The Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures at Penn

12/04/2023

Penn's Kislak Center for Special Collections holds an album containing 337 examples of Notgeld from the period of extreme inflation in Germany after WW1.

Economic turmoil has been a hallmark of 2022 and 2023, with unease about rising inflation a key reason for concern. When the inflation rate hit 9.1% in September of 2022 it provoked anxieties that …

11/14/2023

11/06/2023

Want to give it a try? 🤓

11/02/2023

Enjoying breakfast and conversation on a cold morning ☕️🥣

09/06/2023

Make it a beautiful morning: join us for great coffee, delicious breakfast, and German conversation this Thursday ☕️🥣🫖

08/21/2023

Welcome back! We wish you a smooth move-in week and look forward to seeing you all next week.

04/30/2023

Viel Glück bei den Abschlussprüfungen: Jetzt haben Sie die Chance, über all das zu reflektieren und zu zeigen, was Sie in diesem Semester gelernt haben 🤞🍀

04/28/2023

Celebrating excellence in teaching and the end of the semester: Auf baldiges Wiedersehen! 👋🎉🍾

04/28/2023

Help us to celebrate the achievements of our wonderful undergraduate students with us: congratulations everyone 😎🎉👏.

04/20/2023

Wir wünschen euch ein frohes und friedliches Zuckerfest!

04/08/2023

Wir wünschen euch ein frohes Osterfest🐣

03/28/2023

Please join us on Monday, April 3, for an inspiring conversation on how young people are forcing older generations to take their future seriously. Professor Simon Richter from FIGS will inter Luisa Neubauer -the most prominent German youth climate activist - and Alexander Repenning, along with their translator Sabine von Mering, Sabirah Mahmud and Mike Mann. Hoping to see you all!