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 Committee Co-Chairs
- Heather Mathews, Pacific Lutheran University (2019-2021)
- 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)
2. Black Diaspora Studies
- Tiffany Florvil, University of New Mexico (2016-2020)
- Vanessa Plumly, Lawrence University (2018-2020)
- Nancy Nenno, College of Charleston (2019-2021)
3. Body Studies
- Kristen Ehrenberger, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (2019-2021)
- Michael Hau, Monash University (2019-2021)
- Heikki Lempa, Moravian College (2019-2021)
- Jill Suzanne Smith, Bowdoin College (2019-2021)
4. Comics Studies
- Elizabeth "Biz" Nijdam, University of British Columbia (2021-2023)
- John Benjamin, United States Military Academy (2021-2023)
5. Digital Humanities
- Verena Kick, Georgetown University (2020-2022)
- Jon Berndt Olsen, University of Massachusetts (2020-2022)
- Martin P. Sheehan, Tennessee Tech University (2020-2022)
- Evan Torner, University of Cincinnati (2020-2022)
6. Emotion Studies
- Derek Hillard, Kansas State University (2014-2019)
- Erika Quinn, Eureka College (2018-2020)
- Holly Yanacek, James Madison University (2018-2020)
7. Environmental Studies | Listserv
- Timothy Scott Brown, Northeastern University (2018-2020)
- Joela Jacobs, University of Arizona (2019-2021)
- Stephen H. Milder, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (2020-2022)
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 (2018-2020)
- Sonja Klocke, University of Wisconsin at Madison (2018-2020)
10. Law and Legal Cultures
- Richard Bodek, College of Charleston (2020-2022)
- Todd Herzog, University of Cincinnati (2020-2022)
11. 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)
12. Memory Studies
- Ben Nienass, California State University at San Marcos (2017-2019)
- Katja Wezel, University of Pittsburgh (2017-2019)
13. Music and Sound Studies
- Abby Anderton, Baruch College (2020-22)
- Jeff Hayton, Wichita State University (2019-2021)
- David Imhoof, Susquehanna University (2020-2022)
- Amy Wlodarski, Dickinson College (2018-2020)
14. Queer and Trans Studies
- Kyle Frackman, University of British Columbia (2019-2021)
- Laurie Marhoefer, University of Washington (2019-2021)
- Carrie Smith, University of Alberta (2019-2021)
15. Swiss Studies
- Peter Meilaender, Houghton College (2016-2019)
- Hans Rindisbacher, Pomona College (2016-2019)
16. Teaching
- Elizabeth Drummond, Loyola Marymount University (2019-2021)
- Andrew Evans, SUNY New Paltz (2019-2021)
- Rachael Huener, Macalester College (2019-2021)
- Kristopher Imbrigotta, University of Puget Sound (2019-2021)
17. Visual Culture
- Daniel Magilow, University of Tennessee (2017-2019)
- Kristin Schroeder, University of Virginia (2019-2021)
18. War and Violence
- Katherine Aaslestad, West Virginia University (2018-2020)
- Kathrin Maurer, University of Southern Denmark (2018-2020)