24th Annual Conference
of UW-Madison’s German and Dutch Graduate Student Association
“Movement in German and Dutch Studies” (October 11-12, 2024)
Conference Location: Memorial Union (Madison, WI)
Friday, October 11th: Memorial Union – Old Madison (3rd Floor East)
3:00: Opening Remarks (Robin Cummins, Patricia Haberkorn)
3:15-4:15: Panel Borders and Boundaries
- 3:15-3:45: “Propelled by Movement: Inner Restlessness and Dissatisfaction in Christa Wolf’s Kassandra” by Cassandra Winkelman, UW-Madison
- 3:45-4:15: “Movement and boundaries in Yoruba Mythology and Jeremias Gotthelf’s Die Schwarze Spinne: A Comparative Analysis” by Kehinde Sowunmi, University of Michigan
4:15-4:30: Refreshment Break
4:30-6:00: Keynote “Applied Linguistics and Social Justice”
- Dr. Caroline L. Rieger, The University of British Columbia
6:00-8:00: Conference Dinner (Memorial Union – Beefeaters (3rd Floor East))
Saturday, October 12th: Memorial Union – Old Madison (3rd Floor East)
8:30-9:15: Breakfast & Welcome Back Remarks (Robin Cummins, Patricia Haberkorn)
9:15-10:45: Panel Inclusion and Contrast
- 9:15-9:45: “Moving away from the mis- and underrepresentation of people with disabilities in German curricula: Wochenendrebellen – A pedagogical unit” by Patricia Haberkorn, UW-Madison
- 9:45-10:15: “Viennese Monopthongization into South Tyrol” by Jameson Lynch, UW-Madison
- 10:15-10:45: “A diachronic perspective on phonological contrast in Dutch” by Charlotte Vanhecke, UW-Madison
10:45-11:00: Refreshment Break
11:00-12:00: Workshop “Teaching Intersectionality with Moving Images”
- Dr. Mary Hennessy and Dr. Zach Ramon Fitzpatrick, UW-Madison
12:00-1:30: Lunch Break
1:30-2:30: Panel Identity and Belonging
- 1:30-2:00: “Grenzen in Das nackte Auge by Yoko Tawada” by Sophie Hawks, Kansas State University
- 2:00-2:30: “The Aesthetics of Belonging and Longing for a Home in Robert Stemmle’s Toxi” by Temitayo Babayeju, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
2:30: Closing Remarks & Reflection (Robin Cummins, Patricia Haberkorn)