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 Interdisciplinary Network Committee Co-chairs and confirmed by the GSA President and Executive Director for three-year terms. Please consult the GSA Interdisciplinary Networks Suggested Best Practices document for more information.
Interdisciplinary Network Committee Co-Chairs
- Nancy Nenno, College of Charleston (2023-25)
- Jeff Hayton, Wichita State (2023-25)
1. Asian German Studies
- Ricky Law, Carnegie Mellon University (2024-2026)
2. Black Diaspora Studies
- Peter Ogunniran, Williams College (2025-2027)
- Cynthia Porter, Ohio State University (2023-2025)
3. Body Studies
- Cara Tovey, UCLA (2025-2027)
4. Comics Studies
- Elizabeth "Biz" Nijdam, University of British Columbia (2021-2024)
- Brett Sterling, University of Arkansas (2021-2024)
5. Digital Humanities
- Torsten Ries, University of Texas at Austin (2023-2025)
- Fabian Offert, University of California, Santa Barbara (2023-2025)
6. Emotion Studies
- Sarah Leonard, Simmons University (2025-2027)
- Nisrine Rahal, Wake Forest University (2025-2027)
7. Environmental Studies | Listserv
- Kristin Poling, University of Michigan-Dearborn (2023-2025)
- Nicole Thesz, Miami University (2024-2026)
- Lisa Höller, Washington State University (2025-2027)
8. Family and Kinship
- Margaretmary Daley, Case Western Reserve (2022-2025)
- Jürgen Dinkel, Universität Leipzig (2022-2025)
9. Holy Roman Empire
- Michaela Hohkamp, Leibniz Universität Hannover (2023-2025)
- Falk Bretschneider, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris (2023-2025)
10. Law and Legal Cultures
- Richard Bodek, College of Charleston (2023-2025)
- Anita McChesney, Texas Tech University (2023-2025)
- Irit Bloch, Queens College, CUNY (2025-2027)
11. Linguistics and Language Studies
- Marc Pierce, University of Texas Austin (2022-2024)
- Lindsay Preseau, Iowa State University (2022-2024)
12. Legacies of Nazism
- Matthew Paul Berg, John Carroll University (2023-2025)
- Mikkel Dack, Rowan University (2023-2025)
- Julia Roos, Indiana University (2023-2025)
- Jill Smith, Bowdoin College (2023-2025)
13. Medieval and Early Modern German Studies
- Christopher Hutchinson, University of Mississippi (2023-2025)
- Marcela Perett, North Dakota State University (2023-2025)
14. Music and Sound Studies
- Caroline Kita, Washington University in St. Louis (2024-2026)
- Jonathan Gentry, Kennesaw State University (2025-2027)
15. Queer and Trans Studies
- Meagan Tripp, Franklin and Marshall College (2025-2027)
- Javier Samper Vendrell, University of Pennsylvania (2025-2027)
16. Sports Studies
- Oliver Knabe, University of Dayton (2024-2026)
- Sabine Waas, College of William and Mary (2024-2026)
- Kate Zambon, University of New Hampshire (2024-2026)
17. Swiss Studies
- Vera Thomann, University of Vienna (2024-2026)
18. Teaching
- Julia Brüggemann, DePauw University (2025-2027)
19. Visual Culture
- Mimi Cheng, German Historical Institute Washington (2024-2026)
- Joseph Henry, CUNY Graduate Center (2024-2026)
20. War and Violence
- Seth Thomas, Cornell University (2025-2027)
- Tryntje Helfferich, The Ohio State University, Lima (2025-2027)