Degrees
- B.A., Kenyon 1986
- M.A., Bowling Green State 1989
- Ph.D., University of Mass-Amherst 1995
A native of Northern Germany, Herrmann was a student and language assistant at Kenyon College (1985-86), and studied German and English at the Christian-Albrechts Universit盲t in Kiel, Germany (1986-88). Her primary areas of interest are 19th and 20th century German literature, film, cultural studies, and women’s studies.
- German Language (all levels)
- Literature
- Film
- Women鈥檚 Studies
In her dissertation, Herrman explored the theme of exile in works by Heinrich Heine and Frederic Chopin. She has published articles on German girls and popular teenage magazines and on post-unification German film. Her current research projects include examinations of responses to American popular culture in post-war East/West Germany, filmmaker Doris D枚rrie鈥檚 cinematic adaptations of her short stories, and issues of memory and textuality in Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck鈥檚 2006 film The Lives of Others.
- Modern Language Association
- German Studies Association
- Coalition of Women in German