Justin Court
- Senior Teaching Faculty, German
Education
- PhD, German Studies, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 2018
- BA, German and Fine Arts, University of Minnesota, 2011
Office Hours
Fall 2026: T/Th 11:30am-12:45pm
Teaching Schedule
| Course Num | Title |
|---|---|
| GERMAN 101-002 | First-Semester German |
| GERMAN 145-201 | Views of Germany: Beer, Bread and Brats |
| GERMAN 203-201 | Third-Semester German |
| GERMAN 331-201 | German Grammar in Practice |
Courses Taught
- GERMAN 101 - First-Semester German
- GERMAN 145 - Views of Germany: Beer, Bread, and Brats
- GERMAN 203 - Third-Semester German
- GERMAN 204 - Fourth-Semester German
- GERMAN 331 - German Grammar in Practice
- GERMAN 332 - Presentation and Composition
- GERMAN 334 - Introduction to German Studies
- GERMAN 415 - Queer Germany
Teaching Interests
German language, literature, and cultural history from the 19th to 21st centuries
Research Interests
Visual culture, photography theory, memory studies, representations of war and violence, game studies
Biographical Sketch
Dr. Court joined the World Languages and Cultures department in 2018 after completing his PhD at UW-Madison. He enjoys getting to know students at UWM in courses across the German curriculum and at program events.
His book, The Photographic Fix: Memory, Ideology, and the First World War in the Weimar Republic, was published with the University of Michigan Press in 2026. The project examines the interplay between visuality and ideology in contentious post-war debates about the conflict’s meaning in Germany.
Books
The Photographic Fix: Memory, Ideology, and the First World War in the Weimar Republic. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 2026.
Selected Publications
"Expanding Access through Online Asynchronous Language Courses" (with Karolina May-Chu, Jason Williamson, and Jonathan Wipplinger), Language Program Vitality in the United States: From Surviving to Thriving in Higher Education, edited by Emily Heidrich Uebel, Felix Kronenberg, and Scott Sterling (Springer 2023).
"Transnational Politics in Videogames and the Case of German Military Intervention in Spec Ops: The Line," German Politics and Society 39.4 (2021): 112-129.
"Picturing History, Remembering Soldiers: First World War Photography between the Public and Private," History and Memory 29.1 (2017): 72-103.
"Heimrad Bäcker: Photography at the Limits of Understanding the Holocaust and its Violence," The Art of War: German Visual Culture vol. 5, edited by Deborah Ascher Barnstone and Barbara McCloskey (2017): 159-85.