more about Berlin's evolution in the 25 years since the fall of the wall »
WIG 2014 Panel: Translation and Gender Paper Title: Dissonant Chords: Translation as Activism Presenters: Michelle Eley (NC State), Corinna Kahnke (Duke University), Steffen Kaupp (Carolina-Duke Graduate Program in German Studies), and Priscilla Layne (UNC-Chapel Hill) Summary: At the end of October 2014, Michelle Eley (NC State), Corinna Kahnke (Duke University), Steffen Kaupp (Carolina-Duke Graduate Program in German Studies), and Priscilla Layne (UNC-Chapel Hill) attended the annual conference of the Coalition of… read more about The Coalition of Women in German Conference »
WIP Schedule 2014-2015 Carolina-Duke Works-in-Progress Series in German This year the series will be hosted at North Carolina Hillel in Chapel Hill, Wednesdays evenings, from 7:30pm - 9:30pm in the lower sanctuary. Works in Progress Forum 2014-2015 read more about Works In Progress Forum »
Congratulations to Lindsey Brandt, who was awarded a Fulbright fellowship to pursue her dissertation research in Berlin. Her project at the intersection between scientific discourse and German-language literature of the 1830s and 1840s. In particular, she is interested in exploring how literature navigates questions of human-nature relations during the rise in the status of empirical science in Germany. Her research focuses primarily on literary texts by authors such as Droste-Hülshoff, Stifter, Büchner, and Mörike, but it… read more about Lindsey Brandt Awarded Fulbright Fellowship »
Graduate Student Annegret Oehme discusses her research on Wigalois, a medieval verse-novel about a knight of Arthur's Round Table. read more about Annegret Oehme on Arthurian Romances in Medieval Germany »
An Inter-institutional Approach to the Influence of Key Aspects of African-American Culture Through the Lens of German CultureThis project investigates the cultural exchange between African American and German culture during the 20th century, from the Harlem Renaissance through the Civil Rights movement and beyond. Interdisciplinary as well as intercultural, this topic is being explored through a variety of public events, including a four-part film series, an academic symposium, and a live music concert. Arrangements have… read more about Humanities Writ Large: From Harlem to Hamburg »
On the weekend of September 20-21, 2013, international scholars of gender and medieval studies gathered at Duke for a symposium entitled: New Directions in the Study of Medieval Masculinities. The symposium brought together scholars from a variety of fields to present their current work on medieval masculinity studies. The symposium program featured invited speakers and offered a mix of established and recent scholars, as well as local, national, and international speakers. The goal of the symposium was to advance… read more about Symposium on Medieval Masculinities »