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EDITORS-IN-CHIEF
Vanessa D. Plumly          Alexandra Parks 

COPY EDITORS
Fenja Steermann • Svenja Menz • Anna Kramer • Annika Sterzenbach • Katrin Bahr 

Focus on German Studies is published annually by the 
German Graduate Student Association of the University of Cincinnati

BOARD OF FORMER EDITORS 
Dr. David N. Coury, University of Wisconsin–Green Bay
Dr. Herman J. DeVries, Jr. Calvin College
Dr. Britta Kallin, Georgia Tech
Dr. J. Gregory Redding, Wabash College
Dr. Jeffrey D. Todd, Texas Christian University
Dr. Michael Rice, Middle Tennessee State University
Dr. Bärbel Such, Ohio University
Tonya Hampton, ABD, University of Cincinnati
Dr. David Prickett, Universität Potsdam
Dr. Susanne Lenné Jones, East Carolina Universit
Dr. Silke Schade, University of British Columbia–Vancouver
Dr. Aine Zimmerman, Hunter College, New York
Dr. Julia K. Baker, Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville
Dr. Laura Traser-Vas, American International School of Budapest
Dr. Wolfgang Lückel, Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana
Dr. Todd Heidt, Knox College, Illinois
Dr. Alexandra Hagen, Bradley University, Illinois 
Marie Buesch, ABD, University of Cincinnati
Joshua Arnold, ABD, University of Cincinnati
Wes Jackson, ABD, University of Cincinnati

CONTACT ADDRESS 
Send correspondence and subscription fees to: 
Focus on German Studies, PO Box 210372 
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0372, USA 
Email: fogs.editor@gmail.com Fax: (513) 556-1991 
 

Council of Editors of Learned Journals 
ISSN 1076-5697 

 
COVER 
The photo image is courtesy of Dr. Tanja Nusser and was taken in Essen, Germany at the 
UNESCO Wolrd Heritage Site, Zeche Zollverein. As editor-in-chief, I chose this image for 
its symbolism, as the circles appear to infinitely recede into the distance, while simultaneously 
progressing into the foreground. It is my hope that our FoGS journal will continue to serve as a 
recognizable academic land/trademark here at UC that can be viewed from various focal points. 
 
© Cover design by Vanessa D. Plumly              Journal design by Julie Hollyday