On Tuesday, September 24th, the department hosted the first Inklings gathering of the semester. Dr. Fanziska Boehme gave a talk on “A Resurgence of the Right? A Deeper Look at Changing German Politics.” Her talk focused on the ways in in which German politics has been changed by the rise of the right-wing Alternative für Deutschland, (Alternative for Germany) party. The talk was followed by a discussion with the two dozen faculty and graduate students in attendance.
The department’s “Inklings” gatherings take their name from a small group of intellectuals (whose ranks included J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis) who met weekly at Oxford University in the early and middle decades of the 20th century to read aloud and discuss their works in progress.
