Assistant Professor of German Studies, University of British Columbia
I conduct research in media studies, periodical culture, book history, film studies, queer studies, gender and sexuality studies. The main geopolitical area for my work is Germany/Central Europe. In addition to this research, I co-founded the scholarly collective "Diversity, Decolonization, and the German Curriculum," through which I do language advocacy work.
Peter Handke Nobel Prize controversy: Literature can't be judged on esthetics alone
Jan 28, 2020 08:41 am UTC| Insights & Views
Austrian writer Peter Handke received the 2019 Nobel Prize in literature. The award is for a writers life work, and Handke has written novels, travelogues, theatre plays, screenplays and poetry. Hundreds protested the...
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