GERMAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION Thirty-Seventh Annual Conference October 3–6, 2013 Denver, Colorado Cover photograph: Denver Skyline, photo by Rich Grant, courtesy of VISIT DENVER Program of the Thirty-Seventh Annual Conference German Studies Association October 3–6, 2013 Denver, Colorado Denver Marriott Tech Center German Studies Association Main Office: 1200 Academy Street Kalamazoo, MI 49006-3295 USA Tel.: (269) 337-7056 Fax: (269) 337-7251 www.thegsa.org e-mail:
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