News

Matthew Birkhold to Join GLL
GLL is delighted to announce that Matthew Birkhold will be joining the faculty next fall. His recruitment is the result of a search conducted by the department this past fall and winter. Over 130…

Exam Success!
This semester, three of our graduate students passed exams to move up to the next level in their studies.
William Baker, who passed the TestDAF over the summer, went on to earn his Master's…

In Memoriam Ilsedore Maria Edse (1918-2015)
We mourn the passing of Ilsedore Maria Edse, who died peacefully on December 4, 2015. We remember her great spirit, collegiality and generosity, and her devotion to undergraduate and foreign…

Greetings from Germany: Sarah Miller
by Elizabeth Ma
For more interviews with students abroad, visit: cllc.osu.edu/stories
Hi Sarah, can you tell me about where you studied/what program you participated in last semester?
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Chair of GLL Authors New Book
Robert Holub, professor and our chair, is the author of the new book, Nietzsche’s Jewish Problem: Between Anti-Semitism and Anti-Judaism (Princeton University Press). Holub’s interview with…

Cultural Transformations of the Public Sphere published
The last decade has seen renewed interest in political theories of the public sphere, reacting to new challenges posed by globalization, communication technology, and intra- and international…

Fischer and Mergenthaler present in Shanghai
GLL faculty members Bernd Fischer and May Mergenthaler will present papers as well as co-host a panel at the International Association for Germanic Studies in Shanghai, China, August 23 to 31,…

GLL Welcomes New Graduate Students
Germanic Languages and Literatures is delighted to welcome seven new graduate students this autumn.
Three of them come from Germany, two from the TU-Dresden (Birte Pietsch and Linh Vu), one…

Job Market Success this year!
Our doctoral students have had great success on the job market.
Amber Suggitt, who defended in the spring, has begun teaching at Northern Michigan University. And Wonneken Wanske (…