The DDGC Blog
est. 2017
Resonanzen: Eine Reflexion
Jeannette Oholi’s Bericht über ihre Teilnahme am Schwarzen Literaturfestival “Resonanzen.”
How Might Memory Studies Matter Today?
Jason Groves reflects on the relevance of memory studies in our time.
Comics Studies in German Studies
Olivia Albiero and Elizabeth ‘Biz’ Nijdam reflect on comics studies. Over the last decade comics studies has succeeded in establishing itself in German studies (or maybe it is the other way around?), having generally become an accepted field of study in our discipline.
DDGC Town Hall: Labor Justice in German Studies
The inaugural DDGC Town Hall with a focus on labor justice in German studies and the humanities.
Reflections on the DDGC Mutual Aid Action Group Survey: What do People Need, and What Can We Provide?
Survey results and discussion in preparation for the formation of the DDGC Mutual Aid Network.
Mutual Aid in Our German Studies Communities: Why and How to do Collective Organizing and Care Work in Academia
Emily Frazier-Rath and Maggie Rosenau reflect on the need for the formation of mutual aid networks in German studies.
In Support of the Tenure-Excluded Faculty at the College of William and Mary
German studies associations issue a joint statement in support of tenure-excluded faculty at the College of William and Mary.
Teaching German and Germanic Languages in the Age of White Supremacy
Adrienne Merritt, Adam Oberlin, and Maureen Gallagher reflect on their work in the classroom. They share reflections on the importance of resisting white supremacist impulses in Germanic language and culture studies.
Scholarly Activism: The Black German Heritage and Research Association (BGHRA) and Black German Studies in the United States
Rosemarie Peña’s keynote for the 2020 Women in German Studies in the UK and Ireland Conference.