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Dear Friends and Members of the GSA,

Our Spring 2026 Newsletter is now available on our website here. In this issue, you’ll find important announcements and upcoming deadlines, including prize submission opportunities and updates on the 2026 conference in Phoenix.

We also wanted to highlight a few key dates and reminders:

Dear members of the GSA,

I am pleased to inform you that German Studies Review 49.1 is now available. As a reminder, GSR is now online only. Information on how to access the issue can be found here: 

The 50th German Studies Association Conference in Phoenix, AZ, from September 24–27, 2026 will again host a series of seminars in addition to panels and roundtables (for general conference information, click here).

Dear Friends and Members of the GSA,

The German Studies Association seeks a new editor or a self-nominating editorial duo for its flagship journal, the German Studies Review, a leading journal of interdisciplinary German Studies. The new editor(s) will succeed Dr.

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: GERMAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE 
The German Studies Association (GSA) will hold its 50^th Annual Conference from September 24–27, 2026 at the Hyatt Regency in Phoenix, AZ.

The 50^th German Studies Association Conference, to be held in Phoenix, Arizona from September 24–27, 2026 will continue to host a series of seminars in addition to regular panel sessions and roundtables (general conference information is available here). Seminars meet for three sessions, that is, one session on each day of the conference (Friday, Saturday, Sunday). They explore new avenues of academic exchange and foster extended discussion, rigorous intellectual debate, and intensified networking.

Looking for people to complete a roundtable or panel that you'd like to organize for the GSA 2026 in Phoenix? Hoping to find a roundtable or panel in need of your expertise? Fill out this form!

The German Studies Association (GSA) is piloting and helping to sponsor two new types of scholarly gatherings that would occur outside of the annual meeting: regional and virtual meetings.  The purpose of this initiative is to provide scholars with accessible venues where they can build communities and exchange ideas about topics and themes in German, Austrian, and/or Swiss art history, anthropology, culture studies, economics, history, language, linguistics, literature, music, and political science.

Dear members of the GSA,