FIGS News
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Professor Liliane Weissberg to Serve as IZEA Halle's First Mercator Fellow
Germanic
This Spring, IZEA Halle, the International Center for the Research on the Enlightenment at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, will inaugurate a new (and very timely) program for post-graduates, "Politics of Enlightenment" (Politik der Aufklärung).
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Doron Rabinovici & Liliane Weissberg: 50 Jahre »Außenseiter«
Germanic
On May 8 and 9, the German Department at Leibniz University is hosting the conference "50 Years of Hans Mayer: Outsiders:inside" at the Literaturhaus Hannover. Hans, uh, who ...? Yes, you have to know him here.
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Congratulations to Deion Dresser, finalist in the 2025 Penn Grad Talks
Italian
FIGS Italian Studies PhD student Deion Dresser is a finalist for the annual Penn Grad Talks! Please support his work by attending the TED Talk-style presentations on Friday, February 24 at Widener Lecture Hall, Penn Museum.
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Congratulations! Mimi Hacking's Successful Dissertation Defense
Germanic
We are delighted to share that Mimi Hacking successfully defended her dissertation, titled "CAT/KIN: The Rhetoric of Racialized Ecology in Franz Kafka," on Friday, January 17. Professor Vance Byrd supervised the dissertation and Professor Karen Redrobe, Professor Ia
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Braden Ross’ Publication on the Implementation of Warm-Ups in the German Language Classroom
Germanic
In her recent article publication in Die Unterrichtspraxis, PhD student Braden Ross provides an evidence-based discussion of “Effective warm-ups in the German language classroom: Form and function” and argues that warm-ups ought to adhere to certain guidelines to be effective.
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Dr. Sibel Sayılı-Hurley and Claudia Baska Lynn Publication on Digital Social Reading
Germanic
In a recent publication, Dr. Sibel Sayılı-Hurley and Claudia Baska Lynn examine the impact of digital social reading in fostering peer-to-peer learning and critical historical literacy in an advanced German course.
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Professor Liliane Weissberg's Exhibit on Enlightenment Featured in Omnia
Germanic
Omnia, the Penn Arts & Sciences magazine, published "Three Questions: On Enlightenment" about Professor Weissberg's recently opened exibit, “What is Enlightenment?
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Traveling to Germany for History Research with CURF
Germanic
Check out this recent article from CURF, Penn's Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships, about Caleb Crain ('25), a History major, who researched how soccer influenced the political and cultural landscape in Germany from 1933 to 1954 under the mentorship of Dr.
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Promotional Videos Featuring Professor Liliane Weissberg on Her Exhibit
Germanic
On Friday, October 18, Professor Liliane Weissberg's exhibition "What is Enlightenment? Questions for the 18th Century" opened in Deutsches Historisches Museum.
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