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Holly Liu
Title
Charles A. Dana Professor of WLC: German and Chinese
Department
World Languages and Cultures
Contact Info
Biography
Holly Liu is a professor of world languages and cultures (German and Chinese). She taught at colleges and universities around the world before coming to Alma College in 2006. As a passionate teacher, she says that her students continue to motivate her to be the best professor she can be: “I appreciate that the students at Alma are so enthusiastic about learning.”
She is a frequent presenter at domestic and international conferences. Through her efforts and collaborations with Goethe-Institutes across the United States, she has brought prominent German writers, historians, journalists and film directors to American campuses, including Alma College.
Educational Background:
- B.A. German Language and Literature, Peking University
- M.A. German Language and Literature, Texas Tech University; Peking University
- Ph.D. German Language and Literature, Vanderbilt University
Signature Courses:
Holocaust and the Cold War in Berlin (Spring Term); German Culture through Film; Censorship in Germany.
My Expertise
The twentieth century, with a focus on the Holocaust and Postwar (East and West), post-wall and contemporary German literature and culture, memory and narrative theory and East German Cinema (DEFA).
Recent Work and Accomplishments
Books:
Remarque, E. M. (forthcoming). Arc de Triomphe《凯旋门》. Translated into Chinese by H. Liu. Guilin: Lijiang Publishing House (漓江出版社).
Maron, M. (2019). Animal triste 《忧伤动物》. Translated into Chinese and completely revised by H. Liu. (刘宏). Guilin: Lijiang Publishing House (漓江出版社).
Maron, M. (2014). Animal triste 《忧伤动物》. Translated into Chinese by H. Liu. Nanjing: Yilin Publishing House (译林出版社).
Articles:
Liu, H. (2020). “Die Wahrheit des Augenblicks”: Zu Helga Schütz’ Erinnerungstrategie. In Jette in Dresden und Knietief im Paradies. In: Begegnung ist alles wirkliche Leben. Literatur-, Kultur- und Sprachwissehschaftliche Beiträge II: Festschrift für Professor Dr. habil. Klaus Hammer zum 85. Geburtstag (pp. 31-44). Hamburg: Dr. Kovacs.