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Juliane Schicker

Associate Professor of German, German and Russian
Department Chair of German and Russian, German and Russian

Education & Professional History

Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, FSE; Texas Tech University, MA; The Pennsylvania State University, PhD

I was born in East Germany (when it was still the German Democratic Republic) and earned a teaching certification for Secondary Education for German and English from the Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg (Germany) in 2008. After that, I spent 18 months teaching German to students at Texas Tech University, while also getting a Master in German and a Minor in Linguistics. I enjoyed English-speaking academia and teaching college-age students and decided to get my PhD at the Pennsylvania State University in 2015 with the dissertation “The Concert Hall as Heterotopia: Sounds and Sights of Resistance in the Leipzig Gewandhaus 1970-1989.”

I am an award-winning teacher and scholar. I received ACTFL’s 2020 national Small Undergraduate German Program Special Interest Group Award for Outstanding German Program Development and Advocacy. In 2019, I was an Alternate for the American Postdoctoral Fellowship by the American Association of University Women for her project “Sound Imagery in the German Democratic Republic.” In 2016 together with my former student Briannon Carlsen ’17, I ranked among the top 5 translators of the “Children’s Books on Tour Translation Competition.” I also received the 2013 Harold F. Martin Graduate Assistant Outstanding Teaching Award at Penn State for my work in the German classroom.

Outside of academia, I enjoy the making of, and listening to, music in all its forms and variations, especially Hip Hop, R&B, and post-romantic/almost-modern classical music. I love being outside with my small human, especially when the sun is shining and temperatures are above freezing. I like to see the world and meet many of its people. When you meet me on campus or in class, you can ask me any question and I will be happy to answer!


PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

  • Chair, German and Russian Department, Carleton College, since fall 2024
  • Associate Professor of German, Carleton College, MN, since 2023
  • German Section Coordinator, Carleton College, 2016–2024
  • Assistant Professor of German, Carleton College, 2016–2023
  • Faculty German Language School, Middlebury College, Summer 2016
  • Visiting Assistant Professor of German, Carleton College, 2015-2016

EDUCATION

  • Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity Park, PA, USA, Dissertation: “The Concert Hall as Heterotopia: Sounds and Sights of Resistance in the Leipzig Gewandhaus 1970-1989,” 2015, with highest distinction
  • M.A. in German, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA, Thesis: “Popliteratur—Das Archiv eines Augenblicks,” Dec. 2009
  • First State Exam in English, German, and Secondary Education from The Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany, Thesis: “Klassenfahrten und interkulturelles Lernen,” Feb. 2008, awarded with 2007 Joseph Schmitt Special Award from the International Building Organization (IBO)​
  • student at The Bavarian Julius-Maximilians-University in Würzburg, Germany, 2002-2003

At Carleton since 2015.

Organizations & Scholarly Affiliations

  • Diversity, Decolonization, & the German Curriculum Collective (DDGC)
  • American Association of University Professors (AAUP), Carleton Chapter
  • Modern Languages Association (MLA)
  • Germanic American Institute (GAI)
  • Women in German (WiG)
  • German Studies Association (GSA)
  • The American Association of Teachers of German (AATG)
  • The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)

Current Courses

  • Fall 2024
    GERM 101: Elementary German
  •  
    GERM 209: German for Music Enthusiasts
  • Winter 2025
    GERM 320: Life under Socialism: Culture and Society in East Germany
  • Spring 2025
    GERM 103: Intermediate German
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    GERM 221: Modern Love: Sex, Gender, and Identity in Austria-Hungary around 1900
  • Fall 2025
    GERM 101: Elementary German
  • Winter 2026
    GERM 216: German Short Prose
  • Spring 2026
    GERM 150: German Music and Culture from Mozart to Rammstein
  •  
    GERM 209: German for Music Enthusiasts