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.

We, the members of the DDGC collective, wish to reaffirm our commitment to center the humanity of colleagues placed into contingent precarity at institutions of higher learning. Here are some guidelines for posting jobs on the listserv.

The inaugural DDGC Town Hall with a focus on labor justice in German studies and the humanities.

Richmond Embeywa (University of Arizona), Alexandra Johnson (University of Arizona), and Janice McGregor (University of Arizona) critically reflect on study abroad management during the pandemic.

Survey results and discussion in preparation for the formation of the DDGC Mutual Aid Network.

Emily Frazier-Rath and Maggie Rosenau reflect on the need for the formation of mutual aid networks in German studies.

German studies associations issue a joint statement in support of tenure-excluded faculty at the College of William and Mary.

BGHRA, DDFC, and the DDGC call their members and fellow supporters to action in the struggle for trans and nonbinary rights.

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.

Protocol detailing the outcomes of the seance DDGC Town Hall on graduate education and labor justice in German studies.

Rosemarie Peña’s keynote for the 2020 Women in German Studies in the UK and Ireland Conference.

Lydia Tang, Patrizia McBride, Vance Byrd, Didem Uca, Regine Criser, Friederike Eigler, and Johannes von Moltke in conversation about the future of German studies.

The DDGC Blog editors welcome submissions to the DDGC Blog throughout the year. If you have a project, reach out!

Contribute to the multicultural Germany project with blog pieces reflecting the relevance of German studies today.

Report on the first DDGC Town Hall on the job market crisis. Featuring key information that guides the development of initiatives in the DDGC.

Oliver Niels Völkel reflects on queer history in the German language classroom and provides examples as well as a theoretical justification for the work.

Nicole Coleman reflects on the 2020 DigPedLab and activates insights from their workshops for German studies classroom practice.

Sarah Vandegrift Eldridge reflects on the relevance of 18th-century German studies and provides a critical annotated bibliography for a reading list for those interested.

A promise of solidarity from DDGC, WiG, the GSA, BGHRA, and the CAUTG Social Justice Committee addressed to international students in German studies.

Domenic DeSocio offers an overview of how to integrate queer German studies into German language and culture studies programs.