McClain

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	Classical & Modern Languages & Literatures Dr. Meredith McClain

New Study Abroad Program in Germany

Click Here for Pictures of Quedlinburg, Germany

Dr. Suppe's October 2004 Site Visit Pictures
Quedlinburg Program Description

ARTICLES BY DR. MCCLAIN
Doppelgänger from VISTAS

EXHIBITS BY DR. MCCLAIN
Southwest Center Exhibit on German-Texans. Curator, Dr. McClain

LECTURES BY DR. MCCLAIN
"The Old West: German Fantasy & Texan Reality"

"The Alluring Myth of the Desert"

"The American West, Through German Eyes"
By Stephanie Ho (Voice of America article featuring Dr. McClain)

"The Strange Life and Legacy of Karl May"
By Danica Tutush (Cowboys & Indians)

The Karl May Society (German/English)
Links to information and articles by Dr. McClain

Photo by Texas Tech Student Media photographer Jeremy Moore

Dr. Meredith McClain
Associate Professor of German
Director of Semester Study Abroad Program

Education:
Ph.D., German, University of Texas at Austin 1976
M.A., German, University of Texas at Austin 1970
Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, 1966
B.A., Music Performance (Flute), Oberlin College, 1964
Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria, 1963

Areas of Research:
German Lyric Poetry, specifically Hölderlin’s poetic structures, the German Short Story, German-Texan Heritage and the Fascination of Germans with the Llano Estacado.

Awards:
Dr. McClain is the recipient of the Lucius Clay Medal (2001) for outstanding work in the field of German-American relations and the German Government’s Bundesverdienstkreuz for her service in promoting German Studies in the United States (2002).

Contact Information:
Classical & Modern Languages & Literatures
Campus Box 2071
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX 79409-2071
Tel: (806) 742-3237
E-Mail: MeredithMcClain@cs.com

Office: FL 274

Other Faculty Members:
Dr. Joshua Bonzo
Dr. Stefanie Borst
Dr. Ingrid Fry
Dr. Charles Grair