Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1984

Medeival Literature and Culture; Foreign Language Methodology

Professor Strauch's research and teaching interests include German Medieval literature and culture; race, class, culture and gender in Medieval texts; Medieval women writers, and Medieval Crusade literature. In pursuit of these research areas, she considers the concept of otherness as it is reflected in the representation of literary figures outside the societal norms prevalent in German literary texts of the Middle Ages.

Recent Publications:

Dukus Horant: Wanderer zwischen zwei Welten. Amsterdam: Rodopi, 1990.

"Mechthild von Magdeburg and the Category of Frauenmystik". Women as Protagonists in the German Middle Ages: Feminist Approaches to the Study of Middle High German Literature. Göppingen: Kümmerle, 1992. 171-186.

Was ist Deutsch? - Intermediate reader with focus on cultural, ethnic and racial diversities in German-speaking countries. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2000.

Recent courses taught:

GERM 621/622 Middle High German Literature I and II

GERM 818 Gender, Race and Class in German Medieval Literature

GERM 818 Mittelhochdeutsche Kreuzzugsepik

Contact Information:

Tel: (301) 405-4104, E-mail: gstrauch@deans.umd.edu.

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