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‘Thesis of the Month’ goes to Eloise Roberts, the University of Sheffield!
I often use the word “interdisciplinarity” when I talk about my PhD. It sounds exciting and it makes me feel important, but the interdisciplinary nature of my project is also something I strongly believe in – no matter how often I struggle to bridge the gap between history and literature. Looking back through the mists … Continue reading
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A fully funded DPhil Studentship in Medieval German is available for 2015/16 entry. If you are interested in pursuing doctoral studies on any area of medieval German literature and linguistics and would like to do so in a lively graduate community, drop me an email – happy to discuss text-image-relationship, nuns’ manuscripts, bilingual writing and any other … Continue reading
Update: Susan Reed from @BL_European will join the WiGS PG workshop for a hands-on session on blogging on things German – bring your laptop or tablet along for a Social Mediathon! Image of the ‘Deutschstunde’ from the latest blog on German literature
Accommodation Suggestions or WiGS Conference at Selwyn College, Grange Rd, Cambridge, 7th-8th November 2014 (thanks to Katie Stone for providing this useful document!) Directions to Selwyn College (CB3 9DQ) can be found on the college website. Google maps and the Cambridge journey planner can be used to find exact walking/ public transport routes from the hotels … Continue reading
Now that the conference programme is online, do register for the exciting range of events in Cambridge: Postgraduate Workshop on Publishing and Web Visibility, Keynote Lecture on Women and WW1, our first ever Postgraduate Essay Prize Giving Ceremony – and a plethora of wonderful papers. Go for it!
The 26th conference of Women in German Studies will take place in Selwyn College, Cambridge, on 7-9 November 2014. Continue reading
WiGS’ annual conference in November will bring to an end my period of office as postgraduate representative. At the Cambridge conference on 7-8 November 2014 any postgraduate member of WiGS who would like to stand for office will be able to do so at the AGM. Those considering doing so are very welcome to write … Continue reading
Registration is now open for the ‘What is Women’s Writing?’ International Symposium at Oxford University. For conference website with draft programme click on http://womenwritingoxford.wordpress.com/ or you can link directly to online registration and booking here http://www.oxforduniversitystores.co.uk/browse/extra_info.asp?compid=1&modid=2&deptid=257&catid=94&prodid=266 See below for brief information: WOMEN WRITING ACROSS CULTURES: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE An international symposium at St Hilda’s College, University … Continue reading
Academic systems rely on the existence of a supply of “outsiders” ready to forgo wages and employment security in exchange for the prospect of uncertain security, prestige, freedom and reasonably high salaries that tenured positions entail. Drawing on data from the US, Germany and the UK, Alexandre Afonso looks at how the academic job market is structured in many … Continue reading
With German Studies fighting for its position in the British and Irish university landscape, the situation of its ‘Nachwuchs’ seems more precarious than ever: an increasing number of early-career academics find themselves in a succession of short-term contracts with very limited prospects of permanent employment. WiGS would like to invite members and non-members to share … Continue reading
Women in German Studies are delighted to announce their new prize for postgraduate scholarship. Postgraduate members of WiGS are encouraged to submit essays on any topic within German Studies. The winning essay will be selected by the WiGS committee and announced at the annual WiGS conference. Winners of the essay prize will receive £100 and … Continue reading
CALL FOR PAPERS WIGS 26th Annual Conference Saturday 8 November 2014 Selwyn College, University of Cambridge The annual Women in German Studies members’ conference will be held at the University of Cambridge this November. Abstracts (c.150 words) are invited for papers of about 20 minutes duration, on any topic within German Studies. There will be a … Continue reading
WOMEN WRITING ACROSS CULTURES: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE An international symposium at St Hilda’s College, University of Oxford Friday 26 September to Sunday 28 September 2014 The ‘What is Women’s Writing?’ Interdisciplinary Research Group, supported and funded by The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH) Follow the link for further details: conference2014CFP
INTERVIEW English version available here: http://www.academia-net.de/alias/Aktuelles/A-Voice-for-Medieval-and-Modern-German/1219528 Der Germanistik in Großbritannien Gehör verschaffen AcademiaNet im Gespräch mit Henrike Lähnemann, Professorin an der Universität Newcastle 24. 1. 2014 | Henrike Lähnemann erforscht die mittelalterlichen Handschriften norddeutscher Nonnen und ist gleichzeitig eine engagierte Anwältin der Germanistik sowie der Germanistinnen in Großbritannien. AcademiaNet: In Ihrer Forschungsarbeit an der Universität … Continue reading
To: all academic and research staff From: Elizabeth Scanlon (Staff Development Unit) on behalf of the conference planning team Re: Women and Change in Higher Education conference For: information and circulation *apologies for cross-posting* Dear member of academic or research staff In April 2014 Newcastle and Durham Universities are jointly hosting a conference entitled ‘Women and change … Continue reading
Dear member of academic or research staff In April 2014 Newcastle and Durham Universities are jointly hosting a conference entitled ‘Women and change in higher education: culture and careers'<http://www.ncl.ac.uk/diversity/about/news/item/women-and-change-in-higher-education-culture-and-careers>. At a time when women in higher education outnumber men, the number of women in leadership positions remains low. Although women hold almost half (47.3%) of … Continue reading
Key-note address at the XXVth conference of Women in German Studies which was founded by Helen Watanabe-O’Kelly in 1988 – thought-provoking and funny insights into the changes of a quarter century re: women in academia, the canonical texts, teaching German literature, visibility of female authors…
Workshop during the XXVth WiGS conference NEW: Powerpoint presentation by Ellie Kennedy: Kennedy para academic careers workshop for humanities postgrads from EllieKennedy Posters which came out of the workshop with Ellie Kennedy (Nottingham Trent), Beyond Lecturing: The many uses for your PhD Skills in Higher Education Careers
In May 1988, Helen Watanabe-O’Kelly, then Lecturer at the University of Reading, sent over one hundred and fifty letters to as many women she could find working or studying in the field of German Studies in the UK. The letters invited them to a special one-day conference in Reading to discuss the situation for women … Continue reading
