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Silke Wehner Franco has been with the department since the fall of 2002. She also teaches German and Spanish at a local high school. |
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Education: |
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Recent Publications and Research: |
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- Deutsche Dienstmädchen in Amerika, 1870-1914. Muenster and New York: Waxmann, 1994. (Beitraege zur Kultur in Nordwestdeutschland, Bd. 87)
- Mexiko, das wohltemperierte Exil (co-editor, Mexico, 1995);
- "German Domestic Servants in America, 1850-1914: A New Look at Immigrant Women's Experiences". In: D.Hoerder, J. Nagler (ed.), People in Transit. German Migration sin Comparative Perspective 1820-1920. (Cambridge UP,1995; Deutsche Dienstmädchen in Amerika, 1850-1914 (Diss.; 1994)
- currently working on manuscripts of the Röbling family, builders of the Brooklyn Bridge.
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German-American immigration history; female migration studies; folklore and ethnic studies; German exile in the U.S. and Latin America; cultural and social history of Europe
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Courses Taught at Rutgers: |
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- Fall 2005: German Politics & Society 1870-1945 (470:347)
- Spring 2005: 316: Advanced Translation (470:316)
- Fall 2004: Advanced Composition and Conversation (470:231)
- Summer 2004: Rutgers in Berlin Faculty
- Spring 2004: Advanced Translation (470:316)
- Fall 2003: German for Reading Knowledge (470:105)
- Summer 2003: German 132
- Spring 2003: German 102
- Fall 2002: German 101
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