April 26-28, 2001 Goethe-Institut, Chicago, Illinois SPONSORS The Goethe-Institut is a non-profit organization with more than 150 institutes in 78 countries. Its task is to promote the German Language and to foster International Cultural Cooperation. The Head Office is located in Munich, Germany. One important goal of the Goethe-Institut Chicago is to promote international cultural cooperation by organizing a broad variety of events to present German culture. The Goethe-Institut Chicago offers workshops and teacher training seminars for teachers of German as a second language, and also provides an extensive examination program at our institute. Learning about German life and culture is an integral part of our language courses. In recent years, the Goethe-Institut branch in Chicago, Illinois, has graciously hosted the Midwest Graduate Seminar in German Studies. The University of Chicago has generously provided funding for the conference. Special thanks to: The MGSGS Organizing Committee would also like to thank the following individuals for their assistance: Angela Greiner (Goethe-Institut, Chicago) for providing the offices and classrooms of the Goethe-Institut, and for all her help in organizing this conference. James Nitti (Humanities Computing Services, University of Chicago) for help organizing server space for this website.   About | Announcement | Program | Abstracts | Location | Organizers | Sponsors | Links Website URL: http://humanities.uchicago.edu/mgsgs Website hosted by The University of Chicago. All material copyright © 2000. Last update: 16 November 2000