News
New Graduate Faculty Exchange
The Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures at Ohio State and the Department of German Studies/Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies at the University of Bonn have established a new…
Our Graduate Students
Our graduate students have been very productive this past year. Harrison Baldwin, Allyn Heath, Bryan Knowlton, Birte Pietsch, Stephanie Walford, and Gina Wrobel all passed their master’s exams with…
Geschichten aus Europa
This summer, Ohio State students are learning German in the city of Dresden. The topic of their course is "Geschichten aus Europa" and you can take a look at the course homepage through this link:…
Nationwide UG Essay Prize in German Studies Winner
We are delighted to announce the winner of the first nationwide Undergraduate Essay Prize in German Studies at Ohio State. From a wealth of excellent submissions, reflecting on the…
Reitter Awarded Berlin Prize
Paul Reitter, professor of German, and director of the Humanities Institute, is one of 21 scholars, writers and artists awarded a coveted 2017-18 Berlin Prize — a semester-long fellowship — by…
Congratulations Dr. Breyer!
Marcus Breyer has successfully defended his dissertation, Meerstimmigkeiten: Metapher und Modernekritik bei Eduard von Keyserling.Marcus began his graduate studies at Ohio State in 2011, earning the…
Hirschvogel Field Trip
On April 12, students in our German for the Professions class (German 4602) visited Hirschvogel, Inc., the only American subsidiary of Hirschvogel Automotive Group. This company is among the world's…
A salute to our 2017 departmental award winners
We proudly salute the student recipients of the department's annual awards.Ann Imke received two prizes this year, the Dieter Cunz Award for Outstanding Graduating Senior in German and the…
Midwest Symposium in German Studies
Scholars of German from across the Midwest gathered to present and discuss their latest research as well as to renew old connections and past associations on April 7th and 8th. The diverse and…