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W+IGS was established to bring together female+ Germanists in Great Britain and Ireland and to support them in all aspects of their professional life.

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📢 Call for Papers: OPEN W+iGS Conference 2027!
📍 Where: Trinity College Dublin (9 June), Royal Irish Academy (10 June), and UCD’s Humanities Institute (11 June)
📅 9-11 June 2027
📝 Abstract Deadline: 1st November 2026

Topic: Living with Marginality - Migration, Exile, and the Culture Industries
Every three years, we host a conference that adopts an open international format, welcoming participation from scholars working within and beyond the W+iGS network! by @wigsblog

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We are looking forward to learn about your research! Submissions are open for the annual Book and Essay Prize competitions. Check our website for further information! #germanstudies #essayprize #bookprize #research by @wigsblog

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📢 Call for Papers: 38th Annual W+iGS #conference

📍Where: King’s College London
📅6-7 November 2026
📝 Abstract deadline: 31 July 2026

Proposals from across the breadth of German Studies and from scholars at all career stages welcome! https://womeningermanstudies.wordpress.com/2026/06/30/wigs-38th-annual-conference-kings-college-london-call-for-papers/ by @wigsblog

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Last week we had a mini W+IGS celebration at Leeds to say goodbye to our outgoing Chair, Professor Ingrid Sharp. It was such a joy to gather past and present committee members and to thank Ingrid for her committed, inspiring, feminist leadership during turbulent times. 💜

In Ingrid’s own words:

“I was very touched by the thoughtful and generous gift and will use it for my trip to Glyndebourne next summer. Seeing all you inspiring ex and current committee members I was also struck by how much we at Leeds have contributed to as well as benefitted from WIGS+ over the years.
I learned so much from my time as WIGS+ Chair. It's a special organisation and I do miss my role, but plan to remain an active member at future conferences.”

Swipe to see a photo of Ingrid at Glyndebourne in 2022 for the UK premiere of Ethel Smyth’s The Wreckers—she wore a suffrage sash in honour of Smyth, who also composed The March of the Women for the suffrage movement. A perfect feminist full-circle moment as we celebrated Ingrid’s legacy!

Thank you, Ingrid, for everything you’ve done for W+IGS — your leadership, vision, and care have shaped the organisation in extraordinary ways. 💜

📷: Prof. Helen Finch by @wigsblog

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We are happy to announce the two winners of this year‘s Book Prize! Isabel Parkinson: In Two Minds: Consciousness, Gender, and Voice in German-to-English Translation. Miriam Schwarz: The Forms of Friendship. How Women’s Friednships Shape and Challenge Narrativity in Contemporary German and Anglophone Literature by @wigsblog

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Exciting announcement for our #pgr members!
We’re delighted to announce that the #postgraduateworkshop will be hosted by Professor Sara Jones (Birmingham).

Join us for a workshop on turning ideas into #impact with hands-on project planning and impact mapping 🧠
#Researchculture #REF #ECA

🕑 2pm, Friday 21st November
📍Medrus 3, Penbryn, Penglais Campus, Aberyswyth by @wigsblog

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#FinalCall to #register for the @wigsblog annual conference at @aberystwyth.university next week. Join us for an exciting programme of papers! Register here: https://womeningermanstudies.wordpress.com/2025/10/24/wigs-2025-conference-programme/ by @wigsblog

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Registration is open! We‘re looking forward to seeing you in Aberystwyth! Registration link: https://womeningermanstudies.wordpress.com/2025/10/24/wigs-2025-conference-programme/ by @wigsblog

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Deadline: End of June
Abstracts (c.150 words) are invited for papers of about 20 minutes’ duration, on any topic within German Studies, broadly conceived. We welcome abstracts from Germanists who identify as women or as other minoritized genders, working in the UK, Ireland and further afield.
We particularly welcome papers with a focus on memory, museums and exhibitions but papers on all topics related to German studies and relevant pedagogies are invited. This includes:
- Topical German Studies and new directions in the field
- Comparative literature
- German culture, politics and current affairs
- Inclusive pedagogies
- Public engagement
- Linguistics
- Topics based on specific periods from medieval to current times
- Film studies and visual culture
- Translation studies and practice
- Gender and queer studies
More information on our website! #womeningermanstudies by @wigsblog

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📣 Calling all #PGR and #ECA members!
Curious about where a German Studies PhD can take you beyond academia?
Join your reps Louise, Lara, and Liza — along with our friends at AGS — on Tuesday 17th June to hear from three PhD graduates who’ve built exciting careers outside academia!
Register via Eventbrite here:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ags-wigs-careers-beyond-academia-roundtable-discussion-tickets-1399822780619?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl by @wigsblog

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CALL FOR PAPERS! The Annual Conference of the German Studies Association of Ireland (GSAI) will take place on 5th and 6th December 2025 at Dublin City University! https://germaninireland.wordpress.com/home/ by @wigsblog

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