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Department of German Studies

The German Studies Department deals with language and literature in terms of their forms and functions, their historical conditions of origin, aesthetic structures, media manifestations and their cultural embedding or social and societal (political and economic) function, each with a strong reference to contemporary discourses such as contemporary literature, multilingualism, political communication and popular culture.

We teach literature didactics, medieval studies, modern German literature, language didactics and linguistics and teach on various disciplinary and interdisciplinary B.A., M.A. and teacher training courses.

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“The Last Sky”: Alena Jabarine Reads at the University of Siegen

About 200 people attended the reading and discussion on the lives of Palestinians in the West Bank

Prof. Dr. Hans Rudolf Velten und die beiden Siegener Projektmitarbeiterinnen Darleen Herbst und Henrike Schwab (v.l.)

New Hans Sachs Research Center at the University of Siegen

The Universities of Siegen and Marburg are launching a joint long-term project on Hans Sachs, the most important German-language poet of the 16th century. A new edition of his theater works is planned. The DFG is funding the project with 2.6 million euros.

 

Prof. Dr. Karl Riha Portrait

Mourning for Prof. Dr. Karl Riha

The University of Siegen mourns the loss of Prof. Dr. Karl Riha, who passed away in Siegen on January 10, 2026 at the age of 90. With his passing, German Studies has lost a literary scholar of exceptional intellectual agility, a distinguished crossover artist between academia, literary criticism and literary practice, as well as a personality who had a strong influence on the development and profile of literary studies at the University of Siegen.

Friedemann Vogel bekommt von Veronika Albrecht-Birkner eine Urkunde überreicht
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Teaching Award of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities presented to Prof. Dr. Friedemann Vogel

His course "Discourse Analysis in Theory and Practice I and II" was honored

Uni Siegen und Orleans

M.A. Linguistics: Digital, Applied, Structural as a German-French double degree program

From the winter semester 2025/26, the Master LiDAS can also be studied as a German-French double degree program.

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Tell us about it! Talking (About) Literature

Tell Us About It! Talking About (Literature)—A Symposium in Honor of Jörg Döring

Student Service Center (SSC) Sandstraße 16–18 | Room F-S 002 57072 Siegen
12.11.2026 - 13.11.2026
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Poetry@Rubens - Ricarda Lange reads from her latest novel, "Die schönste Zeit"

Poetry@Rubens - Ricarda Lange reads from her latest novel, "Die schönste Zeit"

19.11.2026, 19:00 - 20:30 oclock
Poetry@Rubens – Daniela Danz reads from her collection *Portolan*
24.11.2026, 19:00 - 20:30 oclock
From an Academic Caterpillar to a Practical Butterfly
15.12.2026, 16:00 - 18:00 oclock

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Research

German studies in Siegen is widely recognized in research.

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The University of Siegen offers various opportunities to study German Studies and to engage with language and literature.

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