Diversity, Decolonization, and the German Curriculum

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Diversity, Decolonization, and the German Curriculum (DDGC) is a forum that brings together scholars and practitioners at all stages in their career from North American and international institutions in order to answer questions such as: What place should diversity and decolonization have in German Studies? What existing models help diversify and decolonize German Studies? What movement can be cultivated from such work and what role does/can German Studies play in shaping broader social justice initiatives at institutions across North America?

DDGC broadly considers work in German applied language, cultural, feminist, queer, gender, disability, Black, Indigenous, and/or ethnic studies engaging the questions above. The primary goal is to leverage integral theoretical discussion into concrete lessons, modules, mission statements or manifestos suitable to engender curricular and institutional change nationally and internationally. ​​

The website hosts the DDGC Blog. Recent posts have focused on Black German Studies (Rosemarie Peña), Queer Studies (Oliver Niels Völkel and Domenic DeSocio), pedagogy (critical digital pedagogy by Nicole Coleman and inclusive pedagogies by Todd Heidt), and the future of German Studies (a GSA 2020 roundtable).

Tags: Critical Race Studies, Cultural Studies, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Literature

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