Past Events

Past Events

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

Critical Race Theory at the Bottom of the Well: Derrick Bell’s ‘Grandchildren’ Reflect on the Future of CRT

Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom (A-B Hall, Room 310)

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

The Ginger Marcus Foreign Language Learning Speaker Series Presents: Dr. Frank Boers

Hiding in Plain Sight: Lessons from Italy

Featuring Dr. Michael Sherberg
Danforth University Center | Room 234

Toxic Tropics: Presentation by Jessica Oublié

Graduate Symposium in Comparative Literature and Thought

Hurst Lounge

Graduate Student Symposium

TBD

William H. Matheson Lecture | March 6, 2025

The William H. Matheson Lecture will be held Thursday March 6, 2025 at 5 PM. Our guest speaker will be Aron Aji, Ph.D. | Director of Translation Programs, Associate Professor of Instruction at The University of Iowa.




Duncker Hall | Hurst Lounge

International Writers Series: Oksana Maksymchuk

International Writers Series

Join the International Writers Series for a reading and discussion with 2025 Max Kade Visiting Writer Antje Rávik Strubel.

Strubel is an award-winning German author, and her most recent novel Blaue Frau (Blue Woman) won the German Book Prize in 2021. She will be joined in conversation by Carla Fischer, PhD Student in Germanic Languages & Literatures.
Olin Library

Major/Minor Welcome Session

For newly declared majors and minors in Comparative Literature & Thought, German, Legal Studies, and DASH
Busch Hall | Room 018