On October 14, the German Historical Museum (DHM) celebrated Hannah Arendt's Birthday with an event entitled "Hannah Arendt und die Freundschaft”; the program was organized in the context of the DHM’s exhibition, “Hannah Arendt und das zwanzigste Jahrhundert.”
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On the Friendship Between Hannah Arendt and Walter Benjamin
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The Significance of the German Literary Archive in Marbach—Liliane Weissberg in Interview
July 24, 2020For many years now, Liliane Weissberg has been engaged with the German Literary Archive in Marbach (Deutsches Literaturarchiv Marbach).
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Why Postcards? Liliane Weissberg answers questions about her new project for the Berliner Zeitung
July 16, 2020Liliane Weissberg is currently working on a project on the history of the postcard, and this objects's significance for art, literature, and philosophy in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.
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A Holiday in Times of Crisis
April 21, 2020Last Wednesday marked the beginning of the Passover holiday. Just like other members of the German Department, Liliane Weissberg is currently in home isolation, in her case as the Anna-Maria Kellen Fellow at the American Academy in Berlin.
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Didem Uca to Join Faculty at Emory
February 26, 2020The Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures is thrilled to announce that our recent alumna Didem Uca will be joining the faculty of Emory University next fall as a tenure-track Assistant Professor of German Studies!
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Erika Kontulainen Will Assume Professorship at Auburn University
February 18, 2020Congratulations are due! Erika Kontulainen will assume a position as Assistant Professor of German (tenure track) at Auburn University, starting this Fall.
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Prof. Liliane Weissberg Awarded Fellowship at American Academy in Berlin
February 3, 2020Dr. Liliane Weissberg, the Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor in the School of Arts & Sciences and a standing faculty member of our department, has been recognized as the Anna-Maria Kellen Fellow at the American Academy in Berlin.
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PhD Alumna Kerry Wallach Delivers Lecture at Leo Baeck Institute London
January 31, 2020On January 23, Dr. Kerry Wallach delivered the second lecture in the Leo Baeck Institue London for the Study of German-Jewish History and Culture's 2019-2020 series, Acting Jewish: Between Identity and Attire.
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documenta! In 1955, the international art exhibition was founded in Kassel, Germany
October 18, 2019Ten years after the end of WWII, and after years of Nazi rule that dictated art production, an international exhibition of contemporary art was organized in Kassel, Germany.
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A German Public Radio Station Marks the Anniversary of Walter Benjamin's Death on September 26, 1940
September 30, 2019Walter Benjamin's attempt to flee Nazi occupied France in Fall 1940 failed; he could not offer the proper visa documents after entering Spain.