Faculty

Nassim Abi Ghanem - Lebanon
PhD in International Relations
Central European University

Ewa Atanassow - Bulgaria/Poland
PhD from the Committee on Social Thought
The University of Chicago

Florian Becker - Germany
PhD in German literature 
Princeton University

Ann-Kathrin Blankenberg - Germany
PhD in Economics
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

Kerry Bystrom - USA
PhD in English 
Princeton University

Ayşe Çavdar - Turkey
PhD in History
European University of Viadrina

Irwin Collier - USA
PhD in Economics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 

Tracy Colony - USA
PhD in Philosophy
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Marion Detjen - Germany
PhD in History 
Freie Universität Berlin

Marcus Giamattei - Germany/Italy
PhD in Economics
University of Passau

James Harker - USA
PhD in Rhetoric
University of California, Berkeley

David Hayes - USA
PhD from the Committee on Social Thought
The University of Chicago

Matthias Hurst - Germany
Habilitation in Literature and Film Studies
Heidelberg Universität

Geoff Lehman - USA
PhD in Art History
Columbia University

Agata Lisiak - Poland
PhD in Media and Communication Studies 
Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg

Katalin Makkai - Hungary/Canada
PhD in Philosophy
Harvard University

Gale Raj-Reichert - Malaysia/USA
PhD in Development Studies
University of Manchester

Özlem Savaş - Turkey
PhD in Cultural Studies
Universität für Angewandte Kunst Wien

Laura Scuriatti - Italy
PhD in English Literature
University of Reading

Aya Soika - Germany
PhD in Art History
University of Cambridge

Nina Tecklenburg - Germany
PhD in Theater Studies
Freie Universität Berlin

Catherine Toal - Ireland
PhD in English and American Literature
Harvard University

Hanan Toukan - USA
PhD in Politics and International Studies
SOAS, University of London

Aslı Vatansever - Turkey
PhD in Sociology
University of Hamburg

John von Bergen - USA
BFA Degree with Honors
School of Visual Arts, NYC 

Dorothea von Hantelmann - Germany
PhD in Art History
Freie Universität Berlin

Boris Vormann - Germany
PhD in Political Science 
Freie Universität Berlin

Ulrike Wagner - Germany
PhD in German and Comparative Literature
Columbia University

Israel Waichman - Israel
PhD in Economics
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel

Michael Weinman - USA
PhD in Philosophy
The New School for Social Research

Andreas Martin Widmann - Germany
PhD in German Literature
Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz

Carla Åhlander - Sweden/Italy
Performance and theatre studies, Commedia School (Copenhagen)
Photography studies, Fatamorgana Fotoskole (Copenhagen), SACI (Florence), and Lund University

Sladja Blazan - Germany
PhD in American Literature and Culture
Humboldt Universität zu Berlin

Eva Burghardt - Germany
Dance Instructor
Hochschule der Künste, Bern

Dave Braneck - USA
MA in North American Studies
Freie Universität Berlin

Jeffrey Champlin - USA
PhD in German Studies
New York University

Vanessa de Senarcles - Switzerland
Habilitation in French Literature and Cultural Studies
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Florian Duijsens - Netherlands
MA in Arts and Science; Liberal Studies
Maastricht University; The New School for Social Research

Berit Ebert - Germany
PhD in Political Science
RWTH Aachen University

Ariane Faber - Germany
MA in North American Studies and Theater Studies
Freie Universität Berlin

Paul Festa - USA
Advanced Certificate
The Juilliard School

Manuel Gebhardt - Germany
MA in Philosophy, Otto-Friedrich-Universität, Bamberg
MA in Germanic Languages and Literatures, Harvard University

Laura Gemsemer - Germany
PhD in Comparative Literature/Religious Studies
Freie Universität Berlin

April Gertler - USA
MFA in Photography
Bard College

Dorothe Gonska - Germany/Iran
BA in Business Administration
Saxion University of Applied Sciences

Julia Hart - USA
BA in German Literature and Theater Studies, Yale University
BA in Theater Directing, Hochschule für Musik und Theater, Hamburg 

Benjamin Hochman - Israel/USA
Diploma in Orchestral Conducting, The Juilliard School
Master of Music in Piano, Mannes School of Music

Sinem Kılıç - Germany
PhD Candidate in Philosophy
Freie Universität Berlin / Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

John Kleckner - USA
BFA in Painting
University of Iowa

Aysuda Kölemen - Turkey
PhD in Political Science
University of Georgia

Betsy Leimbigler - Canada
PhD in Political Science
Freie Universität Berlin

Timo Lochocki - Germany
PhD in Comparative Politics
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Laura López Paniagua - Spain
PhD in Contemporary Art
Universidad Complutense de Madrid & Freie Universität, Berlin

Dafna Maimon - Finland/Israel
MFA
The Sandberg Institute

Gavin McCrea - Ireland
PhD in Creative and Critical Writing
University of East Anglia

Ramona Mosse - Germany/USA
PhD in English and Comparative Literature 
Columbia University

Clio Nicastro - Italy
PhD in Aesthetics and Theory of Arts
University of Palermo

Andrea Ottone - Italy
PhD in History
University of Naples 'Federico II'

Joshua Paul - USA/UK
PhD in Sociology
Goldsmiths, University of London

Janina Schabig - Germany
Film Studies at Freie Universität, Berlin
Film Production at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver
Art Direction at Miami AD School Europe, Hamburg

Chris Scherer - Australia
BA in Dance Performance, Advanced Degree in Acting
AC Arts, Adelaide

Markus Schultze-Kraft - Germany/El Salvador
PhD in Political Science
Oxford University

Ross Shields - USA
PhD in German Studies and Comparative Literature
Columbia University

Ariane Simard - Germany/USA
MFA in Creative Writing, Fiction
University of California, Irvine

Isabell Spengler - Germany
MFA in Film and Video, California Institute of the Arts
Meisterschülerin Experimental Film, Universität der Künste Berlin

Hans Stauffacher - Switzerland/Germany
MA in Philosophy
Freie Universität Berlin

Marianna Szczygielska - Poland
PhD in Comparative Gender Studies
Central European University

Kathy-Ann Tan - Germany
Habilitation and PhD in North American Literatures and Cultures
Curator and Independent Scholar

Michael Thomas Taylor - Canada / USA
PhD in German
Princeton University

Clare Wigfall - Great Britain
MA in Creative Writing
University of East Anglia

Caroline Wolf - Germany
Dipl. Ing in Architecture
Technische Universität Berlin

Qiao Yang - China
PhD in History
Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Each year, Bard College Berlin runs courses in cooperation with other institutes and universities. During the academic year 2018-2019, the following colleagues teach Bard College Berlin students within the framework of a cooperation arrangement that facilitates the integration of liberal arts education and academic research in the Berlin university context. Cooperation partners of Bard College Berlin in teaching and research include: The Technical University Berlin, the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, ZZF Potsdam, and the Institute for Cultural Inquiry. 

Flavio D'Abramo - Italy
PhD in Philosophy of Science
Sapienza University of Rome
The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science

Francesco Giusti - Italy
PhD in Comparative Literature
Sapienza University of Rome and the Italian Institute of Human Sciences
The ICI Berlin Institute for Cultural Inquiry

Noa Levin - Israel, France
PhD in Philosophy
Kingston Univeristy, London
Centre Marc Bloch

Andrea Meyer - Germany
PhD in Art History
Freie Universität Berlin
Technische Universität Berlin

Alberto Tiburcio - Mexico
PhD in Islamic Studies
McGill University
The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science

Tracy Wietecha
Doctoral Candidate, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich
The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science
 

Frank Wolff - Germany
Habilitation in Modern History and Migration Studies
Bielefeld University