UMD’s MA in Germanic Studies invites students to explore German-language literature, film, cultural theory, and translation. The program fosters critical engagement with topics such as modernity, memory, media studies, gender, and migration. Students gain fluency in German and conduct original research, supported by interdisciplinary partnerships across European and comparative studies. The program prepares graduates for teaching, translation, diplomacy, or doctoral study.
Analysis of trauma and memory in postwar German fiction
Translation project: Annotated bilingual edition of Heinrich Böll short stories
Study of modernist aesthetics in the works of Franz Kafka
Comparative research on East and West German identity in literature post-reunification
Curriculum development for teaching German through film
Gender and sexuality in contemporary German graphic novels
Research on exile literature during the Nazi era
Critical theory readings of Goethe’s Faust in modern adaptations
Survey of literary responses to migration and refugee narratives
Film series project on Berlin as a cultural and historical symbol
Study of philosophical discourse in early 20th-century German thought
Analysis of propaganda and resistance in WWI-era poetry
Designing a digital timeline of German literary movements
Podcast production on contemporary German authors and themes
Study of ecological consciousness in German environmental literature
Examining intercultural pedagogy in teaching German in U.S. schools
Critical media literacy study on German news and bias
Archival research on German student activism in the 1960s
Exploration of digital literature and hypertext in German-speaking countries
Developing a digital humanities database of German literary themes
Engage deeply with German language, literature, and culture through UMD’s versatile MA program.
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