Interdisciplinary Networks are platforms tasked with focusing sustained interdisciplinary attention on topics of interest to the GSA membership by distributing calls for papers and forming panel series for the annual conference on a regular basis. Networks also have maintained list-servs, blog sites, and webpages, and have developed publications (journal issues and book volumes) derived from their panel activities.
GSA Networks are formed in consultation with the GSA’s standing Interdisciplinary Network Committee, comprising all Network Coordinators and its Co-chairs. Network Coordinators are nominated by the Interdisciplinary Network Committee Co-chairs and confirmed by the GSA President and Executive Director for three-year terms. Please consult the GSA Interdisciplinary Networks Suggested Best Practices document for more information.
Interdisciplinary Network Committee Co-Chairs
- Nancy Nenno, College of Charleston (2023-25)
- Jeff Hayton, Wichita State (2023-25)
1. Asian German Studies
- Ricky Law, Carnegie Mellon University (2024-2026)
- Lee Roberts, Purdue University Fort Wayne (2021-2024)
2. Black Diaspora Studies
- Vanessa Plumly, Wittenberg University (2022-2024)
- Cynthia Porter, Ohio State University (2023-2025)
3. Body Studies
- Paul Dobryden, University of Virginia (2022-2024)
- Katherina Motyl, Temple University (2022-2024)
- Caroline Weist, University of Richmond (2022-2024)
4. Comics Studies
- Elizabeth "Biz" Nijdam, University of British Columbia (2021-2024)
- Brett Sterling, University of Arkansas (2021-2024)
5. Digital Humanities
- Torsten Ries, University of Texas at Austin (2023-2025)
- Fabian Offert, University of California, Santa Barbara (2023-2025)
6. Emotion Studies
- Britta McEwen, Creighton University (2022-2024)
- Russell Spinney, Thacher School (2022-2024)
7. Environmental Studies | Listserv
- Julie Ault, University of Utah (2022–2024)
- Kristin Poling, University of Michigan-Dearborn (2023-2025)
- Nicole Thesz, Miami University (2024-2026)
8. Family and Kinship
- Margaretmary Daley, Case Western Reserve (2022-2025)
- Jürgen Dinkel, Universität Leipzig (2022-2025)
9. GDR and German Socialisms
- April Eisman, Iowa State University (2018-2023)
- Sonja Klocke, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2018-2023)
10. Holy Roman Empire
- Michaela Hohkamp, Leibniz Universität Hannover (2023-2025)
- Falk Bretschneider, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris (2023-2025)
11. Law and Legal Cultures
- Richard Bodek, College of Charleston (2023-2025)
- Anita McChesney, Texas Tech University (2023-2025)
12. Linguistics and Language Studies
- Marc Pierce, University of Texas Austin (2022-2024)
- Lindsay Preseau, Iowa State University (2022-2024)
13. Legacies of Nazism
- Matthew Paul Berg, John Carroll University (2023-2025)
- Mikkel Dack, Rowan University (2023-2025)
- Julia Roos, Indiana University (2023-2025)
- Jill Smith, Bowdoin College (2023-2025)
14. Medieval and Early Modern German Studies
- Frances Kneupper, University of Mississippi (2022-2024)
- James Parente, Jr., University of Minnesota (2022-2024)
- Christopher Hutchinson, University of Mississippi (2023-2025)
- Marcela Perett, North Dakota State University (2023-2025)
15. Music and Sound Studies
- Abby Anderton, Baruch College (2020-2024)
- David Imhoof, Susquehanna University (2020-2024)
- Caroline Kita, Washington University in St. Louis (2024-2026)
16. Queer and Trans Studies
- Simone Pfleger, University of Alberta (2022-2024)
- Faye Stewart, University of North Carolina Greensboro (2022-2024)
17. Sports Studies
- Oliver Knabe, University of Dayton (2024-2026)
- Sabine Waas, College of William and Mary (2024-2026)
- Kate Zambon, University of New Hampshire (2024-2026)
18. Swiss Studies
- Peter Meilaender, Houghton College (2016-2024)
- Vera Thomann, University of Vienna (2024-2026)
- Hans Rindisbacher, Pomona College (2016-2024)
19. Teaching
- Elizabeth Drummond, Loyola Marymount University (2022-2024)
- Andrew Evans, SUNY New Paltz (2022-2024)
- Kristopher Imbrigotta, University of Puget Sound (2022-2024)
- Karolina May-Chu, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee (2022-2024)
20. Visual Culture
- Mimi Cheng, German Historical Institute Washington (2024-2026)
- Joseph Henry, CUNY Graduate Center (2024-2026)
- Nina Lübbren, Anglia Ruskin University (2022-2024)
21. War and Violence
- Rita Krueger, Temple University (2021-2023)
- Adam Seipp, Texas A&M University (2021-2023)