Seminars: Literature

May Ayim

Contemporary German Literature by Women Writers in English translation

6 two-hour sessions • Available by request

Join this interactive seminar if you are curious about popular German literature from a diverse group of female writers, including

  • May Ayim

  • Ruth Klüger

  • Emine Sevgi Özdamar

  • Ingrid Strobl

  • Yoko Tawada

  • Christa Wolf

Explore a selection of writings originally published in Germany between 1989 and 2010 and now available in English. Discuss excerpts of biography, autobiography, documentary, essays, fiction, and poetry. A course reader will be provided.