The German Studies Seminar at the Newberry Library provides a forum for scholarship-in-progress in the area of German Studies, broadly defined. We welcome work on modern and pre-modern topics from all disciplinary perspectives, including but not limited to Literature, History, Art History, Philosophy, Music, and the Social Sciences. The seminar is particularly interested in papers that cross disciplinary boundaries, and that re-conceptualize the materials and conventions of German Studies as a field, including beyond the frames of the German language and nation state.

The seminar typically convenes monthly during the academic year, and meetings in AY 2022-2023 will be a mix of in-person events at the Newberry in Chicago and virtual events on Zoom. Please state your format preference in your proposal. The Newberry is unable to provide funds for travel and lodging for presenters and respondents, but can assist in locating discounted accommodations.

To apply, please submit a one-page proposal and brief CV by June 3, 2022 to this link:
https://newberry.slideroom.com/#/permalink/program/66096
Direct questions by e-mail to scholarlyseminars@newberry.org

The seminar is coordinated by Alice Goff (University of Chicago), Imke Meyer (University of Illinois Chicago), Sophie Salvo (University of Chicago), Anna Souchuk (DePaul University), and Lauren Stokes (Northwestern University), and is generously sponsored by the Departments of History and Germanic Studies at the University of Chicago, Germanic Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Modern Languages at DePaul University, and History at Northwestern University.