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Sections

Academic exchange, research and cooperation is facilitated by the seven sections, the Emerging Scholars‘ Forum, the work group of high school teachers and the work group of librarians. The heads of the seven sections form the academic advisory council, assist the executive board, and coordinate cooperation within the sections.

Listed below are the current GKS-sections:

 

Language, Literature and Culture in Anglophone Canada

Jun.-Prof. Dr. Nele Sawallisch (copyright: Universität Trier)

Jun.-Prof. Dr. Nele Sawallisch (2025-2028)
Universität Trier
Fachbereich II/Anglistik
Universitätsring 15
D-54286 Trier

Email:

sawallisch[at]uni-trier.de
Homepage

 

Language, Literature and Culture in Francophone Canada

Dr. Doris Eibl

Dr. Doris Eibl (2024-2027)
Institut für Romanistik
Zentrum für Kanadastudien
Universität Innsbruck
Innrain 52d
A-6020 Innsbruck

Email:

doris.g.eibl[at]uibk.ac.at
Homepage

 

Women’s, Gender and Diversity Studies

Prof. Dr. Carmen Birkle

Uni.-Prof. Dr. Carmen Birkle (2025-2028)
Philipps-Universität Marburg
FB 10: Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik Wilhelm-Röpke-Straße 6F
D-35032 Marburg / Lahn

Email:

birkle[at]uni-marburg.de
Homepage

 

Geography and Economics

Prof. Dr. Ludger Basten (2022-2028)

Professor of Economic and Social Geography at TU Dortmund
Prof. Dr. Ludger Basten
Email:

ludger.basten[at]tu-dortmund.de

Work contact details:

Homepage

home:

Mengederstr. 11
D-44805 Bochum

Phone:

+49 (0) 179 – 3277782

 

History

Prof. Dr. Charlotte A. Lerg

Prof. Dr. Charlotte A. Lerg
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Amerika-Institut, Abt. Nordamerikanische Kulturgeschichte
Schellingstr. 3VG
D-80799 München

Email:

Charlotte.Lerg[at]lmu.de
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Political Science and Sociology

Dr. David Bosold

Dr. David Bosold (2024-2027)
John-F.-Kennedy-Institut
Freie Universität Berlin
Lansstrasse 5-9
D-14195 Berlin

Email:

bosold[at]gsnas.fu-berlin.de
Homepage

 

Indigenous and Cultural Studies

Prof. Dr. Katja Sarkowsky (Copyright: Amerikahaus München/Megan Simpson)

Prof. Dr. Katja Sarkowsky (2026-2029)
Philologisch-Historische Fakultät
Universität Augsburg
D-86159 Augsburg

Email:

katja.sarkowsky[at]uni-a.de
Homepage