Director, Waterloo Centre for German Studies, University of Waterloo
Director of the Waterloo Centre for German Studies and Associate Professor of German Studies at the University of Waterloo; co-editor at kultur360.com.
I teach contemporary German-language cultural studies. My research focuses on contemporary representations of social and political issues in literature and film. I am also heavily involved in the development of learner-centred online cultural studies courses.
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