Faculty
German Department faculty combine research strengths in 18th-21st century literature and culture, literary and cultural theory, and Second Language Acquisition with a high level of dedication to teaching and advising.
All German Department faculty teach at all levels of the undergraduate and graduate programs, from first-year instruction to graduate courses in their areas of specialty, and participate in the education of graduate students as teachers.
Associate Professor
Department Chair, Director of Undergraduate Studies
Associate Teaching Professor
Director of Graduate Studies
Professor
Assistant Professor
Professor
Associate Professor; Director of Curriculum
George M. Roth Distinguished Professor
Professor
Teaching Professor
Emeriti
Professor Emeritus
Associate Professor Emeritus
Professor Emeritus
Associate Professor Emeritus
Affiliated Faculty
Students of German, both at the graduate and undergraduate levels, also benefit from Georgetown professors in a range of other disciplines who have research expertise pertaining to “things German” (incl. history, literature, art history, philosophy, political science) or in Applied Linguistics.
- Jeffrey Anderson (GOVT), PhD
- William Blattner (PHIL), PhD
- Cynthia Gordon (LING), PhD
- Julia Lamm (THEO), PhD
- Eric Langenbacher (GOVT), PhD
- Amy Leonard (HIST), PhD
- Lourdes Ortega (LING), PhD
- Anna von der Goltz (HIST), PhD
Faculty News & Announcements
Archive
Faculty, Spring 2026
A fond farewell from Prof. Astrid Weigert upon her retirement With the end of this academic year comes the end of my 27-year career as a faculty member in the Department of German here at GU. If…
May 14, 2026
Faculty, Spring 2026
On February 27, Professor Verena Kick presented her research at the Newberry Library’s German Studies Seminar, sharing the introduction to her upcoming book, Photobook Politics: Design and…
May 14, 2026
Faculty, Spring 2026
Professor Mary Helen Dupree’s book The Speaking Muse: Literary Declamation in Germany 1750-1920 was published by Bloomsbury Academic last year, as part of the “New Directions in German…
May 14, 2026