The DDGC Blog
est. 2017
DDGC Mutual Aid Network Log Report: November 2023–October 2024
A report on the work of the DDGC Mutual Aid Network. The report details resource sharing facilitated through the group. It lists information on how to support and join the work of the network.
Working Toward More Just Outcomes in Language and Culture Studies: A Report and Resources from the 2023 DDGC Conference
Report and final outcomes document from the 2023 DDGC Conference dedicated to outcomes and assessments in language and culture studies.
Organizing for Social Change – A Mini Resource Library
Ervin Malakaj writes about community organizing and provides a list of resources to form a collective for social change.
BGHRA, DDGC, and WiG Joint Statement Declaring Support and Solidarity with Trans People
BGHRA, DDGC, and WiG leadership express our support of and solidarity with trans peoples within our institutions and fields, our local communities, and beyond.
DDGC Steering Committee Statement in Solidarity with the Peoples of Ukraine
In alignment with our DDGC Guiding Principles, we offer this list of action items to our broader DDGC community and those beyond.
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.
BGHRA, DDFC, and DDGC Joint Statement and Call to Action in Support of Trans and Nonbinary People
BGHRA, DDFC, and the DDGC call their members and fellow supporters to action in the struggle for trans and nonbinary rights.
Second DDGC Town Hall on the Crisis of Labor and Graduate Education in German Studies
Protocol detailing the outcomes of the seance DDGC Town Hall on graduate education and labor justice in German studies.
In Appreciation and Defense of International Students in German Studies and Beyond
A promise of solidarity from DDGC, WiG, the GSA, BGHRA, and the CAUTG Social Justice Committee addressed to international students in German studies.
DDGC’s Long-Term Solidarity with Uprisings in Defence of Black Lives
DDGC Steering Committee solidarity statement with #BLM.
Care in the Academy (in Times of a Pandemic)
Regine Criser and Ervin Malakaj call for care and support in German studies during the time of a global pandemic.