Welcome

Welcome to the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures at the University of Pennsylvania. The oldest academic program in German Studies in North America, we are committed to our strong tradition in literary studies, while our distinguished faculty also represent a range of innovative and interdisciplinary approaches in the field.

We invite you to read more about our current and past events below, and to explore our website for information about our graduate and undergraduate programs, including our offerings in Yiddish, Dutch, and Swedish.

Recent News

The Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures at the University of Pennsylvania and Das Penner Ensemble present scenes from: Spring Awakening / The Threepenny Opera / From Morn to Midnight / The Visit

THE DEPARTMENT OF GERMANIC LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES

presents The Student / Faculty Colloquium Series with Jehnna Lewis and Christophe Madelein

A Dutch symposium on historical distance in literature.

A graduate student conference on German cinema and film theory.

Readings by contemporary German authors, workshops with German authors, and a roundtable with translators and publishers.

Liliane Weissberg is currently curating two exhibitions in Germany, and would like to invite you for the openings.

Penn German is pleased to welcome and host our new DAAD Visiting Professor: Yasemin Dayioglu-Yücel. This fall Professor Dayioglu-Yücel will teach two new courses, "Literary and Cultural Relationships in Turkish-German literature" and "Migration and its Cultural Impact on Germany".