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Department of German and Russian Chair: Julie de Sherbinin (Russian) |
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German Program Faculty
Arne Koch e-mail: akoch@colby.edu tel.: (207) 859-4449 office: Lovejoy 446 homepage: http://www.colby.edu/personal/a/akoch/Home.html
Cyrus Shahan e-mail: cshahan@colby.edu tel.: (207) 859-4443 office: Lovejoy 448
Raffael Scheck
Hubert C. Kueter, Emeritus; hckueter@colby.edu James R. McIntyre, Emeritus; jrmcinty@colby.edu |
Arne Koch received his education in German Studies at Kenyon College (B.A. 1995), the Pennsylvania State University (M.A. 1997), and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Ph.D. 2001). Before joining Colby's German and Russian Department, he taught at the University of Kansas where his courses reflected his interdisciplinary interests in word and image studies, eco-criticism, (post)colonialism, and film studies. With an emphasis on 19th- and 20th-century literary and cultural studies, he has published a book on national and regional identities, a co-edited volume on E.M. Arndt (with Walter Erhart, Bielefeld), as well as a number of articles on topics such as concepts of loyalty in medieval literature, erotic literature of the fin-de-siècle, the German Road Movie, and Fatih Akin. For more on Professor Koch's interests, 
Cyrus Shahan, Assistant Professor of German, earned a B.S. in Biology from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1999) and his M.A (2004) and Ph.D. (2008) in German Literature from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His graduate research interests in the twentieth century began with German expressionism and culminated in a dissertation on punk subcultures and West German literature (and some punk music and fanzines) of the 1980s. His current research continues to focus on the aesthetics and politics of twentieth and twenty-first century literature and culture, literary and cultural theory, film and media studies, modern European intellectual history, and cultural studies. He is currently working on projects on Thomas Meinecke, Elfriede Jelinek and Alexander Kluge.
Courses required for the German Studies Major are also taught by Raffael Scheck, Professor and Chair of History. He received his Ph.D. in Comparative European History from Brandeis University and a Masters in History and German Studies from the University of Zurich. His research focuses on African- French prisoners of war in German hands during World War II and on German right-wing movements before the rise of the Nazis (1914-1933), topics on which he has published three books and over a dozen articles. His latest book is 
Jennifer Yoder, Associate Professor of Government & International Studies and Director of the International Studies Program, joined the Colby faculty in 1996 after receiving her Ph.D. from the University of Maryland, College Park. The courses she teaches in the German Studies curriculum are based on her expertise in German politics, German unification, postcommunist developments in the Eastern European countries, and transitional justice. Her book, 
Ranja Radwan is our Language Assistant for 2008-2009. Born in the Bavarian town of Dachau, Germany, she grew up in Wessling, a small village southwest of Munich. By age 18, she attended a school in Cádiz, Spain, for two years to become better acquainted with the Spanish language and culture. Since 2006 she has studied Comparative Literature and Spanish Philology at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich. She will have completed her B.A. in Spanish Philology by fall 2008 and plans to complete her Comparative Literature degree after her year at Colby. It is her first time in the US and she is very excited about coming to Maine, meeting various people and getting to know the American culture, mentality ,and way of life. She enjoys theatre, music and literature as well as sports like snowboarding and volleyball. Aside from these interests she loves spending time with friends and being surrounded by nice people. This fall, Ranja will offer two one-credit courses for intermediate and advanced students in informal settings. She is also available for help with any German questions and assignments or for reviews prior to tests and exams. You will find her in her office - Lovejoy 452, or you can reach her by phone at x4553. Every Tuesday this fall you'll find Ranja at the German Table in Dana (12:00-1:30), and, on a second occasion, for RANJA'S CORNER, on Thursday evenings (Dana, 5:30-7:00), or when the German Club plans any of its activities. Ranja has also expressed interest in a small German theater group - so, if interested, feel free to get in touch with her!
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