German Studies

We are a community of students, teachers, and scholars devoted to the cross-disciplinary study of language, literature, and culture within a transnational framework. Working in an environment that fosters cooperation and the pleasure of discovery, our programs include courses in German and English on subjects ranging from medieval to contemporary literature and from film and visual culture to philosophy, music, and postcolonial studies.

German Studies News

Accepting Applications for GERST 2700 Introduction to German Culture and Thought (Fall 2022)

Big names, Big ideas, and Big events are associated with German culture and thought

'I’m amazed at how much I developed as a writer'

5/16/2022

Lauren Bohm is a History and German Studies major.

'I participated in a summer research program with anthropologists from Brazil'

5/16/2022

Ariana Croese is majoring in Italian & German Studies.

Superhero-like character holding cardboard sign "Twilight Ruined Comic-Con! — Provided

Hannah Miller (Ph.D. '17) explores the "States of Fandom" in New Book

Congratulations to Dr. Hannah Miller (Ph.D. in German Studies, 2017) on the recent publication of her first book, The Politics of Fandom. Conflicts That Divide Communities (McFarland, 2022).

More than $12M donated to support students in 24 hours

3/21/2022

On Cornell’s eighth Giving Day, held March 16, 15,905 alumni, students, faculty, staff, parents and friends from more than 80 countries made gifts totaling a record-breaking $12,268,629.