Past Events
The Task of a Comparatist: Talk featuring Bhavya Tiwari
Duncker Hall, Hurst Lounge
International Writers Series: Matt Reeck
John M. Olin Library | Ginkgo Reading Room
Day 2: The 27th Biennial St. Louis Symposium on German Literature and Culture
Since 1972 the Department of Comparative Literature & Thought's Program in Germanic Languages and Literatures has hosted an international symposium on German Language and Culture every other year.
Scholars from Europe and the United States, graduate students, members of the university community, and all others interested were encouraged to attend.
Scholars from Europe and the United States, graduate students, members of the university community, and all others interested were encouraged to attend.
Danforth University Center | 276
Day 1: The 27th Biennial St. Louis Symposium on German Literature and Culture
Since 1972 the Department of Comparative Literature & Thought's Program in Germanic Languages and Literatures has hosted an international symposium on German Language and Culture every other year.
Scholars from Europe and the United States, graduate students, members of the university community, and all others interested were encouraged to attend.
Scholars from Europe and the United States, graduate students, members of the university community, and all others interested were encouraged to attend.
Danforth University Center | 276
27th Biennial Symposium Opening Reception: Emeka Ogboh with Caroline Kita
Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum | Museum Lobby
The Born-Digital Poetry Project: A Reading Featuring Mary Jo Bang
John M. Olin Library, Room 142 & Ginkgo Reading Room
CL&Tea!
Ridgley 317
International Writers Series: Xuela Zhang
John M. Olin Library | Ginkgo Reading Room
Max Kade Center - A Conversation with Michael Hofmann
Hofmann is one of the world’s most influential translators from German, having translated works by Hans Fallada, Franz Kafka, Ernst Jünger, Joseph Roth, and Wim Wenders (among many others).
Sever 300
Panel Discussion: The Political Economy of Translation
A panel discussion with acclaimed translators Ena Selimović, AJ Javaheri, and Mona Kareem.
Hurst Lounge
Resistance at the Crossroads: Heracles in German Postwar Literature
Seigle 301
AFAS 5500: Global Black Studies: Approaches, Theories, and Methods - A Student Symposium
CRE2 Conference Room/ Seigle 302
International Writers Series: Dabin Jeong and Safa Khatib in Conversation
Book Launch: “Taco” by Ignacio Sánchez Prado
Humanities Mocktails
Hurst Lounge | Duncker Hall
The Ginger Marcus Foreign Language Learning Speaker Series: Workshop
Eads 116
The Ginger Marcus Foreign Language Learning Speaker Series: Lecture
Women's Building Formal Lounge
Hélène’s Dream, written and directed by Amira-Géhanne Khalfallah
Join us for a staged reading of the play Hélène’s Dream, written and directed by Amira-Géhanne Khalfallah, followed by a panel discussion about the politics of translation today.
Women's Building Formal Lounge
Fall 2025 Major-Minor Fair
Each fall, the College holds a Major-Minor Fair, where students can talk to faculty members and get more information on many majors and minors at one time and in one place.
WashU Athletic Complex
German Study Abroad Info Session
Join Dr. Sarah Koellner to learn more about the German Program’s various study abroad opportunities!
Duncker 101
New Student Orientation
The 2025 Humanist Games
Join us for this year's Humanist Games to celebrate the end of the spring semester!
McMillan Courtyard
Literature in the Making
Students from the course "Literature in the Making" will be hosting a public reading event on April 23rd at 6:30pm in Duncker 101.
Duncker 101
Paul Reitter | Humanities Lecture "Translating and Teaching Capital in the 21st Century".
"Translating and Teaching Capital in the 21st Century".
Umrath Hall - Umrath Lounge
TERN Issue Zero Launch
3029 Locust Street
The Galitzianer: A Story of Belonging and Othering in Jewish New York
Hurst Lounge
Spring 2025 Undergraduate Research Symposium
Multiple Locations