EGS - Towards an Equitable German Studies
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@ExpandingGerman
Collaborative bibliography & forum for discussion: how can we reshape the curriculum and teaching practices in German Studies?
The APPG on Modern Languages joins calls for @aberdeenuni to pause current plans to cut languages degrees. #LanguagePolicyUK
There's now a change.org petition to save language degrees at the University of Aberdeen: change.org/p/save-languag… Please sign and share widely @ags_tweets @WIGSblog @ILCS_SAS @UCFLangs
Happy Monday! It's been a minute, but to bring light into late November, how about a flashback to July? @claireama and Katie Unwin reflect on their Pedagogy Exchange at the Postmigrant Reconfigurations conference @ILCS_SAS. Complete w/links to resources. …rmanstudiesbibliography.wordpress.com/2023/11/27/ped…
The @G_S_S_N is excited to call for participants in its upcoming workshop "Screening Politics: Film Festivals, Archives and Cinematic Exhibition in the Cold War" taking place at University of St Andrews, 10–12/11/23. For full CfP visit: buff.ly/3YHmeKb.
1/ I was asked yesterday by someone to give examples of men who represented healthy masculinity and I thought, "well, it's men who don't think that being a man ultimately involves dominance over everyone in your surroundings".
A phenomenal event! 3 first steps to make teaching more accessible 1) Formatting: Use a sans serif font, 1.5 line spacing and 12+ font size 2) Run materials through an accessibility check 3) Visit the classroom (& work with the building manager to get any necessary changes made)
Dr Niko Tracksdorf (U of Rhode Island) will present Impuls Deutsch, a new and inclusive ab initio German language textbook, at the AGS/WIGS online EDI workshop this week on Wednesday, 29th March (5pm, UK). To register, go to: eventbrite.co.uk/e/edi-workshop…
