GERMAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION Thirty-Ninth Annual Conference October 1–4, 2015 Washington, DC Cover photograph: Memorial commemorating the fall of the Berlin Wall, grounds of the German Embassy, Washington, D.C. German Studies Association Annual Conference 2015 Program of the Thirty-Ninth Annual Conference German Studies Association October 1–4, 2015 Arlington, Virginia Crystal Gateway Marriott German Studies Association Main Office: 1200 Academy Street Kalamazoo, MI 49006-3295 USA Tel.: (269) 267-7585 Fax: (269) 337-7251 www.thegsa.org e-mail:
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