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Oluwakemisola Adeusi
Ph.D. Student in German Studies, admitted Autumn 2022
Ph.D. Minor, Political Science
Student Employee, Hoover InstitutionBioKemi’s research interests include transnational, Afro-German, and migrant literature. She intends to explore the works of authors in these categories and examine how they narrate experiences from various perspectives defying single-stranded representations and how they foster future possibilities.
Before joining Stanford German Department as a Ph.D student in 2022, she earned a B.A degree in German from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria in 2019, and completed her M.A program in German from the University of Alabama Tuscaloosa in 2022. In 2021, she became a member of the Delta Phi Alpha Honours Society and the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. She received the DAAD Summer program scholarship in 2017 and 2022 and travelled to Aachen and Münster respectively.
She enjoys conversations about feminism, development of human rights, diversity and inclusion as well as cultural similarities and differences. She co-founded a language school in Nigeria in 2016 as a contribution to the development of multilingualism. -
Vera Geranpayeh
Ph.D. Student in German Studies, admitted Autumn 2024
Graduate Rearch Assistant, Religious StudiesCurrent Research and Scholarly InterestsMy research intersects poetics, identity, and critical theory. I have worked on May Ayim's poetic activism, examining themes of race and belonging in tension to German concepts of "Heimat" and "Heimsuchung" - home and haunting. I am continously drawn to female authors, such as Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, Emmy Hennings, or Irmgard Keun.
In my doctoral research, I am interested in how 19th-century poetics shape contemporary identities, employing queer and feminist theoretical frameworks. I am particularly interested in Heinrich Heine’s socio-political critiques from the late Romantic period and their modern reflections in the German rap scene. My work draws connections between historical and modern cultural productions, highlighting the cyclical nature of socio-political climates and the ongoing dialogue between past and present.
My academic journey in Germany and the US is marked by a strong commitment to teaching and community engagement. I integrate diverse perspectives into my courses, fostering a comprehensive understanding of Germany's cultural and historical landscape, reflecting my interdisciplinary approach to marginalized voices and identity formation. Through my research and teaching, I aim to contribute to a more inclusive and nuanced understanding of German Studies. -
Abidemi Jimoh
Ph.D. Student in German Studies, admitted Autumn 2023
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsAfrican and subaltern representations in German literature and writing.
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Bertrand Ngong
Ph.D. Student in German Studies, admitted Autumn 2023
BioMy name is Bertrand C. Ngong. I am originally from Cameroon, a Central African country that still bears the scars of German colonial presence in linguistic, architectural, toponymic, cultural, political, and even memorial aspects to this day. Growing up, this dual African and German heritage became deeply ingrained in me, guiding my steps first toward Germanic studies and then towards African studies. My reflections aim to comprehend how these two legacies interconnect, mutually influence each other, and shape the present-day relations between the German-speaking cultural space and Africa. I am particularly interested in the cultural and intellectual productions of Black people in the German language and/or about Germany. Historically, I investigate the African sources of the historiography of German colonization in Black Africa. Moreover, I closely follow current German-African affairs, especially concerning issues of reparations, restitution of artworks, and repatriation of African remains stolen during German colonization in Black Africa. Lastly, my reflections also seek to challenge and decolonize a certain perception of Germanic studies that would limit this field exclusively to the borders of Germany and Germanic countries.
