Film Screenings
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"Baron Maximilian von Ketelhodt".
- German-Jamaican Society, Bonn, Germany, October 22, 2018
- Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures Annual Symposium. Greenbriar Theater Appalachian State University. March 26, 2019
- Honorable Mention Award at Palm Bay Caribe Film Festival. Palm Bay, Florida. June 6, 2019.
- Charleston International Film Festival, Florence, South Carolina, January 31, 2021
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“Germans in Jamaica: Of War, Spies and Camps”. Documentary.
- Work-in progress screening in Königswinter, Germany, October 2015
- Jamaica Film Festival in Frankfurt, Germany, November 11, 2016
- Greenbriar Theater Appalachian State University. February 23, 2017
- International Film Festival at UNCC. Charlotte, NC, March 31, 2017.
- Jamaica Military Museum (sponsored by the Museum of the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, the Jamaica National Heritage Foundation, the Jamaican-German Society, and the German Embassy in Jamaica). Kingston, Jamaica, May 18, 2017
- Houston Caribbean Film Festival Semi-Finalist, June 2017;
- Impact DOCS Filmfest Award of Merit. La Jolla, CA, January 31, 2018
- Palm Bay Caribe Film Festival, Award of Excellence. Palm Bay, Florida, May 31, 2018
- South Film and Arts Academy Festival, Best Screenplay In A Documentary Feature Film. Rancagua, O'Higgins, Chile, November 27, 2019
- Carolina International Film Festival. Gold Award for best International Documentary Feature for "Germans in Jamaica: Of War, Spies and Camps". Florence, S.C. November 17, 2020
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“German Enemy Aliens in the Land of the Sky”. Documentary.
- 36th Annual Symposium of the Society for German-American Studies, University of Kansas and Max Kader Institute, Lawrence, Kansas, April 2012
- North Carolina German Studies Seminar and Workshop Series in conjunction with the Center for the History of the American South at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, March 2013
- Perspectives of the “Great” War/Rückblick auf den Ersten Weltkrieg, Queen Mary, University of London. August 2014
- Internment During WWI: A Mass Global Phenomenon, DeMontfort University in conjunction with the Imperial War Museum North. Manchester, England, May 2015
- Hot Springs' Centennial Commemoration of the Great War and Hot Springs 1917. Remembering the German Internment. Hot Springs, NC, September 2017
- Exhibition: A Fountain of Youth in the Southern Highlands: A History of Hot Springs, North Carolina at the Rural Heritage Museum at Mars Hill University, Mars Hill, NC, February 3 - August 31, 2019
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"Peter Paul Zahl. German Exile Writer in Jamaica". Documentary.
- Tagung der Deutsch-Jamaikanischen Gesellschaft, Königswinter, Germany, October 2007
- International Humanities Conference, Istanbul, Turkey 2008
- North Carolina German Studies Seminar and Workshop Series. UNC-Chapel Hill 2008
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"Von Essen zum Brot. Eine Geschichte deutscher Immigranten in Jamaika". Documentary.
- Tagung der Deutsch-Jamaikanischen Gesellschaft, Königswinter, Germany (2005); Appstate’s Campus Channel 92, October 24, 25, 27
- Town of Boone Community Channel 21, October 25, 2005
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"Distance Learning @ ASU. The Inception of the UNC German Studies Consortium using the North Carolina Information Highway". Documentary.
- Appstate’s Campus Channel, April 1995
- Town of Boone Community Channel, September 1995
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Other Presentations
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"German Emigration to Jamaica" at the Southeast German Studies Consortium Workshop. emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. February 2018
“An Interdisciplinary General Education Approach to Faculty-Led Programming”. Workshop presentation at Global Learning: A Primer for Study Abroad. Appalachian State, February 24, 2012
“Migration als Erfolgsmodell?” Tagung der Deutsch-Jamaikanischen Gesellschaft: “Migration”. Königswinter, Germany, October 15-17, 2010
“Peter Paul Zahl. German Exile Writer in Jamaica”. Documentary. October 2007. Screenings: Tagung der Deutsch-Jamaikanischen Gesellschaft, Königswinter, Germany, October 20, 2007; International Humanities Conference, Istanbul, Turkey. July, 2008; North Carolina German Studies Seminar and Workshop Series. UNC-Chapel Hill, November 2008
“Reflections on Goethe and Music”. Presented at the German Cultural Evening on Goethe. A Collaboration between the Appalachian State University and the German Embassy in Jamaica. Edna Manley School of Music and the Performing Arts, Kingston, Jamaica. January 13, 2007
“Germans in Jamaica”. DFLL Brown Bag presentation. Appalachian State University, November 2005
"Von Essen zum Brot. Eine Geschichte deutscher Immigranten in Jamaika". Screenings: Tagung der Deutsch-Jamaikanischen Gesellschaft, Königswinter, Germany, October 16, 2005; Appstate’s Campus Channel 92, October 24, 25, 27; Town of Boone Community Channel 21, October 25, 2005.
"Blue Eyes in a Black World: Aspects of Postcolonialism in Jamaica". Third International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities. Cambridge University, United Kingdom, 2-5 August 2005
"Updates to the German Educational System and an Overview of the Baden-Württemberg Seminar". 57th Annual NAFSA Conference. Seattle, June 2005
"Can You Say Baden-Wurttemberg? Update on the German Educational System". AACRAO Annual Meeting. New York, March 2005
"Als Ausländer in Deutschland leben". Arbeitnehmer-Zentrum Seminar "Africa Meets Europe", Königswinter, Germany, September 26, 2004
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"The Petrarchan Code in Today's Pop-Lyrics", Das International Petrarca-Kolloquium, Albrecht-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg, Germany, September 2004
"German Settlement in Jamaica", Culture & the State: Past, Present, Future. University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, May, 2003
"Being in Three Places at Once: Limits and Potentials of Distance Education", Triangle Area Foreign Language Technology Conference 2003, Duke University, February 2003
"Making Collaboration and Cooperation Happen: The University of North Carolina German Studies Consortium". Online Educa Berlin, 8th International Conference on Technology Supported Learning & Training. Berlin, Germany, November 2002
"Americanization of German Culture". Pädagogische Hochschule Karlsruhe, Germany, February 2002
"The German Studies Consortium in North Carolina: Cooperative Teaching per Distance". LEARNTEC 2002. Karlsruhe, Germany, February 2002
"Strengthening Small Undergraduate German Programs through Technology". ACTFL, Washington D.C., November 2001
"A Creative Model for Collaborate Teaching and Learning". Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education Conference, St. Louis, MO, October 2001
"'Da hatte sie mich in einen Sack gesteckt!': Befreiungsversuch des jungen Goethe aus der Despotie der Liebe." Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference. UNC-Wilmington, October 2001
"Distance Learning Workshop", Panelist, UNC-Wilmington, October 2001
"Successful Grant Writing for Successful Funding". Faculty and Academic Development Workshop, Appalachian State University, September 2001
"Goethes Laune des Verliebten und die idealistische Theorie der Liebesidylle der Anakreontik". BRICHA Conference, Appalachian State University, April 2001
"Distance Learning Training" Appalachian State University, May 21-15, 2001
"Die Männerrolle im Film Männer". Appalachian State University, February 2001
"Konkurrenz, Kooperation und Spezialisierung der Bildungstechnologie an den Hochschulen von North Carolina". LEARNTEC 99. Karlsruhe, Germany, February 1999
Jamaica: Land and People". Hardin Park School. September 1999
"Teaching Strategies". Appalachian State University, September 1998
"Guilt and Innocence in The Nasty Girl". Appalachian State University, April 1998
"Kasper Hauser‘s and Werther‘s Self-Dispossession Through the Opacity of Language". Third Annual Conference on World Literature. Appalachian State University. April, 1998
"Paul Flemings Einfluß auf Goethe". Southeast Conference on Foreign Language and Literatures, Stetson University, FL, February 1998
"Der Deutschstudent und der Arbeitsmarkt im Staate North Carolinas". Pädagogische Hochschule Karlsruhe, Germany, January, 1998
"Möglichkeiten des Studiums für deutsche Austauschstudenten an der Appalachian State University" . University of Trier, January 1998
"'Der Liebe Sklav, der arme Tor": Goethes Neue Lieder‘. Southeast Conference on Foreign Languages, Winter Park, FL, March, 1997
"Tenure and Promotion Workshop". Appalachian State University, February, 1997
"The American University System". Pädagogische Hochschule Karlsruhe, Germany, January, 1997
"Studying at Appalachian State University". Pädagogische Hochschule Karlsruhe, Germany, January, 1997
"Distance Learning Applications". Connect North Carolina, UNC-A, November, 1996
"The Benefits of Videoconferencing for Small Departments". Connect North Carolina, Appalachian State University, November 1996
"Karlsruhe Exchange Program",Appalachian State University, November, 1996
"Delivering Distance Learning". A Faculty/Staff Workshop: Teaching lnteractive MultiSite Video Classes. Appalachian State University. March, 1996
"Delivering Distance Learning". A Faculty/Staff Workshop: Teaching Interactive MultiSite Video Classes. Appalachian State University. June, 1995
"'Germany‘s Educational System." 1994 Annual International Conference of the Association for Global Business. Las Vegas, NV, November, 1994
"Motifs of Death, Hell and Heaven in Baroque Poetry." Exhibition: World After Death. Cologne, Germany, May, 1994
"Delivering Distance Learning". A Faculty/Staff Workshop: Teaching Interactive MultiSite Video Classes. Appalachian State University, November, 1994
"Der Außenseiterfigur bei Goethe und Herzog." Southeast Conference on Foreign Languages and Literatures. Winter Park, FL, February, 1994
"Die Darstellung von Liebe und Haß in der frühen Bekenntnisdichtung Goethes." International Conference on Representations of Love and Hate. Atlanta, GA, October, 1993
"The German Fable." FL&L Colloquium, Appalachian State University, April 1993
"From Caligari to Wenders: ‚Entfremdung‘ in German Film." Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference. Blacksburg, VA, October, 1992
"Shackled: The Process of Alienation in Kaspar Hauser and The Sorrows of Young Werther." Pennsylvania Foreign Language Conference. Pittsburgh, PA, September, 1992
"German Literature at the Intermediate Level." AATG State Conference. Charlotte, NC, September, 1992
"Goethes Liedern mit Melodien: Das liebende Subjekt zwischen Traum und Erinnerung." Southwest Conference on Foreign Languages and Literatures. Winter Park, FL, February, 1992
"Petrarchism in Germany." FL&L Colloquium, Appalachian State University. February. 1992
"Kleist‘s Das Bettelweib von Locarno: Exposing Inherent Flaws in Reader-Response Theory." Pennsylvania Foreign Language Conference. Pittsburgh, PA, September, 1991
"Vom Auge rinnt mir eine süße Träne‘: Gestaltungsthemen des Petrarkismus in Goethes Gedichten." The Philological Association of the Carolinas. Charlotte, NC, March, 1991
"A Report on the State Of Affairs of German in North Carolina Schools." Goethe Institut Conference: Werbung für Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Atlanta, GA, December, 1990
"Die Veränderungen in den beiden Deutschlands." NCSU, Raleigh, NC, October, 1990
"Tragikomödie in Lenz‘ und Bertolt Brechts Hofmeister und ihre Umsetzung in die poetische Praxis am Beispiel der Lehrer und Schüler." Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference. Radford, VA, October, 1990
"Schmerz in Kunst verwandeln? Rollen- und Funktionsverteilung des Liebenden in Goethes Frühlyrik." Pennsylavania Foreign Language Conference. Pittsburgh, PA, September, 1989
"Der junge Goethe und Anna Schönkopf. Zur Tradition des Petrarkismus." Raleigh, NC, April, 1989
"Elebnisdichtung und lyrische Tradition. Ein Vergleich: Fleming und Goethe." Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference. Knoxville, TN, October, 1988
"'Und doch bin ich elend wie zuvor‘: Goethe in der petrarkistischen Tradition." Southeastern Conference for Foreign Languages and Literatures. Winter Park, FL, February, 1988
"Heine und der Petrarkismus. Eine Stil- und Motivuntersuchung." UNC German Department Graduate Students‘ Colloquium. Chapel Hill, NC, March, 1986