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Institute for German Cultural Studies

The Institute for German Cultural Studies is a research-oriented initiative designed both to recognize extraordinary cross-disciplinary strengths in the study of German culture at Cornell University and to foster cutting-edge scholarly exchange pertaining to the interdisciplinary study of German culture from the medieval era to the present.

IGCS News

Andrew Vielkind (Screen Studies, Ithaca College) speaking at the Institute for German Studies Colloquium.

IGCS Colloquium: Andrew Vielkind

Andrew Vielkind: "The 𝐾𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑐ℎ𝑛𝑖𝑘𝑒𝑛 of Postwar Experimental Cinema" Friday, October 3, 2025

Amparo Necker, PhD candidate in Comparative Literature, discusses her paper at the Institute for German Cultural Studies Colloquium.

IGCS Colloquium: Amparo Necker

Amparo Necker: "Peat and the People: Emergent Bodies in Pina Bausche's 𝐿𝑒 𝑆𝑎𝑐𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑢 𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑝𝑠" Friday, September 12, 2025

Peter Hohendahl — Photo Credit: Carl Gelderloos

Call for Submissions: The Peter Uwe Hohendahl Graduate Essay Prize in Critical Theory (Deadline: Oct. 15)

The Institute for German Cultural Studies is pleased to announce its 2025 call for submissions for The Peter Uwe Hohendahl Graduate Essay Prize in Critical Theory.

Institute for German Cultural Studies Fall 2025 Colloquium Series

Fall 2025 Colloquium Series

Institute for German Cultural Studies Spring 2025 Colloquium Series

Spring 2025 Colloquium Series

Institute for German Cultural Studies Fall 2024 Colloquium Series

Fall 2024 Colloquium Series

Peter Loewen named dean of Arts and Sciences

Coming from the University of Toronto, where he was the director of the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, Loewen began his five-year appointment as the Harold Tanner Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Aug. 1.