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Music, Race, and American Culture in Weimar Germany

Associate Professor Jonathan Wipplinger’s monograph “The Jazz Republic: Music, Race, and American Culture in Weimar Germany” was just published by the University of Michigan Press. The Jazz Republic examines jazz music and the jazz artists who shaped Germany’s exposure to this African American art form from 1919 through 1933.

Derek Schaefer: Visiting Assistant Professor

Welcome Dr. Derek Schaefer to the UWM German language program. Dr. Schaefer’s research interests include East German Literature, Contemporary German Literature, and Transnationalism and Migrant Literature.