International and National Conferences
“Herder on Space Travel.” Conference of the American Society of Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS), Minneapolis, MN, March 30 - April 2, 2017.
“Trauma and Buried Memories in E.T.A. Hoffmann’s “Die Bergwerke zu Falun.” Conference of the Nineteenth Century Studies Association (NCSA) “Memory and Commemoration,” Charleston, SC, February 2-4, 2017.
“Night, Darkness, and Death in Novalis’ Hymnen an die Nacht,” International Conference on Romanticism (ICR) “The Dark Side of Romanticism,” Colorado Springs, CO, October 20-23, 2016.
“Domesticity and the Fear of Untamed Nature in F. W. Murnau’s Nosferatu.” European Studies Conference (ESC), Omaha, NE, October 6-8, 2016.
“Feeling in(to) Nature: Herder and Environmental Empathy.” Conference of the American Society of Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS), Pittsburgh, PA, March 31 - April 3, 2016.
“Herder on Empathy towards Animals.” Convention of the Modern Language Association (MLA), Austin, TX, January 7-10, 2016.
“Transgressive Play and Broken Toys Come Alive in E.T.A. Hoffmann’s ‘Das fremde Kind.’” International Conference on Romanticism (ICR) “Transgressive Romanticism,” Park City, UT, October 14-17, 2015.
“The Metaphorical Weavings of Protean Nature in Ludwig Tieck’s Der Runenberg.” European Studies Conference (ESC), Omaha, NE, October 8-10, 2015.
“The Roots of Cognitive Metaphor Theory in Johann Gottfried Herder’s Treatise on the Origin of Language.” Metaphor Festival, Stockholm, Sweden, August 27-29, 2015.
“Fog, Opacity, and Fluidity in Carus’ Paintings and Goethe’s Visuality.” The Goethe Society of North America Atkins Conference “Imagining Worlds: Aesthetics and its Institutions in the Age of Goethe,” University of Pittsburgh, PA, October 23-26, 2014.
“Personified Thought Projections and Self-Reflection in Sophie Tieck Bernhardi von Knorring’s Fairy Tale ‘The Old Man in the Cave’ (‘Der Greis im Felsen,’ 1800).” International Conference on Romanticism (ICR) “Romantic Reflections: Twins, Echoes, and Appropriations,” University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis, MN, September 25-28, 2014.
“Cognitive Metaphors of Synesthetic Perception in Herder’s ‘Amor und Psyche auf einem Grabmal.’” Conference of the International Herder Society “Herder: From Cognition to Cultural Science / Von der Erkenntnis zur Kulturwissenschaft.” Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, September 8-10, 2014.
“Meta-Narrative Metaphors in German Prose Fiction: Images of Storytelling.” German Studies Association Conference (GSA), Seminar “Why We Read (German) Fiction - And How: Cognitive Studies and German Studies,” Denver, CO, October 2-6, 2013.
“A Popular Classic and Its Relation to World Literature - Rediscovering Grimms’ Fairy Tales.” International Conference on Romanticism (ICR) “Romantic Relations,” Oakland University, Rochester, MI, September 26-29, 2013.
“Sexual Relationships, Singlehood, and the Negation of the Human Sex Drive in J. M. R. Lenz’ Der Hofmeister oder Vorteile der Privaterziehung.” Conference of the American Society of Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS), Cleveland, OH, April 4-6, 2013.
“Lustschlösser und private Räume: Metaphorical Rooms in Fontane’s Cécile.” European Studies Conference (ESC), University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE, October 4-6, 2012.
“Hisaye Yamamoto’s ‘Seventeen Syllables’ - A Story of Initiation with Ethnical Elements.” Conference of the American Comparative Literature Association (ACLA), Brown University, Providence, RI, March 29 - April 1, 2012.
“Trauma and Buried Memories in E.T.A. Hoffmann’s “Die Bergwerke zu Falun.” Conference of the Nineteenth Century Studies Association (NCSA) “Memory and Commemoration,” Charleston, SC, February 2-4, 2017.
“Night, Darkness, and Death in Novalis’ Hymnen an die Nacht,” International Conference on Romanticism (ICR) “The Dark Side of Romanticism,” Colorado Springs, CO, October 20-23, 2016.
“Domesticity and the Fear of Untamed Nature in F. W. Murnau’s Nosferatu.” European Studies Conference (ESC), Omaha, NE, October 6-8, 2016.
“Feeling in(to) Nature: Herder and Environmental Empathy.” Conference of the American Society of Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS), Pittsburgh, PA, March 31 - April 3, 2016.
“Herder on Empathy towards Animals.” Convention of the Modern Language Association (MLA), Austin, TX, January 7-10, 2016.
“Transgressive Play and Broken Toys Come Alive in E.T.A. Hoffmann’s ‘Das fremde Kind.’” International Conference on Romanticism (ICR) “Transgressive Romanticism,” Park City, UT, October 14-17, 2015.
“The Metaphorical Weavings of Protean Nature in Ludwig Tieck’s Der Runenberg.” European Studies Conference (ESC), Omaha, NE, October 8-10, 2015.
“The Roots of Cognitive Metaphor Theory in Johann Gottfried Herder’s Treatise on the Origin of Language.” Metaphor Festival, Stockholm, Sweden, August 27-29, 2015.
“Fog, Opacity, and Fluidity in Carus’ Paintings and Goethe’s Visuality.” The Goethe Society of North America Atkins Conference “Imagining Worlds: Aesthetics and its Institutions in the Age of Goethe,” University of Pittsburgh, PA, October 23-26, 2014.
“Personified Thought Projections and Self-Reflection in Sophie Tieck Bernhardi von Knorring’s Fairy Tale ‘The Old Man in the Cave’ (‘Der Greis im Felsen,’ 1800).” International Conference on Romanticism (ICR) “Romantic Reflections: Twins, Echoes, and Appropriations,” University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis, MN, September 25-28, 2014.
“Cognitive Metaphors of Synesthetic Perception in Herder’s ‘Amor und Psyche auf einem Grabmal.’” Conference of the International Herder Society “Herder: From Cognition to Cultural Science / Von der Erkenntnis zur Kulturwissenschaft.” Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, September 8-10, 2014.
“Meta-Narrative Metaphors in German Prose Fiction: Images of Storytelling.” German Studies Association Conference (GSA), Seminar “Why We Read (German) Fiction - And How: Cognitive Studies and German Studies,” Denver, CO, October 2-6, 2013.
“A Popular Classic and Its Relation to World Literature - Rediscovering Grimms’ Fairy Tales.” International Conference on Romanticism (ICR) “Romantic Relations,” Oakland University, Rochester, MI, September 26-29, 2013.
“Sexual Relationships, Singlehood, and the Negation of the Human Sex Drive in J. M. R. Lenz’ Der Hofmeister oder Vorteile der Privaterziehung.” Conference of the American Society of Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS), Cleveland, OH, April 4-6, 2013.
“Lustschlösser und private Räume: Metaphorical Rooms in Fontane’s Cécile.” European Studies Conference (ESC), University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE, October 4-6, 2012.
“Hisaye Yamamoto’s ‘Seventeen Syllables’ - A Story of Initiation with Ethnical Elements.” Conference of the American Comparative Literature Association (ACLA), Brown University, Providence, RI, March 29 - April 1, 2012.