Jen William, Head of School of Languages and Cultures at Purdue
Dr. Jen William, Professor of German at Purdue University, was appointed Head of the School of Languages and Cultures on March 1, 2018. Part of the College of Liberal Arts, the School houses fourteen languages, nine undergraduate majors, and graduate degrees in...
New Posts on the Feminist Scholar-Activism Blog
Check out our latest contributions to the Feminist Scholar-Activism Project over at the Digital Feminist Collective, which draws on our work in the WiG-sponsored seminar, “Feminist Scholar Activism and the Politics of Affect,” at the German Studies Association in...
GQ: Contemporary Writing by Women
The latest issue of German Quarterly is on contemporary writing by women. It features several WiGgies, and includes the special forum "Feminism in German Studies" with contributions on pop feminism, intersectionality, queer studies, Jews and gender, Islam and more!...
Transnational Perspectives on Black Germany
Transnational Perspectives on Black Germany, May 23-25, 2018. The conference is co-organized by an international team of WiG members that includes BGHRA president Rosemarie Peña, emeritus professor Sara Lennox, doctoral candidate Karina Griffith, and associate...
Christa Wolf: A Companion
The volume Christa Wolf: A Companion, edited by Sonja Klocke and Jennifer Hosek, includes work by a number of WiGgies! Interest in Christa Wolf continues to grow. Her classics are being reprinted and new titles are appearing posthumously, becoming bestsellers, and...
CFP: Feminist German Studies – Special Focus: Disability Studies
The editors of Feminist German Studies (formerly Women in German Yearbook) are seeking contributions to a special focus on disability studies within a German studies context. http://www.womeningerman.org/?q=node/280 Contributions may include the representation of...
Ongoing WiGgie Projects
Here are some ongoing projects we know about: check them regularly for updates!
Feminist German Studies
An online database and archive of links, articles, course and pedagogical tools, and other resources on intersectional feminism and gender studies in the German-speaking countries
Feminist Scholar Activism at the Digital Feminist Collective
The Feminist Scholar Activism project began as a series of interventions created by participants in the WiG-sponsored seminar at GSA 2017.
Grenzenlos Deutsch
an open-access curriculum for beginning German
The WiG HerStory Project
An archive and exhibit of WiG history