Department of German at St Andrews

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02/08/2024

Very excited to announce the publication of our edited volume on East German Documentary Cinema. Thanks to my wonderful colleagues Sebastian Heiduschke, Matthew Bauman, Thomas Maulucci, Reinhild Steingröver, Helen Hughes, Nick Hodgin, Jennifer Creech, Andy Räder, Martin Brady, Priscilla Lane, Elizabeth Ward, Tom Smith, Kyle Frackman, Stephan Ehrig and Jason Doerre for their fantastic contributions. See https://www.berghahnbooks.com/title/AllanDocumenting and https://www.instagram.com/p/C-LAKGoO8Lb/

19/08/2020

Are you looking for some reading material for the rest of the summer?
Have a look at the novels on the longlist for the German Book Price 2020! 🤓📖📚

https://www.deutscher-buchpreis.de/en/nominated/

4. Februar: Bekanntgabe der Jury und Beginn der Ausschreibung 23. März: Ende der Ausschreibung 18. August: Bekanntgabe der Longlist 15. September: Bekanntgabe der Shortlist 12. Oktober: Preisverleihung

18/08/2020

Do you ever wonder what kind of music people listen to in other countries?
Check out this playlist with the top "Austropop" songs of 2020 to find out which Austrian songs are popular this summer!
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https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2YpcE6SY5A2HTMEmmCmmeC?si=NkHTuwboQAyuIbiADXPGSw

Playlist · Heinz Glawischnig · 248 songs · 11.1K likes

14/08/2020

German words can be quite funny when you take them literally. 😁🤓
What's your favorite funny German word?

Wer mit einer Sprache aufwächst, hat in der Regel wenig Sinn für ihre Schrägheiten. Wer jedoch eine Sprache lernt, hat oft einen anderen Blick. Wie die Litauerin Milda Šukytė. Sie hat ihre deutschen Lieblingswörter illustriert.

05/08/2020

Are you interested in Austrian art and culture? 🇦🇹🎥📚🎨🎭🎼🇦🇹
Then check out the virtual programme of the Austrian Cultural Forum and enjoy their digital events!

Explore the virtual programme of the Austrian Cultural Forums and enjoy a diverse range of digital events on the new platform !
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Get to know contemporary Austrian artists & learn more about Austrian art and culture on https://austriakulturdigital.at/en/

03/08/2020

British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships

The School of Modern Languages at the University of St Andrews welcomes applications from outstanding Early Career Researchers to the British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship scheme for 2021/2022. The School has recently successfully recruited a candidate to this scheme and is looking to attract more postdocs to St Andrews.

Full details on the scheme are available on the British Academy’s website:
https://www.britac.ac.uk/british-academy-postdoctoral-fellowships

Applications are welcomed from candidates who have a strong research profile and meet the eligibility criteria https://www.britac.ac.uk/british-academy-postdoctoral-fellowships
Interested candidates should contact the Director of Research, Professor Nicki Hitchcott [email protected] at the earliest opportunity.

Candidates will be required to submit the following to [email protected] by Wednesday 16 September 2020:

• Short project description (maximum 2 pages)
• CV (2 pages)
• The name of a proposed mentor at the University of St Andrews
• A short statement on how their research project fits the research profile of the School of Modern Languages at the University of St Andrews (200 words)

Following an internal selection process, successful candidates will be invited to submit their proposal through the British Academy’s Flexi-Grant application system. The final deadline for submissions is Wednesday 14 October 2020.

01/07/2020

Beginning and continuing students of German, wondering how to keep up your German language over the summer? Why not sign up for the great free online language learning resources of the Goethe Institut? Try out Deutsch für Dich: https://www.goethe.de/prj/dfd/en/home.cfm

01/07/2020

Jedem Anfang wohnt ein Zauber inne!/ There's something magic about beginnings, as the great German writer Hermann Hesse once put it. If you're a student coming to St Andrews this year, why not try German?

Picture credit: 1905 portrait of Herman Hesse (1877-1962) by Ernst Würtenberger (public domain)

01/05/2020

The Austrian Cultural Forum London is holding their third translation competition (German to English) 🇦🇹🤓✏️
Any (aspriring) translators are welcome to participate!
Check out their website for more information!

ACF London Translation Prize 2020! 👀

We are happy to announce this year's Austrian Cultural Forum London translation competition.

🔥 Calling all (professional & aspiring) to submit German into English translations of contemporary Austrian prose.

💻 For more infos & how to apply: bit.ly/2W92Sxx

27/03/2020

Do you need some reading material to you help you pass the time during the lockdown?
The texts of this year's writeAUT creative writing competition are now available online: http://writeaut.at/category/2020/
Have a read and vote for your favorite! 📖🤓📚

Text 01 – 2020 Leave a comment [ Mein Atlantis ] Der Sand brennt in meinen Augen. Der Wind weht warm um meine Beine. Ein so viel… Continue Reading → Posted in: Texte / Texts 2020

06/03/2020

Woooow. From 17 March on this term's Writer in Residence Max Czollek and his work will be available as a reading on Instagrram via .