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 IC co-chairs and confirmed by the GSA President and Executive Director for three-year terms.
Interdisciplinary Network Committee Co-Chairs
- Heather Mathews, Pacific Lutheran University (2019-2022)
- Jonathan Skolnik, University of Massachusetts Amherst (2021-2023)
1. Asian German Studies
- Douglas McGetchin, Florida Atlantic University (2020-2022)
- Joanne Miyang Cho, William Paterson University (2020-2022)
- Lee Roberts Purdue University Fort Wayne (2021-2023)
2. Black and Diaspora Studies
- Vanessa Plumly, Wittenberg University (2022-2024)
- Obenewaa Oduro-Opuni, University of Arizona (2021-2023)
- Cynthia Porter, Ohio State University (2023-2025)
3. Body Studies
- Paul Dobryden, University of Virginia (2022-2024)
- Katherina Motyl, Temple University (2022-2024)
- Heikki Lempa, Moravian College (2019-2022)
- Caroline Weist, University of Richmond (2022-2024)
4. Comics Studies
- Elizabeth "Biz" Nijdam, University of British Columbia (2021-2023)
- John Benjamin, United States Military Academy (2021-2023)
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
- Stephen H. Milder, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (2020-2022)
- Seth Peabody, Carleton College (2021-2023)
- Caroline Schaumann, Emory University (2021-2023)
- Julie Ault, University of Utah (2022–2024)
8. Family and Kinship
- Simone Derix, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (2020-2022)
- Monika Nenon, University of Memphis (2020-2022)
- Alexandria Ruble, Spring Hill College (2020-2022)
9. GDR and German Socialisms
- April Eisman, Iowa State University (2018-2023)
- Sonja Klocke, University of Wisconsin at Madison (2018-2023)
10. Law and Legal Cultures
- Richard Bodek, College of Charleston (2020-2022)
- Todd Herzog, University of Cincinnati (2020-2022)
11. Linguistics and Language Studies
- Marc Pierce, University of Texas Austin (2022-2024)
- Lindsay Preseau, Iowa State University (2022-2024)
12. Medieval and Early Modern German Studies
- Frances Kneupper, University of Mississippi (2020-2022)
- James Parente, Jr., University of Minnesota (2020-2022)
- Lisa Scott, Independent Scholar, (2020-2022)
- Kathryn Starkey, Stanford University (2020-2022)
13. Music and Sound Studies
- Abby Anderton, Baruch College (2020-2022)
- David Imhoof, Susquehanna University (2020-2022)
14. Queer and Trans Studies
- Simone Pfleger, University of Alberta (2022-2024)
- Faye Stewart, University of North Carolina Greensboro (2022-2024)
15. Swiss Studies
- Peter Meilaender, Houghton College (2016-2023)
- Hans Rindisbacher, Pomona College (2016-2023)
16. Teaching
- Elizabeth Drummond, Loyola Marymount University (2022-2024)
- Andrew Evans, SUNY New Paltz (2022-2024)
- Karolina May-Chu, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee (2022-2024)
- Kristopher Imbrigotta, University of Puget Sound (2022-2024)
17. Visual Culture
- Nina Lübbren, Anglia Ruskin University (2022-2024)
18. War and Violence
- Rita Krueger, Temple University (2021-2023)
- Adam Seipp, Texas A&M University (2021-2023)