The DDGC Blog
est. 2017
Solidarity Infrastructures in DDFC and DDGC
Ervin Malakaj introduces a collection of contributions reflecting about the labor of solidarity work, the building of infrastructures for collectivity, and the impasses as well as the urgency associated with such work.
DDFC and the Shift Toward Solidarity Programming for Change
Siham Bouamer and Hasheem Hakeem reflect on the institutional infrastructure of the DDFC collective, the intellectual and organizational labor underpinning the work behind it, and ongoing changes for the collective.
The DDGC Mutual Aid Network and the Praxis of Interconnectedness in German Studies
Nichole Neuman reflects on the intellectual and organizational impulses behind the DDGC Mutual Aid Network.
DDGC Cooperatives and Support for Alternative Research Infrastructures
Suzuko Knott reflects on the intellectual and organizational impulses behind the DDGC Research Cooperatives framework.
DDGC Writes and Cross-Hierarchical Solidarities
Hannah V. Eldridge and Cynthia Shin provide a reflection about the DDGC writing support groups and how support structures around writing rest on solidarity frameworks.
A Note from the Theory, Theater, and Performance Working Group at Indiana University Bloomington
Helen Gunn and Cynthia Shin from Indiana University reflect on some of the work they undertook to bring people together during times difficult for community-making. Read more about their story here.
The IHRA Definition’s Global Impact: How Anti-Antisemitism Legislation Threatens Academic Freedom in Germany, the United States, and Canada
Braden Russell provides an analysis of the discourses on anti-antisemitism in Canada, the USA, and Germany.
Statement on the Arrest, Detention, and Deportation of Ali Abunimah in Switzerland
DDGC Germanists for Palestine Research Co-Op and the Coalition of Women in German BDS working group issue a statement of solidarity with Ali Abunimah.
DDGC Mutual Aid Network Log Report: November 2023–October 2024
A report on the work of the DDGC Mutual Aid Network. The report details resource sharing facilitated through the group. It lists information on how to support and join the work of the network.
Rethinking Holocaust Memory Courses and Curricula in German Studies: The Holocaust-Nakba Nexus
Jason Groves reflects on teaching Holocaust studies in the context of the Holocaust-Nakba nexus, drawing on personal experience and asking vital questions for comrades pursuing the teaching of the Holocaust in the future.
Palestine and German Studies
DDGC Germanists for Palestine Research Cooperative on solidarity struggles in our times.
Introducing the DDGC Research Cooperatives: Infrastructures for Relational and Transformative German Studies
The DDGC Research Co-Ops offer new forms for relational German Studies.
“The Hill We Climb”
Nina Simon reflects on translation discourses in Germany and Gorman’s translators.
Working Toward More Just Outcomes in Language and Culture Studies: A Report and Resources from the 2023 DDGC Conference
Report and final outcomes document from the 2023 DDGC Conference dedicated to outcomes and assessments in language and culture studies.
Organizing for Social Change – A Mini Resource Library
Ervin Malakaj writes about community organizing and provides a list of resources to form a collective for social change.
Making Space for Unwellness, Crip Time, and Carework: Resources and Tools for Building Accessibility and Mutual Aid Into the Classroom
Maggie Rosenau shares thoughts and resources for unwellness, crip time, and carework in the classroom.
DDGC Mutual Aid Network Log Report: July 2021–July 2022
The DDGC Mutual Aid Network update on their work.