Steering group
The steering group oversees network organisation, with a focus on the regular GSSN symposium, film talks, schools initiatives and current research.
Current members of the steering group are:
Chair: Professor Erica Carter, King’s College London
Dora Osborne, University of St Andrews (Co-Director)
Paul Flaig, University of St Andrews (Co-Director)
Molly Harrabin, University of Warwick (Network Coordinator and Post-Doctoral Assistant)
Professor Seán Allan, University of St Andrews
Carla Steinbrecher, University of St Andrews
Katya Krylova, University of Aberdeen
Maren Hobein (Project Coordinator for Film, Goethe-Institut London)
Dr Leila Mukhida, University of Cambridge
Dr Martin Brady, King’s College London
Dr Nick Hodgin Cardiff University
Dr Elizabeth Ward, Universität Leipzig
Professor Andrew Webber, University of Cambridge
Dr Annie Ring, University College London
Dr Helmut Schmitz, University of Warwick
Dr Helen Hughes, University of Surrey
Dr Eleanor Halsall, King’s College London
Dr Florian Lippert, University of Groningen
Dr Rachel Palfreyman, University of Nottingham
Institutional partners:
The GSSN is based at the Schools of Modern Languages & Philosophical, Anthropological and Film Studies (PAFS) at the University of St Andrews. It has previously been based in the Department of German at King’s College London. The network also receives substantial financial and in-kind support from:
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Goethe-Institut London
German Embassy London
Austrian Cultural Forum
Founding universities:
Founding partner universities (2012-2016) are:
University of Kent, Department of Film Studies
University of Birmingham, Institute for German Studies
Royal Holloway, Department of Media Arts
University of Cambridge, Department of German and Dutch
University of Leeds, Department of German
Queen Mary University of London
Queen Mary University of London, School of Language, Linguistics and Film
Kings College London
University of Cambridge
Association for German Studies