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Women+ in German Studies Book Prize Women+ in German Studies are delighted to announce their prize for first books, sponsored by Peter Lang. Members of W+iGS who are preparing their first book for publication are encouraged to submit proposals. All topics within German Studies are welcome. The winning book will be selected by the W+iGS committee … Continue reading Women+ in German Studies Book…
Women+ in German Studies Essay Prize Women+ in German Studies are delighted to announce their prize for postgraduate scholarship. Postgraduate members of W+iGS are encouraged to submit essays on any topic within German Studies. The winning essay will be selected by the W+iGS committee and announced at the annual W+iGS conference. Winners of the essay … Continue reading Women+ in German Studies…
The annual Women+ in German Studies (W+iGS) members’ conference will take place at King’s College London from 6-7 November 2026. All events will be held in-person in King’s, with selected events being held in hybrid or online format. Abstracts (c.150 words) are invited for papers of about 20 minutes’ duration, on any topic within German … Continue reading W+iGS 38th Annual Conference, King’s…
Please see below the dates of the upcoming W+iGS Conferences, with a Call for Papers to follow for our annual conference in 2026: London (King’s College): 6 and 7 November 2026 Dublin (Royal Irish Academy, TCD and UCD): 9-11 June 2027 Oxford: September 2028 (40th Anniversary Conference)
Please see the W+IGS 2025 conference programme below, including information on how to register and how to book accommodation. Registration will close on 3rd November 2025. Friday, 21 November 2025 in Medrus 3, Penbryn, Penglais Campus, Aberystwyth 14:00 – Postgraduate Workshop, facilitated by Prof. Sara Jones (Birmingham) 16:00 – Registration Tea/Coffee/biscuits 16:15 – Welcome 16:30 – … Continue…
We reaffirm our commitment to the values of human dignity, justice, and international law. We are unambiguous in condemning the terror attack by Hamas on 7 October 2023 when 1,200 people were brutally slaughtered and 250 hostages taken. This is a heinous crime which, on several grounds, violated international law. We also note that the … Continue reading W+IGS statement on the humanitarian…
We are delighted to announce that our Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity Representative, Emily Stokes, has been selected as the winner in German Studies for the 2025 Peter Lang Emerging Scholars Competition in Queer Studies. Emily’s prize-winning project is: Touching Queer Materiality: Murmurs of Affect, Identity, and Memory in Queer Objects and Counter-Objects of the German … Continue reading…
Women+ in German Studies Book Prize Women+ in German Studies are delighted to announce their prize for first books, sponsored by Peter Lang. Members of W+IGS who are preparing their first book for publication are encouraged to submit proposals. All topics within German Studies are welcome. The winning book will be selected by the W+IGS committee … Continue reading Women+ in German Studies Book…
Women+ in German Studies Essay Prize Women+ in German Studies are delighted to announce their prize for postgraduate scholarship. Postgraduate members of W+IGS are encouraged to submit essays on any topic within German Studies. The winning essay will be selected by the W+IGS committee and announced at the annual W+IGS conference. Winners of the essay … Continue reading Women+ in German Studies…
The annual Women in German Studies (W+IGS) members’ conference will take place at Aberystwyth from 21-22 November 2025. We hope to hold the conference in hybrid form. All events will be held in-person in Aberystwyth, with online participation facilitated wherever feasible.Abstracts (c.150 words) are invited for papers of about 20 minutes’ duration, on any topic … Continue reading W+IGS 37th Annual…
