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German at Cambridge promotes international excellence in research over the widest range of language, literature, thought, history and culture from the Middle Ages to the present day. Committed to individual and collaborative endeavour, its emphasis is on innovation within the discipline's traditional sub-fields and on the exploration of new domains as the subject changes nationally and internationally. The section has continued to embrace new initiatives, approaches and methodologies. Its world-class research environment is evident in the quality and achievements of its staff and research students, the breadth and interdisciplinary character of the research community, the range and diversity of library and research resources, and the national and international networks in which its researchers are engaged.

The section has well-established links with the Schlegel School at the Freie Universität Berlin and the Dept. of Germanic Studies at the University of Chicago. The three institutions take it in turn to host a joint biennial colloquium for doctoral students. 

Overview of research areas of German Staff

Current research students

German Research Colloquium

The German Graduate Research Seminar

The Kaiserchronik Project

The Schnitzler Edition Project

The Corpus of Historical Low German Project

Latest News

New Publication from Daniela Dora

6 March 2023

Congratulations to Daniela Dora, whose new publication, co-edited with Katie Ritson, has just appeared in Oxford German Studies , ‘Ecology in German Literary Criticism – Recent Developments and Approaches’. It is available to read here: https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/yogs20/51/3?nav=tocList

Events celebrating the Art of Ruth Rix: Cross Connections

14 February 2023

The first of three events accompanying the exhibition Cross-Connections was a great success. After visiting the exhibition in Magdalene College’s Robert Cripps Gallery , visitors gathered in a packed seminar room to listen to Professor Georgina Paul and the artist Ruth Rix in conversation. Guided by their exchange, the...

German at Cambridge to Host Major International Womxn’s Day Event

14 February 2023

Queer, Working-Class and Kurdish Experiences. Narrative Interventions in Contemporary German Literature Date: 8 March 2023, 5.00-6.30 p.m. (GMT) A hybrid event: In person ( Cynthia Beerbower Room, Newnham College ) & online Please register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/queer-working-class-and-kurdish-experiences...

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