The college is hosting a series of German studies talks during weeks 9 and 10. The talks will be 45 minutes with 30 minutes of Q&A. Even if you cannot stay for the Q&A we encourage you to attend the talks! Here is the schedule:

Week 9 Monday (11/11) from 5:00-6:15 in Humphrey House Lounge:
“Comics or Cultural Critique? Teaching Outside the Canon Using Graphic Novels”

Week 9 Wednesday (11/13) from 3:00-4:15 in Humphrey House Lounge:
“Female Genius Contained: Gender and Technology in Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach’s ‘Ein Original'”

Week 9 Friday (11/15) from 3:00-4:15 in Humphrey House Lounge:
“Reading Whiteness and Girlhood in German Colonial Literature”

Week 10 Tuesday (11/19) from 4:00-5:15 in Humphrey House Lounge:
“A View from the Clouds: Walter Benjamin’s Modernity.”

We hope to see you there!

To all incoming first-year students: if you have taken German previously, please take the placement test so we can give you a recommendation on where to start taking German with us. If you haven’t yet taken German, you will start in German 101. Please note that we only offer German 101 in fall quarter! Contact us with any questions!