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The Goethe Society of North America (GSNA) was founded in December 1979 in San Francisco as a non-profit organization dedicated to the encouragement of research on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832; pronunciation here) and his age. The impact of the work of the Goethe Society of North America is considerable and demonstrates that in its relatively brief career it has already become a major forum for constructive research within the international community of scholars of the Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Century.

Since 1982 the Goethe Society of North America has published the Goethe Yearbook, which has become a respected organ of eighteenth-century studies in diverse disciplines and which is recognized as a vital compendium of current research in its articles and its extensive review section. The Goethe Yearbook is distributed free to all paid-up members of the GSNA—see [Membership] on how to become a member.

Since 2006 the Goethe Society has been sponsoring a new book series that will be published by Bucknell University Press. The goal of this series is to publish innovative research that contextualizes the "Age of Goethe," whether within the fields of literature, history (including art history and history of science), philosophy, art, music, or politics.

In 2008 the Society organized its first major international conference, entitled Goethe and the Postclassical: Literature, Science, Art, and Philosophy 1805-1815.

The Goethe Society of North America has allied organization status with the Modern Language Association (MLA) and the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS). The Society has also arranged to hold Southern California meetings at the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library in Los Angeles in cooperation with the UCLA Center for 17th- and 18th-Century Studies. Thanks to its growing membership and the continued financial support of such institutions as the German Department at the University of California, Irvine, the Society is looking forward to a productive future.

The Society tracks North American Goethe dissertations dating back to 1886 and regulalry publsihes a newsletter. The current edition of Goethe News and Notes (Spring 2010) is available as a pdf file here. For previous editions see the Archive.

Finally, the Society maintains a listserv to help facilitate the exchange of ideas among its members. To subscribe, or unsubscribe, please contact the webmaster@goethesociety.org.

Recent Announcements

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News and Notes From the President The last several years have been very exciting for the Goethe Society, and many people have commented to me on its strength: we had a very successful conference in 2009, we’ve had a series of exciting panels at various conferences, [ ... more]		Book Series From the New Editor I am honored to be taking over the editorship of the Goethe Society Book Series published by Bucknell University Press. Astrida Tantillo’s act as founding editor will be a difficult one to follow, but I will do my best. Astrida has kindly [ ... more]
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Yearbook From the Yearbook Editor Volume 17 of the Goethe Yearbook will be mailed in the first two weeks of February. The Special Section edited by Clark Muenzer and Karin Schutjer includes essays [ ... more]		News and Notes New Books by Members Books by Jane Brown, Jeffrey Sammons, and Andrew Piper. [ ... more]
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Panels CFP: Special Session at GSA 2010 Organized by Elisabeth Krimmer, UC Davis "German Classicism and Religion" [ ... more]		Panels CFP: Two Special Sessions at MLA 2011 Session I: Self and Self-consciousness [Selbstbewußtsein] in Goethe and Romanticism Session II: The Portable Stage: Lessing, Goethe, and Heine [ ... more]
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Panels Special Sessions at ASECS 2010 Organized by Markus Wilczek, Harvard University “Goethe’s Voices” - l and II [ ... more]		Yearbook From the Secretary-Treasurer Minutes of the Business Meeting 28 December 2009 MLA Convention, Philadelphia [ ... more]
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Syllabus Archive From the Webmaster The Goethe Society offers a compilation of syllabi that address aspects of eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century German culture. Members are invited to submit syllabi [ ... more]		Dues Reminder Members who have not yet paid their dues are gently reminded to do so. The Goethe Yearbook is sent only once this obligation is met. For your convenience, we offer an online payment option. [ ... more]