The German program at Johns Hopkins is among the most distinguished in North America. It has been a leading force in literary criticism with recognized strength in the intersection of literature and philosophy from the Enlightenment to the present.
The program values the interaction between students and faculty at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Undergraduates work closely with faculty to develop their linguistic skills and cultural competence. Graduate students enjoy the regular input of the faculty in developing original research topics that draw on developments in the field.
The faculty is committed to the study of works of art in conjunction with political theory, gender and sexuality studies, environmental thought, history of science, religion, anthropology, psychoanalysis and media theory. The interdisciplinary orientation of the program has led to important contributions in the study of phenomenology and poetry, romanticism and gender, early modern science and baroque literature, the modern novel and print history, cognitive aesthetics and literary affect, among many other topics. A further interest lies in the problem of representation with an eye toward the aesthetic, epistemological, and political implications of this overarching topic.
German News & Announcements
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German PhD candidates receive Fulbright Grants
PhD candidates Brad Harmon and Glen Grey each received a Fulbright Grant to Germany for the 2024–2025 academic year. In residence at the FU in Berlin, Brad will conduct research […]
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Professors Frey and Tobias participate in international conference “Sensus Non-Communis: Gegenwarten im Widerstreit”
Held on June 13-14 at the Universität Bonn, the conference was a collaboration of the Max Kade Institute for Modern German Thought at JHU & the GRK DFG-Graduiertenkolleg Gegenwart/Literatur. Conference description (English): […]
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International Symposium “Perpetually Toward? Revisiting Kant on Global Peace” hosted at JHU
Join our Symposium “Perpetually Toward? Revisiting Kant on Global Peace” at Johns Hopkins University –– April 4–6, 2024. The symposium will offer the opportunity to discuss Kant’s “Toward Perpetual Peace” […]