News & Dates
Saturday, October 26, 2024
3-5 pm
Upstream Gallery, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
The Language of Landscape: Nature, Art, Imagination
When we see, feel, and think of nature, it is never just an objective encounter with an outside world. Landscapes are intimately tied to our experiences, infused with meanings like a complex language, spoken and written in land, and water. The towering presence of mountains can evoke awe and a sense of permanence, while the endless expanse of the ocean might elicit feelings of mystery or exploration. Landscapes mean home, retreat, freedom, resilience, and even pain or healing. The Hudson River, too, has inspired artists, writers, and thinkers throughout history. This talk explores how the Hudson River Valley has been transformed into works of art and literature, from the 19th-century Hudson River School to contemporary creators. We will trace how this landscape has shaped the American imagination and played a crucial role in defining the nation's emerging identity in the years following its independence.
Readings | Talks | Interviews
2024
Tuesday, November 26, 5-6 pm
"The Courage to Write"
Roundtable by the 92nd Street Y, New York City
❧ Course | registration required, more information here
Saturday, October 26, 2-4 pm
"The Language of Landscape: Nature, Art, Imagination"
Upstream Gallery, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
❧ Talk | open to the public
Friday, October 18, 1:30-2:30 pm
Hannah Arendt campus walk including exhibit
Annual Hannah Arendt Conference, Bard College in New York
❧ Guided walk & exhibit | registration required, more information here
Thursday, October 17, 1:30-2:30 pm
Lunch Q&A with Sebastian Junger
Annual Hannah Arendt Conference, Bard College in New York
❧ Breakout session | registration required, more information here
Past
Monday, July 7, 11:30 am
"Choosing a Mother Tongue: On Language and Translation"
Alpine Fellowship, Tuscany in Italy
❧ Panel discussion | more information here
Exhibitions
2024
April 2023 to today: two of my paintings are on display at Rhinebeck Mercantile in Upstate New York: "Morning Birds"; "Horses on River Road" (sold)
August 2024
If you are interested in the history of the Hudson River Valley, here's an overview of resources (books, museums, organizations, etc.).
July 1st, 2024
In addition to my work at the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College, I am now a Visiting Assistant Professor in Environmental Studies and the Humanities at Bard.
June 2024
"Walk Her Way New York City," our illustrated walking guide to the history of women in New York, will be published by Hardie Grant in February 2025
March 21st, 2024
Kaitlyn and I are back in New York City working on our travel guide about women's history in NYC. We'll have some exciting news to share soon
February 1st, 2024
My translation on startups in India for brand eins magazine just came out. It’s part 2 of a big series on India and the massive transformations the country is currently experiencing. Read it here
October 13th, 2023
For our annual Hannah Arendt conference, I had the honor to speak with Ann Lauterbach about poetry and friendship. You can watch the live stream of the two-day conference here. Photo: Karl Rabe
October 1st, 2023
I'm currently working on pieces for an exhibit. More about my paintings can be found here
September 14th, 2023
At the Hannah Arendt Center, we just launched a new podcast. Check it out here
July 1st, 2023
I'm the new Director of Academic Programs at the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College. More about the Center's work can be found here
May 25th, 2023
The Spring semester is coming to an end and I sent out another newsletter – you can read it here. Happy beginning to the summer!
April 30th, 2023
Out now! Order it here
April 2nd, 2023
I wrote the "Quote of the Week" for the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College: Arendt and Translation: Thought, Language, Poetry. You can read it here
March 23rd, 2023
Just sent out a Spring newsletter, you can read it here
February 1st, 2023
A painting of mine became the cover of my book; "Natur und Nation. Landschaft als Ausdruck nationaler Identität im 19. Jahrhundert -- der Rhein und der Hudson River" will come out on April 30th
January 22nd, 2023
I just sent out a newsletter, you can read it here
January 9th, 2023
Kaitlyn and I met in New York City to finish the manuscript for our travel guide on women's history in NYC.
December 2022
For news about my publications, events, art, or other texts and artwork that I have come across and would like to share with you sign up for my newsletter here
November 16th, 2022
"The Language of Landscape: Literary Translation in Comparative Context" -- talk, hosted by the Bard Translation and Translatability Initiative | more info here
August 26th, 2022
My dissertation is under contract with Königshausen & Neumann and will get published in the spring of 2023
July 2022
I defended my dissertation at the University of Munich (German Literature, supervisor: Prof. Dr. Hanuschek) and am now preparing it for publication
May 2022
I will be teaching a new undergraduate course for Bard College in the fall of 2022. More information can be found here
April 8th, 2022
New prints from selected paintings are now available
February 28th, 2022
New Fundraiser for "United Help Ukraine", prints are now available
February 22nd, 2022
My dissertation is finished: "Nature and Nation. Landscape as an Expression of National Identity. The Rhine in Germany and the Hudson River in the US -- A Literary Comparison"; in German, Comparative Literature/LMU Munich
June 18th, 2021
New show "Summertime" at the Tivoli Artists Gallery in collaboration with the Woodstock School of Art. It runs from June 18th to July 18th -- 60 Broadway, Tivoli, NY, more info here
June 5th, 2021
Text for New York artist Melora Kuhn's new exhibition at Galerie EIGEN + ART in Leipzig. Read it here
Melora Kuhn: "Tales from the Dark", June 5th - July 10th, 2021
March 17th, 2021
Interview with Tivoli Artists Gallery, New York. Read it here
Winter/Spring 2021
Feature of my art in the Magazine FORUM, Bonn, Germany
September 2020
My essay for Amor Mundi, Hannah Arendt Center, Bard College: "On the publication of the anthology Denkräume: Hannah Arendt’s spaces of thinking and on ours today". Read it here
September 1st, 2020
Interview on the publication of "Denkräume" with Andrea Gerk for “Lesart”, Deutschlandfunk Kultur. Read more and listen here
August 2020
Member of the Tivoli Artists Gallery in New York
July 2020
Publication of my essay for the Hannah Arendt Journal of Bard College: "Arendt, Hölderlin, and their perception of Schicksal. Hölderlinian elements in Arendt’s thinking and the messianic notion of revolution." Volume VIII, p. 122-135
July 20th, 2020
New book "Denkräume. Von Orten und Ideen", an anthology on spaces of thinking, out now! Published by Rowohlt. Check it out here. Edited with S. Jung and published in German
May 2020
First episode for Women Imprint's new podcast "Portrait Series" out now! I speak with Paris-based writer and scholar Iman Humaydan about her work, the status of women in Lebanon and in France, and writing in times of the Covid-19 pandemic. Learn more here
February 2020
Publication of "Natur als Kunst. Christoph Heilmann und seine Sammlung." In: FORUM. Magazine for scholarship holders of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation [exhibition at Lenbachhaus, Munich]
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November 2019
New article "Hannah Arendt and World War I: On Statelessness and the Rise of Totalitarian Regimes" for "Amor Mundi" at Hannah Arendt Center, Bard College. Read the article here
July 2019
One-month writers’ residency Carrascal del Obispo, Salamanca, Spain for my second novel
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cover photo: (C) Harry Stahl Photography