Reception today for visiting German scholar

Campus reception today for visiting
German American Studies scholar

Dr. Karsten FitzA welcome reception for Dr. Karsten Fitz, chair of American Studies at the University of Passau in Germany, is planned for 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 3 in The Oaklands. The reception is open to everyone on campus.

Fitz’s 15-day campus visit is part of a faculty and student exchange program WMU and the University of Passau established in 1988. An internationally regarded American Studies scholar, Fitz will speak on "German 'Indianthusiasm' Reconsidered: The 'Noble Savage' in the German Cultural Imagination" at 6:30 p.m. September 11 in the Bernhard Center’s Brown and Gold Room. The lecture is free and open to the public.

University of Passau visit press release

Dr. Fitz's lecture flier