CfP: Women in German Studies Open Conference

The 2024 Women in German Studies Open Conference will explore the topic of: Boundaries and Barriers: Interrogating Ideas and Practices of Demarcation in German Studies University College Cork, 4-6 July 2024 Confirmed Keynote Speaker: Prof. Dr. Eva Geulen, Humboldt Uni, Berlin, and Director of the Leibniz Centre for Literary and Cultural Research (ZfL) In our …

Join the WIGS Committee: EDI role/s available!

Equalities, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Rep: Current Role holder: Iman Nick (mavi.yaz@web.de) WIGS is seeking to appoint a new/additional EDI Rep for a three-year term. The role involves supporting the Executive Committee in developing a strategic approach to diversity action planning and progress reporting, ensuring it reflects our values of equality, diversity and inclusion in …

WIGS Book and Essay Prize Competitions 2022

The WIGS committee is delighted to announce calls for the 2022 WIGS Book Prize (for early career academics) and the 2022 WIGS Postgraduate Essay Prize competitions. Please see below for details. Women in German Studies Essay Prize Women in German Studies are delighted to announce their prize for postgraduate scholarship. Postgraduate members of WIGS are …

Women in German Studies (WIGS) Annual Committee Meeting 2022

As part of the joint Equality, Diversity & Inclusion survey conducted in partnership with the Association for German Studies (AGS), WIGS members were asked to sum up what WIGS is to them. This word cloud shows the words that were used that sum up what WIGS is and what WIGS strives to be!The WIGS committee …

CfP: WIGS 34th Annual Conference, University of Leeds, 11-12 November 2022

The annual Women in German Studies members’ conference will be held in England this November, at the University of Leeds, from 11-12 November. We hope to hold the conference in hybrid form, with a mix of in-person and online events. All events will be held on site in Leeds in the first instance. Abstracts (c.150 …

WIGS/AGS Diversity and Inclusivity Survey

Dear Friends and Colleagues, As a part of our continuing commitment to promoting diversity and inclusivity (D&I) in German Studies, Women in German Studies (WIGS) and the Association for German Studies (AGS) have joined forces to create a members’ survey.  The purpose of this survey is to gather information about the diversity of our members …

WIGS Online Teaching Day – A Postgraduate Perspective

In this blog post, PGR Representative Molly Harrabin reflects on the WIGS Teaching Development Day that took place last month. In response to the impact of COVID-19 and the decision by many universities to retain a blended approach to learning, the WIGS ECA Representatives, Corinne Painter and Hilary Potter, organised an online teaching development day …

Deadline Extension: WIGS Book and Essay Prize Competitions (22nd September)

The deadline for the 2021 WIGS Book and Essay Prize competitions has been extended to Wednesday 22 September 2021. We warmly encourage all eligible postgraduate and early career researchers to apply! Please see the terms and conditions below. https://womeningermanstudies.wordpress.com/2021/04/22/wigs-book-prize-and-wigs-postgraduate-essay-prize-competitions-2021/

Registration opens for Crossing Thresholds – Women in German Studies Open Conference, 24-26th June 2021

We are excited to announce that registration is now open for the next Women in German Studies Open Conference (online) on 24-26 June 2021, hosted by the University of Aberdeen. The theme for our Open Conference is ‘Crossing Thresholds’, and five interrelated panels will explore questions relating to this core theme. There will also be …

WIGS statement on LGBTQ+ membership

In response to the recent statement by The Diversity, Decolonization, and the German Curriculum Collective Steering Committee, the Black German Heritage and Research Association and others, on attacks on trans rights in the US, and in the light of divisive, often hostile reporting and legislation on trans rights in the UK, the committee of Women …

WIGS Book Prize and WIGS Postgraduate Essay Prize competitions 2021

The WIGS committee is delighted to announce calls for the 2021 WIGS Book Prize (for ECRs) and the 2021 WIGS Postgraduate Essay Prize competitions. Please see below for details. Women in German Studies Essay Prize Women in German Studies are delighted to announce their prize for postgraduate scholarship. Postgraduate members of WIGS are encouraged to …

WIGS Open Conference: Special Panel on Diversity and Inclusivity in German Studies

Open Online Conference University of Aberdeen June 24- 26, 2021 The official theme for the 2021 WIGS Conference is “Crossing Thresholds”.  As a part of this conference, a special call for papers is being issued for a panel of papers that will specifically explore the issues of diversity and inclusivity as they relate to German …

CFP: Crossing Thresholds – Women in German Studies Open Conference, 24-26th June 2021, University of Aberdeen (Online)

Confirmed keynote: Professor I. M. Nick (Germanic Society for Forensic Linguistics) Confirmed special guest: author Hanna Sukare The 2021 Women in German Studies Open Conference will explore the topic of thresholds from across the history, literature, and culture of German-speaking countries. We invite members and non-members, of all genders, to propose papers of 20 minutes …

WIGS Committee Vacancies

A few WIGS committee terms of office are ending at the same time, as a result of which we are advertising the following committee vacancies: Treasurer, Postgraduate Representative, and Early Career Academic Representative (please see below for details). This is an excellent opportunity to hold a position of responsibility in a national professional organisation of …

Appointment of new Diversity and Inclusivity Representative on WIGS Committee

Professor Iman M. Nick We are delighted to announce that Professor Iman M. Nick has been co-opted to serve as the first ever Diversity and Inclusivity Representative on the WIGS Committee. This is a new role that has been created in the light of the #BlackLivesMatter campaign to help make WIGS more inclusive, diverse and welcoming …