Susan Anderson, Emerita Professor of German 
Interests: German and Austrian literature and culture from the late 19th century to the present 

Kenneth Calhoon, Emeritus Professor of Comparative Literature and German
Interests: German literature, aesthetics, psychoanalysis, visual arts, early cinema 

Gantt Gurley, Associate Professor 
Interests: Ancient and medieval song culture, the birth of the novel, the Wandering Jew, Long Romanticism, Old Norse literature, the lyrical mode, Hans Christian Andersen, and notions of religiosity in the Danish Golden Age. 

Elizabeth Howard, Career Instructor 
Interests: French and Scandinavian folk and fairy tales; poetry and poetics; feminist theory; gender studies; children's literature; translation studies 

Martin Klebes, Associate Professor 
Interests: 18th- through 21st-century German and French literature, philosophy and critical thought 

Jeffrey S. Librett, Professor of German & Scandinavian 
Interests: German, French, and English letters; Enlightenment, Counter-enlightenment, Romanticism, and Modernism; literature, philosophy, critical theory, inter-arts discourse, Judaic studies, psychoanalysis, film 

Dawn Marlan, Career Lecturer II
Interests: Personal essay, aesthetic theory, visual studies, history of the novel, theory of the novel, short fiction

Alexander Mathas, Professor Emeritus 
Interests: Self, subjectivity, and artistic creativity in 18th through 20th century German literature and thought, as well as identity, gender, and memory in the works of 18th and 20th century authors; Humanism and Posthumanism 

Dorothee Ostmeier, Professor of German, and Folklore and Public Culture 
Interests: German literature and culture of the 18th through 20th century 

Michael Stern, Associate Professor of German & Scandinavian 
Interests: Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Western European intellectual history, African literature, film, and thought, 19th-century Scandinavian literature 

Matthias Vogel, Senior Instructor II and Language Coordinator 
Interests: German language, culture, and pedagogy; globalization and global engagement Issues; study abroad; identity discourses and multiculturalism; food studies; higher education organizational leadership; academic residential communities and residential life