Endowed in 1935 by Ludwig Vogelstein, is awarded annually for the best essay
on any topic in German literature or culture. Originally it was awarded for
essays on Goethe—no surprise there!—and was only open to graduate students
and seniors. We thought that more of you deserved recognition for your effects
and so we have expanded the scope over the years.
Freshman/Sophomore Category
1st Prize - Fabio S. Cabrera
From Camels to Children: The Bad Conscience and Nietzsche’s Life-Affirming Spirit
Honorable Mentions:
Casey Martin
A Noble Struggle: Comparative Morality in Nietzsche’s On the Genealogy of Morals
Rory Sheppard
Nietzsche and the Will: Exploring Strength through Self-Control
Junior/Senior category
1st Prize - Leo Levy
Eine Subversion des Struwwelpeters. F.K. Waechters intertextuelle Kritik an Childismus
Graduate Category
1st Prize - David Dunham
The Data and Narratives of Cases: Karl Philipp Moritz and Johann Georg Zimmermann
Honorable Mentions:
Tamar Gutfeld
Dunkele, sehr dunkele, ziemlich dunkele Dinge – Family and Language in Stifter’s Turmalin
Dennis Wegner
Queer Gothic Realism: The Symbolic Heteronormative Order in Jeremias Gotthelf’s Die Schwarze Spinne
