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Aug. 16, 2012
Want to learn all the business language and etiquette required to work in German speaking country? Just like Japan, the conduct of business in Germany involves a lot of diplomacy and protocol, not to forget the highly specialized language. This…
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July 14, 2012
Congratulations to the many students who have passed through classes and programs in the Department of German Studies and graduated in May. Three graduate students completed their Master’s degrees: Alan Eby, Sabine Koehler-Curry and Rachel Walker.…
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July 2, 2012
The MLA regards the learning of languages other than English as vital to an understanding of the world; such learning serves as a portal to the literatures, cultures, historical perspectives, and human experiences that constitute the human record.…
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June 3, 2012
It is time – or nearly time – to breathe again. As another school year comes to an end, we reflect on the lives we have changed. We consider how we could have instructed our units just a little differently. We know we provided the best education for…
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June 3, 2012
The Department of German Studies is proud to announce Prof. Classen's recently edited book about life and death within a philosophical and ethical discourse. Read below the German and English abstracts: Wie ging man in der Frühneuzeit mit dem…
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April 11, 2012
"It was like the Oscars," said Professor David Gramling, "red carpet, collective suspense, a packed auditorium,—and then, the inimitable Alexander Ganz was called up to the podium!" On Monday evening, April 9 at the Memorial Student Union East…
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April 4, 2012
The Department of German Studies proudly announces Prof. Classen's latest edited book titled Aspects of Literary Translation. This first issue of the new book series Translation, Text and Interferences publishes papers dealing with a variety of…
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March 29, 2012
The Department of German Studies is proud to announce the latest publication from Prof. Albrecht Classen titled Kultur- und kommunikationshistorischer Wandel des Liedes im 16. Jahrhundert. Das Genre des Liedes, die zentrale Gattung der weltlichen…
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March 26, 2012
The Department of German Studies is proud to announce the latest publication of Prof. Albrecht Classen. The early history of Sonora/Arizona (Pimería Alta) was profoundly influenced and determined by the Jesuit missionaries from Europe. After Padre…
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March 22, 2012
1968 has been described as the year that the world caught fire. Heated protests against the war in Vietnam. The politicization of the personal through the European and American social movements. The climax of Cold War tensions witnessed in the…