Thursday, March 2, 2017

Arrivals in Asheville

Friday, March 3, 2017
8:30 Shuttles from Hotel to UNCA

9:00 - 10:30 Welcome, Breakfast & Introductions/What is diversity & decolonialization?
Elena Adell (Chair, Department of Modern Languages at UNCA)
Regine Criser (UNCA) & Ervin Malakaj (Sam Houston State University)

10:45 - 11:30 Workshop 1  
Regine Criser: How does my program foster diversity? What are its decolonializing effects? How can I foster diversity and decolonialization in my program? What are the areas where this is applicable?

11:30 - 12:30    Lunch Break

12:45 - 2:00 Presentations Block 1
Moderator: Holly Brining (University of Minnesota Duluth)
  1. Ashwin Manthripragada (Hobart and William Smith Colleges): Reshaping German Studies
  2. Kira Schmidt (University of the Western Cape): Decolonizing the German Studies Curriculum at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa
  3. Magda Tarnawska Senel (UCLA): Devising Diverse Language Programs

2:00 - 2:30 Break

2:30 - 3:45 Presentations Block 2
Moderator: Maureen Gallagher (Lafayette College)
  1. Jennifer Redman (Franklin and Marshall College): Multiliteracy and Diversity
  2. Emina Musanovic (Linfield College): Decolonializing the Gatekeepers
  3. Regine Criser (UNC Asheville): Finding yourself in a foreign language – gender inclusive classroom strategies

3:45-4:00 Break

4:00 - 5:30 Workshop 2    
Isolating strategies to diversify and decolonialize my curriculum: What are realistic goals and why is this integral for my program?

5:45  Shuttles from UNCA to Hotel

6:30 Joined Dinner
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Saturday, March 4, 2017

8:30 Shuttles from Hotel to UNCA

8:45 - 9:15 Breakfast/Check-in       

9:15 - 10:30 Presentation Block 3
Moderator: Amanda Randall (St. Olaf College)
  1. Petra Watzke (Skidmore College): TPR and Me – Communicative Language Teaching and Its Focus on Ableism
  2. Brett Sterling (University of Arkansas): Breaking the Frame: Diversity in German Comics
  3. Cori Crane & Matthias Fingerhut (UT Austin): Playing the Part – Disorienting Dilemmas in Teaching about Texas German-Comanche History

10:30 - 10:45 Break

10:45 - 12:00 Presentation Block 4
Moderator: Karin Maxey (Vassar College)
  1. Christin Zenker (Washington University, St. Louis): Integrating Black German Studies into Language Courses
  2. Feisal Kirumira (University of Alberta Augustana): Integrating Black German Studies into the Curriculum
  3. Lisa Marie Andersen (Hunter College, CUNY): Including Black and Ethnic Studies in Literature Courses

12:00 - 1:00 Lunch Break

1:00 - 1:15 Greetings from UNCA Chancellor
Mary K. Grant (Chancellor, UNCA) 

1:15-2:30 Workshop 3
Ervin Malakaj (Sam Houston State University): Student Engagement as Decolonialization & Successful Student Recruitment

2:30 - 3:00 Break

3:00 - 4:30 Workshop 4
Bringing it all together - Action Plan for Diversifying and Decolonizing my German Program

5:00 Shuttles from UNCA to Hotel
Dinner on your own

Sunday, March 5, 2017

8:30    Shuttles from Hotel to UNCA

8:45 - 9:30 Breakfast/Check in

9:30 - 11:00    Presentation of Action Plans

11:00 - 11:30 Reflections

11:45 Shuttles from UNCA to Hotel/Departure

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