All Posts: Past Events
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- Fall 2025
- Past Events
Department Events: Fall 2025
The German Department had a strong presence at this year’s German Studies Association (GSA) convention, which was held on September 25-28 at the Marriott Crystal Gateway in…
December 9, 2025
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What’s Work? Humanistic Approaches to Understanding Work
A Symposium October 30-31, 2025 The Fritz-Hüser-Institut für Literatur und Kultur der Arbeitswelt (Dortmund, Germany) and the German and English Departments of Georgetown…
November 7, 2025
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- Spring 2025
Department Events: Spring 2025
The German Department hosted a number of events during the Spring 2025 semester! On Wednesday, February 19, we welcomed Dr. Kurt Beals (University of Richmond) to the Arrupe…
May 14, 2025
- Fall 2024
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Department Events: Fall 2024
The German Department is proud to have presented a large variety of events during the Fall 2024 semester! During the first week of October, the German Department, with the…
December 17, 2024
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The Balkans Start in Vienna: Lecture with Dr. Mascha Dabic
This lecture featured Max Kade Writer-in-Residence, Dr. Mascha Dabić, translator, interpreter, and novelist who has lived in Austria since 1992. Her talk addressed the…
April 16, 2024
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Konsumkultur und Warenrausch bei Vicki Baum: Lecture with Dr. Lisa Wille
Former visiting researcher Dr. Lisa Wille returned to the German Department for a lecture on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Her talk focused on the writer Vicki Baum, who worked as a…
March 26, 2024
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Laugh Tracks: Comic Declamation in Germany, 1800-1920: Lecture with Dr. Mary Helen Dupree
In the nineteenth century, oral reading practices were a key part of how middle-class Germans and Austrians experienced the German-language literary canon. Through declamatory…
March 22, 2024
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Academic Publishing in the Digital Era: Lecture with Dr. Manuela Gerlof
The advent of digital media has fundamentally transformed academic publishing. A variety of electronic formats, open access, data-driven publishing, digital humanities, and most…
February 23, 2024
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On the Wire: Electronic Surveillance and the War on Drugs: Lecture with Dr. Brian Hochman
“On the Wire: Electronic Surveillance and the War on Drugs” explored how the wiretap emerged as a privileged law enforcement tool in the U.S. war on drugs. Ranging…
January 26, 2024
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Creating a Culture of Access: Workshop with Dr. Amy Kenny
More than 14% of Georgetown undergraduate students, 10% of Georgetown graduate students, and 26% of adults in the US identify as disabled. The workshop held on September 29,, …
September 29, 2023