Daniel Hershenzon Awarded Fellowship at the Princeton Institute for Advanced Studies
The Department of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages is very proud to announce that Daniel Hershenzon has been awarded a fellowship at the Princeton Institute for Advanced Studies for the academic year 2019-2020. This is one of the most prestigious fellowships in North America. Professor Hershenzon joined UConn in 2012 after having received his Ph.D. […]
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The Practical Side: Equipping Graduate Students for Jobs
The Department of Literatures, Cultures and Languages welcomes a mix of Masters and Ph.D. students in German, French, Spanish, Italian, and Comparative Literature (which includes a Chinese Studies Program). Graduate students in programs in the humanities are well aware that the employment landscape has shifted decisively in the past twenty to thirty years. This said, […]
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LCL Professor Shines Light on Massacre of Herero and Nama People
Katharina von Hammerstein, Professor of German Studies, and a member of UConn’s Human Rights Institute was interviewed by Courthouse News about a lawsuit being pursued at the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York against Germany. The lawsuit concerns the massacres of the Herero and Nama people in what is today Namibia (Africa) by German troops between 1904-1908. […]
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Spotlight: Stefan Bronner
Dr. Stefan Bronner, Assistant Professor in Residence of German Studies, obtained his PhD in Germanistik at the Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg and has published on a wide range of topics including German literature and culture, postmodernism, continental philosophy, spirituality, and the contemporary world. Bronner’s work is deeply rooted to his passion for literary scholarship. Bronner has become […]
[Read More]Upcoming Events
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2/5
Departmental Meeting
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2/26
Humanities Fellow Research Talk: Andrea Celli
Humanities Fellow Research Talk: Andrea Celli
Wednesday, February 26th, 2020
04:00 PM - 05:30 PM
Storrs Campus Humanities Institute Seminar Room, Babbidge Library 4th Floor
Our UCHI Fellow will be presenting their research talk on “Hagar the Outcast: Reappraisals of a Biblical Theme in the Context of Post-Tridentine Culture” followed by a light reception. For more information, please visit https://humanities.uconn.edu/fellowships/current-and-previous-fellows/. If you require accommodation for this event, please contact uchi@uconn.edu at least one week prior to the event. -
3/4
Departmental Meeting
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4/1
Departmental Meeting
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4/24
32nd North American Conference on Chinese Linguistics (NACCL-32)
32nd North American Conference on Chinese Linguistics (NACCL-32)
Friday, April 24th, 2020
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Storrs Campus TBA
32nd North American Conference on Chinese Linguistics (NACCL-32), to be held at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA, on April 24 - 26, 2020.
The theme of NACCL-32 is collaborativity and interdisciplinarity in Chinese linguistic studies. -
5/6
Departmental Meeting
Spotlight: Verena Aschbacher
Verena Aschbacher, a new Ph.D. student in German Studies, grew up in South Tyrol (Südtirol in German), Italy. Verena’s small hometown lies at the border of Austria and Switzerland and people from the area speak regional dialects of German and Italian. This borderland zone combines Mediterranean and Germanic languages and cultures in the midst of dazzling […]
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