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“Pythagoras’s Veil 2.0”: Lutz Koepnick on the Sounds of Teaching Today
Oct. 27, 2021—Pythagoras’s Veil 2.0 “Thousands of college instructors, after doing their job for the last year primarily from home and via video, are back to teach in real classrooms and lecture halls this fall. Instead of seeing their students locked into separate Zoom tiles on screen, they finally face them head-on again, physically present. Little...
Summer 2021 Russian Immersion Experience
Oct. 21, 2021—During summer 2021 two Vanderbilt Russian Program students spent several weeks immersed in two different language experiences. Junior Jasmine Ding worked as a counselor at the Concordia Language Villages Russian Camp – Lesnoe Ozero. Sophomore Nathan West continued his Russian language studies in Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia: “Over the summer, I went...
Joel Harrington’s Book on Meister Eckhart Translated into German
Oct. 19, 2021—Congratulations to Joel Harrington! His 2018 book Dangerous Mystic: Meister Eckhart’s Path to the God Within (Penguin Press) recently appeared in German translation, as Meister Eckhart: Der Mönch, der die Kirche herausforderte und seinen eigenen Weg zu Gott fand (Siedler Verlag). Here’s a description of the translated book in German: Er ist der Ahnherr der...
Emily Greble on Conflict in Post-War Yugoslavia
Sep. 24, 2021—Emily Greble published the essay, “Conflict in Post-War Yugoslavia: The Search for a Narrative”, for the National World War II Museum this week. It is part of a series of essays rethinking the end of World War II in Europe. [September 2021]
Emily Greble’s new book selected as editor’s choice by The Bookseller
Sep. 14, 2021— Emily Greble’s new book, Muslims and the Making of Modern Europe (Oxford University Press, 2021), was selected as an editor’s choice by The Bookseller.
Lily Hauptmann, BA’22, featured in honor of German Language Day
Sep. 13, 2021—[The original feature appeared on A&S’s Instagram account] Q: What is something interesting about you? A: When I was seven, my family and I moved to Sweden for six months because of my dad’s sabbatical. Even though I was young, living in a different country afforded me with a grasp of the value of...
Meike Werner publishes book on 1917/18 controversies about the future of Germany
Sep. 13, 2021—Meike G. Werner published Ein Gipfel für Morgen. Kontroversen 1917/18 um die Neuordnung Deutschlands auf Burg Lauenstein [A Summit for Tomorrow. Controversies 1917/18 about the Reorganisation of Germany on Burg Lauenstein]. In the Spring of 1917, the German publisher Eugen Diederichs initiated two conferences at the Lauenstein Castle, the first took place from May 29...
Lutz Koepnick on the Sounds of Post-Pandemic Soccer
Sep. 10, 2021—Read Lutz Koepnick’s recent blog post on “Perfect Pitch? The Sounds of Post-Pandemic Soccer”
Yining Ding, BA’22: Studying the Mass Psychology of Soccer Culture
Aug. 7, 2021—Yining Ding ‘22, a cognitive studies major, a minor in German studies and computer science, and a resident of the German Hall at McTyeire International House, traveled to England with her professors and classmates in spring 2021 in order to study the chanting behavior of soccer fans. There, she visited several soccer stadiums and museums...
Dominic Cruz Bustillos, BA’21: A&S Founder’s Medalist
Jul. 20, 2021—Dominic Cruz Bustillos, from San Rafael, California, is the Class of 2021 Founder’s Medalist for the College of Arts and Science. He graduated with a bachelor of arts in history and Russian language. He attributes his success to the work ethic instilled by his family. His grandmother, who emigrated from Chihuahua, Mexico, had a particularly strong impact...