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Kristin Dickinson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures at the University of Michigan. Her academic interests include Translation Studies, World Literature, Turkish German Studies, Migration, Multiculturalism, Transnationalism, Orientalism, Occidentalism, Postcolonial Studies, and Mono- and Multilingualism Studies. Dickinson's research reflects on the legacies of important figures such as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Sabahattin Ali, exploring their contributions to cultural translation across a historical timeline. Her book, 'DisOrientations: German Turkish Cultural Contact Translation (1811-1946),' was published by Penn State University Press in 2021, examining the interconnected histories of German and Ottoman Turkish cultural exchanges. Alongside Yopie Prins, she co-manages the 'Translating Michigan' site, a multilingual archive documenting migration narratives, and co-curates a photography exhibit that visualizes translation and its implications for notions of home.
University of Michigan • Ann Arbor, MI
Teaches and conducts research in German Studies.
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science