Ettinger Building - Room 102 D
Telephone: 484-664-3345
Fax: 484-664-3722
E-mail: birgel@muhlenberg.edu
Dr. Birgel teaches many of the courses offered by the German Program:
German language courses, Masterpieces of German
Literature I & II, German Civilization, German Cinema, German Prose,
and Readings in German Drama for theater majors. Within the college's new film studies program, he teaches German Cinema and The Western Film, and he is preparing a new course on World Cinema.
Dr. Birgel's present research interests include
German film history,
cinematic adaptations of literary works, and the interrelationship
between history and film. Together with Professor Klaus Phillips
of Hollins University, he recently edited a collection of essays on the German filmmaker and author Doris
Dörrie. Dr. Birgel is currently pursuing research on East German
feature films about Native Americans and on the cinema
of the Third Reich.
Publications
by Dr. Birgel
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A. Kipa
Professor
Laureate – German, Russian
B.A., City College of New York
A.M., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Office: Ettinger 104A
Phone: 484-664-3341
Fax: 484-664-3722
E-mail: kipa@muhlenberg.edu
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Albert Kipa is Muhlenberg's
first Professor Laureate and former Head of the Department of
Languages, Literatures and Cultures (1989-1993; 1997-2004).
He also serves as Saeger Professor of Comparative Literature
and teaches courses devoted to German, Russian, and "world"
literature. He specializes in Germano-Slavic literary and cultural
relations and is the author or co-author of studies and book
reviews in his field. He has been the recipient of Fulbright,
NEH and IREX grants, as well as Goethe Institute/AATG and Pennsylvania
Department of Education merit awards. From 1980 to 1982 he served
on a National Advisory Council to the U.S. Department of Education.
Currently he serves as campus representative for the Fulbright
program, is a vice-president of the Ukrainian Academy of Arts
& Sciences in the U.S. and a Fellow of the Academy of Pedagogical
Sciences of Ukraine. |
 Marita
Reeder
Part Time Lecturer in German
B.A., Universitaet Giessen, Germany
M.Ed. Lehigh University
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Office: Ettinger 106C
Phone: 484-664-3635
Fax: 484-664-3722
E-mail: reeder@muhlenberg.edu
After teaching for ten years at Lafayette College in Easton,
PA, Ms. Reeder, a native of Germany, joined Muhlenberg College
in the fall of 2002. Aside from teaching first and second
year German, she developed self-paced programs for students
and a course on scientific reading. At Muhlenberg she will
primarily be teaching language courses. Ms. Reeder has also
done numerous translations, from court papers to a treatise
on light refraction, advertisements and prose. When at home
she likes to listen to classical music and enjoys gardening.
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Franz
A. Birgel
