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Cover of Siddhartha

Join us in congratulating Juan-Jacques Aupiais, who has edited Damion Searls' translation of Hermann Hesse's Siddhartha, A Story of India, which has been published by W.W. Norton &…

Prof. Cynthia D. Porter, Germanic, Ohio State

The Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures congratulates Dr. Cynthia Porter on the publication of three new scholarly and public-facing works during the summer of…

Josh Kramer stands with his dissertation committee

Congratulations to Dr. Joshua Kramer on his successful dissertation defense!

Joshua presented and answered questions about his dissertation research, "A Gaze Upon the Colonized:…

Join us in congratulating Katra A. Byram on her latest book release.

Gender, Genre, and the Evolution of Memory: Insights from Postwar German Literature, 1945–2015 illuminates how…

Student participants in the 2026 Dresden Study Abroad Program SU26

Check out the 2026 Dresden Summer Language Program Blog, with photos and posts created by the fifteen students who participated.
While a course requirement, the blog is also an opportunity…

Rop standing with his advisors

We congratulate Rop, who has successfully passed his candidacy exam!

Rop advanced to candidacy presenting his dissertation work entitled Addressing Archival Gaps and…

Foerster selected as Kade Fellow 26-27

We congratulate Marcel Foerster, PhD Candidate in the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, on being selected as the 2026-27 Max Kade Dissertation Fellow!

Last…

Paul Reitter Spring 2027 news

Paul Reitter has been selected to a be a Member for Term II of next academic year (spring 2027) at the School of Historical Studies of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton University.

John Davidson receives President and Provost's Award

John Davidson has been selected as a 2026 recipient of the President and Provost’s Award for Distinguished Faculty Service! Three faculty members were chosen to receive this honor…

Cover of Porter book

We’re thrilled to share that GLL’s Assistant Professor Cynthia D. Porter has published her second chapter contribution to an edited volume! Co-authored with long-time collaborator Amy Lynne Hill …

Uskokovic publishes article

Join us in congratulating Dr. Budimka Uskokovic on publishing

»Ich habe eine Frage«:
Die Fragestellung als Fenster zur Kultur in videobasierten…

Metronome by M.H. Birkhold

Join us in congratulating Matthew H. Birkhold on his latest book release, published by Bloomsbury.

"Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden…

Prof Porter Bonn Exchange 2025-26

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Cynthia D. Porter, Assistant Professor of German, took part in the 2025-2026 faculty exchange program with the Germanistik department at the University of Bonn. Cynthia was well-paired with Dr…

Davis Defends Dissertation SU25

Congratulations to Dr. Caleb Davis, who successfully defended his dissertation on August 20!

Caleb Davis’s dissertation, Reading Double: Focalization, Myth and Master Narrative…

Cynthia D. Porter named Career Enhancement Mellon Fellow

Cynthia D. Porter has been named as one of 20 scholars receiving a Career Enhancement Fellowship for the 2025-2026 cycle. Funded by the Mellon Foundation and administered by Citizens & Scholars,…

Paul Reitter is named the Ohio Eminent Scholar of German

We are thrilled to announce the wonderful news!

Our esteemed faculty, Paul Reitter, has been named the Ohio Eminent Scholar of German.

This is a huge honor and a well-deserved…

Dresden Study Abroad 2025 Ohio State

Over the course of the two months which we will spend in Dresden, our students participating in this year's program will be posting in both English and German as well as sharing their pictures. …

Cultural Vistas

The U.S. Department of State and Cultural Vistas have announced that Ethan Moore (Finance / German) is one of 65 Americans selected to study and work in Germany as part of the…