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Association of German Studies in Oxford German in the World

Monday, September 1, 2025 - 13:00 to Wednesday, September 3, 2025 - 13:00
St John's College, Oxford and the Taylor Institute, St Giles Oxford

Delighted to be hosting the Association of German Studies in Oxford 1-3 September 2025. The theme is 'German in the World' and we are  preparing a huge and wonderfully diverse programme of papers and events. More details coming soon.

 

Embassy Event: 80 Years On: From Ruins to Reconciliation – Dresden’s Journey of Renewal

Wednesday, March 19, 2025 - 19:00
German Embassy London

It was an honour and a privilege to be part of this extraordinary event at the German Embassy in London this February to mark 80 years since the Allied bombardment of Dresden. Thanks to his Excellency Ambassador Miguel Berger for the invitation and to Edmund de Waal, Durs Grünbein,  and the Dean of Windsor and the Dresden Trust for their part is making it so moving and memorable, 

Sandra Richter, Rilke: oder das offene Leben

Thursday, March 6, 2025 - 17:15
Memorial Room Queen's College

Sandra Richter of the Deutsches Literaturarchiv in Marbach will present her new biography of Rilke: Rainer Maria Rilke: oder, Das offene Leben (Insel Verlag, 2025).

Rainer Maria Rilke was born in 1875 in Prague and passed away in 1926 in Montreux, Switzerland, making 2025 the 150th anniversary of this remarkable author’s birth, and 2026 the 100th anniversary of his death. This biography draws on previously unseen materials newly acquired by Marbach to paint a portrait of Rilke as we have never seen him before.
 

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Griffin Prize 2025

Thursday, April 24, 2025 - 10:45
Karen Leeder has been shortlisted for the Griffin Prize 2025

Mathrubhumi Weekly

Sunday, March 23, 2025 - 15:45
interview and article about translating poetry with Karen Leeder

JUNIVERS 2024

Sunday, April 21, 2024 - 17:45
Literarisches Colloquium Berlin
Literarisches Colloquium Berlin (c) dagmar schwelle

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