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German Studies Association @thegsa.bsky.social · 12d

🎬 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!

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German Studies Association @thegsa.bsky.social · 15d

✨ 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!

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scholarschoice.bsky.social @scholarschoice.bsky.social · 16d

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!

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German Studies Association @thegsa.bsky.social · 16d

📢 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

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German Studies Association @thegsa.bsky.social · 16d

📢 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).

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German Studies Association @thegsa.bsky.social · 19d

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...

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German Studies Association @thegsa.bsky.social · Sep 3

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...

German Politics Today: Meet a Bundestag Member AATG ACG GSA - American Association of Teachers of German

www.aatg.org

German Studies Association @thegsa.bsky.social · Aug 28

⏰ 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...

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...

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German Studies Association @thegsa.bsky.social · Aug 6

🎥 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...

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 ...

telescopefilm.com

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Holocaust Educational Foundation @hefnu.bsky.social · Jun 24

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

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German Studies Association @thegsa.bsky.social · Jul 30

📢 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...

GSA Summer 2025 Newsletter | German Studies Association

thegsa.org

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German Studies Association @thegsa.bsky.social · Jun 27

🎓 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...

Call for Seminar Auditors - GSA 2025 | German Studies Association

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German Studies Association @thegsa.bsky.social · Jun 12

🗳️ Just a few days left! 🗳️
⌛The Spring 2025 GSA Board Election closes on June 15!⌛
All current members should have received a ballot from ElectionRunner. Check your spam folder and/or reach out if you didn't get one:
📩 [email protected]
Make your voice heard and help shape the future of the GSA!

elections | German Studies Association

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German Studies Association @thegsa.bsky.social · Jun 2

🔔 Last Chance to Apply! 🔔
Need financial support to attend #theGSA2025 conference?

Apply to the GSA Conference Community Fund by June 2 at ⌛11:59 PM PDT!⌛
Don't miss your chance—applications close tonight!

🔗 Learn more & apply now: www.thegsa.org/prizes/gsa-c...

GSA conference community fund | German Studies Association

www.thegsa.org

German Studies Association @thegsa.bsky.social · May 28

📢Registration is open for the 49th Annual German Studies Association Conference #theGSA2025 in Arlington, VA! Visit our website to register and find more information:
👉 thegsa.org/members/conf...

We are looking forward to seeing you there! 🚅🏛️🛫

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German Studies Association @thegsa.bsky.social · May 22

📢German Studies Review 48.2 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-482...

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German Studies Association @thegsa.bsky.social · May 16

📣The deadline for the Graduate Student Essay Prize has been extended until Friday, May 23, 2025. To find more information on how to apply or nominate someone, see our website here: www.thegsa.org/prizes/gradu...

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German Studies Association @thegsa.bsky.social · May 12

⏰ Only a three days left to apply or nominate someone for the Graduate Student Essay Prize—see our website for more details!

German Studies Association @thegsa.bsky.social · Mar 27

📢Submit your nominations for our Graduate Student Essay Prize by May 15, 2025! ⏰

👉For more information and details on how to apply, see our website:
www.thegsa.org/prizes/gradu...

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German Studies Association @thegsa.bsky.social · May 8

📢 Coming soon: GSR 48.2 will be available next week! Meanwhile, check out this teaser by Jeff Hayton about his forthcoming GSR article on East German climbers in North Korea, as featured by @hopkinspress.bsky.social:
👉 www.press.jhu.edu/newsroom/pat...

On The Path of Gratitude: East German Climbers in North Korea’s Diamond Mountains

www.press.jhu.edu

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German Studies Association @thegsa.bsky.social · May 2

📢 The @thegsa.bsky.social spring 2025 newsletter is now available!

Contents: meet the new GSA team, 2025 GSA Board election candidate bios, GSA article and book prize deadlines, 2025-2026 Berlin Program Fellows, and more!

👉Read it here: thegsa.org/blog/gsa-spr...

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German Studies Association @thegsa.bsky.social · Apr 29

👉Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Information Exchange about the NEH Appeal Process - Wednesday April 30th at 11am Eastern

Has your NEH grant been terminated? Join for a conversation to share information about the NEH appeal process. We also have provided information about the process here: https://ach.org/news/2025/04/n...

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German Studies Association @thegsa.bsky.social · Apr 29

NEH grant terminated? The Association for Computers and the Humanities (ACH), AHA @historians.org, and the MLA @modernlanguage.bsky.social are hosting a conversation on Zoom tomorrow, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at 11:00 am EDT about the NEH appeal process.

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German Studies Association @thegsa.bsky.social · Apr 29

Professor Ralf K. Wüstenberg will be giving a talk tomorrow, April 30, at 7:00 PM EDT entitled "Lessons from Dietrich Bonhoeffer: 80 Years after his execution by the Nazis."
👉Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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German Studies Association @thegsa.bsky.social · Apr 18

If you have been impacted by cuts to NEH grants, please let the NHA know immediately by completing this form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
We also encourage you to contact your elected representatives to ask them to keep the funding for the NEH intact:
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Notify NHA about grant terminations!

We are collecting information about current grants that have been canceled since March 31st, 2025. If you are looking to share a story about the impact of NEH funding on your work please use this for...

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German Studies Association @thegsa.bsky.social · Apr 18

Dear colleagues,
As is known to many of you, funding for future and even current NEH grants is under threat. The GSA recently signed on to the National Humanities Alliance statement supporting the NEH. nhalliance.org/nha-statemen...

NHA Statement on Threats to the NEH – National Humanities Alliance

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