Faculty

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

Florian Becker - Germany
PhD in German literature 
Princeton University

Martin Binder - Germany
Habilitation in Economics
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena

Kerry Bystrom - USA
PhD in English 
Princeton University

Irwin Collier - USA
PhD
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

Tamara Kolarić - Croatia
PhD in Political Science
Central European University

Aysuda Kölemen - Turkey
PhD in Political Science
University of Georgia, Athens, USA

Geoff Lehman - USA
PhD in Art History
Columbia University

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

Bruno Macaes - Portugal
PhD in Political Theory
Harvard University
On leave 2019/2020

Katalin Makkai - Canada
PhD in Philosophy
Harvard University

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

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

Fatin Abbas - Sudan/USA
PhD in Comparative Literature
Harvard University

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

Heba Amin - Egypt
MFA
University of Minnesota

Josefin Arnell - Sweden
MA in Dirty Art, Sandberg Instituut, Amsterdam
Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam

Behzad Azarhoushang - Iran
PhD in Political Economy
University of Kassel

Abed Azzam - Germany
PhD in Philosophy
Tel Aviv University

Dan Belasco Rogers (plan b) - United Kingdom
BA in Three Dimensional Design (Theatre)
Nottingham Trent University

Caitlin Berrigan - USA
MS in Visual Art
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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

Annika Bunse - Germany
Journalist

Eva Burghardt - Germany
MA in Theater
Hochschule der Künste Bern

Louis Cameron - USA
MFA in Painting
Temple University, Tyler School of Art

Alessio Castellacci - Italy
BA in Developmental Psychology, University La Sapienza/Rome
BA in Experimental Choreography, Dance Maker Department, Artez Institute/Arnhem

Jeffrey Champlin - USA
PhD in German Studies
New York University

Daniela Crăciun - Romania
PhD in Political Science
Central European University

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

Cassandra Ellerbe - USA
PhD in Anthropology / Comparative Cultural Studies
Universiteit Gent

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

Paul Festa - USA
Advanced Certificate
The Juilliard School

April Gertler - USA
MFA in Photography
Bard College

hannah goldstein - Sweden/USA
BA in Photography and Human Rights, Bard College
Master class, Ostkreuzschule für Fotografie, Berlin

Ulrike Harnisch - Germany
MA in English and American Literature
Technische Universität Berlin

Benjamin Hochman - Israel/USA
The Juilliard School, Graduate Diploma, Orchestral Conducting
Mannes School of Music, Master of Music, Piano
The Curtis Institute of Music, Bachelor of Music, Piano

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

Thomas Hilgers - Germany
PhD in Philosophy
University of Pennsylvania

Nick Houde - USA
MA in Philosophy, art, and critical theory (PACT)
European Graduate School

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

John Kleckner - USA
BFA in Painting
University of Iowa

Regina Knapp - Germany
PhD in Anthropology
Australian National University, Canberra

Ian Lawson - New Zealand
PhD in the History and Philosophy of Science 
University of Sydney

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

Till Luge - Germany
Ph.D. Candidate in South Asia Studies 
University of Pennsylvania

Dafna Maimon - Finland/Israel
MFA
The Sandberg Institute 

Bill Martin - USA
PhD candidate in Comparative Literature
University of Chicago

Robert Martin - USA
PhD in Philosophy
Yale University

Susanne Märtens - Germany
PhD in Art History
Freie Universität Berlin

Eva Meyer-Keller - Germany
Dance and Choreography 
Amsterdam School for New Development (SNDO)

Gorana Misic - Croatia
PhD in Political Science
Central European University, Budapest and Vienna

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

Sophia New (plan b) - United Kingdom
MA in Feminist Performance 
Bristol University 

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

Christine M. Nilsson - Germany
PhD in German Studies
Vanderbilt University

Caroline Patey - France/Italy
Chair of English Literature
University of Milan

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

Rebecca Rukeyser - USA
MFA in Fiction
Iowa Writers' Workshop, University of Iowa

Maria Francesca Scaroni
MA in Italian Modern Literature
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy

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

Nina Schallenberg - Germany
PhD in Art History
Freie Universität Berlin

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

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

Mareike Stoll - Germany
PhD in German Studies
Princeton University

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

Magdalena Taube - Germany
PhD in Modern German Literature
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

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

Simona Toroțcoi - Romania
PhD in Political Science
Central European University

Aaron Tugendhaft
PhD in Hebrew and Judaic Studies 
New York University

Dorine van Meel - Netherlands
MFA in Fine Art
Goldsmiths College

Jan Völker - Germany
PhD in Philosophy
Universität Potsdam

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

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

Christian Woehst - Germany
PhD in Politics
Dresden University

Krystian Woznicki

Siegmar Zacharias - Romania/Germany
MA in Performance Art
DasArts Amsterdam

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

Mònica Colominas Aparicio - Spain
PhD in Religious Studies
University of Amsterdam
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

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

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

Helge Wendt - Germany
PhD in History
University of Mannheim
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

Helene Strauss
Professor in the Department of English at the University of the Free State, South Africa