The MA in German at UVA blends cultural history, critical theory, and intensive language study to explore German-speaking literatures from medieval sagas to contemporary texts. Students engage in advanced textual analysis, translation, and interdisciplinary research, preparing for PhDs or careers in international education, cultural diplomacy, or academia.
Cultural memory and trauma in post-Holocaust German literature
Ecocriticism in German Romantic poetry
Marxist aesthetics in Bertolt Brecht’s plays
Philosophy and narrative in Kafka’s parables
Digital archive development for German expressionist texts
Feminist critique of East German film narratives
Comparative analysis of Weimar-era journals
Environmental politics in 21st-century German documentary cinema
Heimat discourse in post-unification literature
Modern German migration narratives in children’s literature
Nietzschean influence on modernist poetic form
Translation analysis of interwar Austrian short fiction
Symbolism and silence in Elfriede Jelinek’s works
Critical readings of nationalism in German science fiction
German language policy and multilingual Europe
Critically explore German language and literature through UVA’s dynamic MA program.
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