German Studies Association

DAAD/AGI Research Fellowship Program The DAAD/AGI Research Fellowship Program, funded by a generous grant from the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD), is designed to bring scholars and specialists working on key issues of cent...

📢 2027 DAAD/AGI Research Fellowship

The American-German Institute is now accepting applications for the 2027 DAAD/AGI Research Fellowship.

Supports research on the German-American relationship with funding for stays of up to 6 months. Junior scholars encouraged.

🗓 Deadline: Aug 1, 2026
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📢German Studies Review 49.1 is now available and accessible to GSA members as part of their membership! For information on how to sign in and access the latest issue, see our website here:
👉https://thegsa.org/blog/gsr-491-now-available-members

📣There's still time! Only one week left until the application deadline for participating in seminars at the GSA conference this year.

⏰Applications due on February 18 at 11:59 pm (PT) ⏰

See our website for the list of seminars and apply via the Open Water portal:
👉 thegsa.org/blog/cfa-gsa...

KINO! Film Salon RSVP Join us for our Zoom discussion of The Legend of Paul and Paula on February 15th (11:00am PT/2:00pm ET/8:00pm CET). Find details here: https://telescopefilm.com/germanfilms

🎬 Feb. KINO! Film Salon:
Join a live discussion of The Legend of Paul and Paula (dir. Heiner Carow), the iconic DEFA/GDR film—broadcast from the Berlinale and featuring special guest Stefanie Eckert (DEFA Foundation)!

🗓 Sun, Feb 15 | 💻 Free, online
🔗 RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

📢 Now Open: #theGSA2026 Seminars

Applications are now open for participation in the GSA 2026 Seminars at our 50th annual conference in Phoenix, AZ!

📝 Apply via the OpenWater submission portal
🗓 Application deadline: February 18, 2026
👉 Seminar topics & full details: thegsa.org/blog/cfa-gsa...

⏰Due THIS Sunday!⏳
Seminar topic proposals for the #GSA2026 conference must be submitted by January 11 at 11:59 PM PT via the OpenWater portal.

If you’ve been brainstorming with colleagues or finalizing co-conveners, now’s the time to submit.

👉 Learn more and apply here:
thegsa.org/blog/call-se...

📢 The GSA invites proposals for seminars, panels, roundtables, and papers for #theGSA2026, our 50th Annual Conference, September 24–27, 2026 in Phoenix, AZ.

👉 Call for Seminar Proposals:
thegsa.org/blog/call-se...

👉 Call for Panels, Roundtables, and Papers:
thegsa.org/blog/cfp-gsa...

⏰ Final Reminder: Deadline Tomorrow! ⏳

There’s still time to apply for the GSA–De Gruyter Brill Dissertation Prize 🏆
📝 $1,000 for the best recent unpublished dissertation in German Studies

🗓️ Deadline: Dec 31, 11:59 PM PT
🔗 thegsa.org/prizes/de-gr...

Application Information: Holocaust Educational Foundation of Northwestern University - Northwestern University

📢 CFP / Fellowship Opportunity

Apply to the 2026 Summer Institute on the Holocaust & Jewish Civilization at Northwestern (June 21–July 3). A two-week residential program for faculty, grad students, and educators. Fellowships cover room, board & tuition.

🗓️ Deadline: Feb 1, 2026

📢 Reminder: #GSA2026 seminar proposals open next Friday!
Dec 19 – Jan 11: GSA members can submit seminar ideas for our 50th Anniversary Conference in Phoenix.
Now’s a great time to brainstorm topics and find co-conveners.
🗓️ Opens: Dec 19
⏰ Deadline: Jan 11
🔗 More info: thegsa.org/blog/call-se...

📢 The Winter 2025 GSA Newsletter is out!

Featuring key deadlines, fellowship + prize calls, member photo request (for website refresh), 2025 award winners, and updates on #GSA2026 in Phoenix.

👉 thegsa.org/blog/gsa-win...

🎙️ GSA Distinguished Lecture at the Berlin Program (In-Person)

B. Venkat Mani on 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘮, 𝘙𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘮, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘋𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺: 𝘖𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘕𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘨𝘦𝘦𝘴.
🗓 Nov 18 | 16–18h | FU Berlin, Rm 009
💬 Moderated by Paul Nolte | 🕕 Reception follows
⏰ Register by Nov 10: 📩bprogram@zedat.fu-berlin.de

GSA ESW Facilitator Application 2026 We are pleased to solicit applications for facilitators for the next Emerging Scholars Workshop (ESW) to be hosted at the 50th Annual German Studies Association Conference in Phoenix, Arizona on Septe...

📢 Full-time Faculty: Apply by Nov 15 to lead an Emerging Scholars Workshop at #theGSA2026 in Phoenix!
Mentor graduate students, share your expertise, and support the future of German Studies.
🔗 forms.gle/vgkzzgWCD94b...

💬 Questions? Contact ESW Coordinator Jennifer Allen at jennifer.allen@yale.edu

📢Deadline for the De Gruyter Brill / GSA Dissertation Prize extended to December 1!

🗓️ Monday, Dec 1
📩 prizes@thegsa.org
🔗 thegsa.org/prizes/de-gr...

📢 Deadline Tomorrow! ⏳

Don’t miss your chance to apply for the De Gruyter Brill / GSA Dissertation Prize 🏆 , awarding $1,000 for the best recent unpublished dissertation in German Studies.

🗓️ Deadline: Saturday, Nov 1
📩 Submit to: prizes@thegsa.org

🔗 Details: thegsa.org/prizes/de-gr...

🎥 Love German film? Join the next KINO! Film Salon — a free online discussion hosted by Telescope Film + the German Film Office!

🎬 Pina (dir. Wim Wenders) celebrates choreographer Pina Bausch + Tanztheater Wuppertal.

RSVP 👉 bit.ly/kinofilmsalo...
🗓 Nov 16 | 11am PT / 2pm ET / 8pm CET

📢German Studies Review 48.3 is now available and accessible to GSA members as part of their membership! For information on how to sign in and access the latest issue, see our website here:
thegsa.org/blog/gsr-483...

📢 Call for Papers: Feuchtwanger and the Theater
📅 Sept 16–19, 2026 | USC, Los Angeles (Zoom presentations possible)
⏰ Deadline: Jan 9, 2026
Scholars & grad students in German Studies, Exile Studies, Theater & related fields welcome.

🔗 libraries.usc.edu/locations/sp...

🎬 Ivie wie Ivie Screening

🎥 Don’t miss the free screening of Ivie wie Ivie at #theGSA2025!
📆 Saturday, Sept 27 | 2:00 PM
📍 Alamo Drafthouse Cinema (5 min walk from the conference hotel)
👉 Register here: preciousivie.eventbrite.com

Free + open to the public!

✨ We're kicking off #theGSA2025 with our 11th annual Arts Night!

🗓 Thurs, Sept 25 | 6:30–10:10pm
📍 Grand Salon B + National Landing 1–4

🎲 Game Night (7–9)
🎬 Screenings (DEFA + BDSN)
📚 Reading: Novelist Franz Friedrich

Free + open to the public. Full details in the GSA 2025 App!

Arlington and @thegsa.bsky.social here we come! GSA attendees, please stop by the second floor of the Marriott (outside Arlington Salon II) beginning Thursday afternoon and check out our discounted offerings from 29 publishers!

📢 Graduate Student Reception at #theGSA2025

📅 Saturday, Sept 27 | 7–9 PM
📍 Skyview, Crystal Gateway Marriott

🍽 Light dinner provided (vegan & gluten-free options, first come, first served).

#GermanStudies #theGSA2025 #gradstudent

📢 Just days until #theGSA2025 in Arlington!

We're kicking things off at the General Meeting of the Association:
📅 Thursday, Sept 25 | 4–5pm | Grand Salon C
🎤 With opening remarks by Samantha Perez of Equality Arlington

👉 Find all conference information in the GSA Conference App (QR code below).

The Black Diaspora Interdisciplinary Network is sponsoring some exciting events at #theGSA2025— from Arts Night to film + food!

👉 For more information and to RSVP: forms.gle/M41dghHZiJAt...

German Politics Today: Meet a Bundestag Member
Join us for the launch of a new virtual series with the American Council on Germany (ACG), the American Association of Teachers of German (AATG), and the German Studies Association (GSA).
👉 Details and registration here: www.aatg.org/events/acg-a...

2025 GSA Mentoring Sign-Up Dear Colleagues, please check all times that you would be able to meet with a mentor by September 7th. Mentoring time slots are scheduled for 30 minutes. All sessions will occur at the conference this...

⏰ Mentor/Mentee Sign-Up Extended!

Don’t miss your chance to join 1:1 mentoring sessions at the GSA 2025 conference. Sessions are 30 minutes each and will take place at the conference.
Sign up by ⌛September 7⌛!

🔗 Mentees: forms.gle/dtyUvCAa7gJ4...

🔗 Mentors: forms.gle/8M3rzatEFmsw...

Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer | Telescope Film Thomas von Steinaecker's 2022 production of Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer. A documentary about the iconic director Werner Herzog, pop culture celebrity, and one the founders of the New German Cinema ...

🎥 Interested in German film? Check out this free online event!

This month’s German Film Salon from Telescope Film + the German Film Office features Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer — a doc on the iconic director.

🗓 Aug 17 | 11am PT / 2pm ET / 8pm CET
📽 RSVP + details:
docs.google.com/forms/d/11QM...

Call for Papers:

LESSONS & LEGACIES XVIII
HEFNU at 50: Contexts, Connections, and (Dis)Continuities
International Conference on the Holocaust

hef.northwestern.edu/lessons-and-...

12-15 November 2026 (Thursday–Sunday)
Chicago, Illinois

Submission Deadline: 15 December 2025

📢 The GSA summer 2025 newsletter is now available!
Contents: GSA Board election results, mentoring opportunities, the planned Arts Night activities at our upcoming conference in Arlington, and more!
👉Read it here: thegsa.org/blog/gsa-sum...

🎓 Interested in auditing a seminar at #GSA2025?
We are welcoming a limited number of auditors for select 3-day seminars at the #GSA2025!

📩 Contact the seminar conveners directly to sign up.

See our website for more details and the list of seminars accepting auditors:
👉 thegsa.org/blog/call-se...