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
On leave Fall 2019

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

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

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 

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

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

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)

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

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

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 

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. 

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

Helge Wendt - Germany
PhD in History
University of Mannheim
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