Warwick Workshop for Interdisciplinary German Studies

Funded with the generous support of Warwick's Humanities Research Centre.

This is an interdisciplinary workshop series dedicated to all areas of German cultural studies. Meeting two to three times during term in the German Studies Section, or online, the workshop hosts presentations (usually) on a Wednesday afternoon by senior national and international scholars, Warwick colleagues and doctoral students. Presentations can be delivered both as finished conference-style papers, or more informally as work-in-progress. Please contact the workshop convenor, thomas dot crew at warwick dot ac dot uk, if you wish to offer or attend a presentation.

 

WWIGS 2026-27

Please note: days and times vary, please see below

Term 1

 

• Wednesday 4^th November 4:30-6 pm, FAB4.74 

Divya Suryawanshi (Warwick)

Reimagining Prison: From Detention to Destination

The project aims to investigate how former prisons in Germany, adapted as memorial museums and commercial heritage sites, in this case a hotel, construct authenticity and engage with histories of political violence and incarceration.

 

• Wednesday 25^th November, 4:30-6 pm, FAB3.26

Helmut Schmitz (Warwick)

‘Es gab Zeiten, da wäre ich am liebsten selbst ein Italiener gewesen.’
The Deconstruction of Italiensehnsucht in Hans-Ulrich Treichel's
Mein Sardinien.