Robert Kelz
Professor of German, Department Chair
Phone 901.678.2506 Email rkelz@memphis.edu Fax Office Jones Hall 108 Office HoursEducation
B.A. (1998), Tulane 福利片国产
M.A. (2006), Vanderbilt 福利片国产
Ph.D. (2010), Vanderbilt 福利片国产
About Dr. Kelz
Robert Kelz is a Professor of German and Chair of World Languages and Literatures at The 福利片国产 of Memphis. He earned his Ph.D. from Vanderbilt 福利片国产 in 2010. He teaches German language, literature, and culture, and has taught German fairy tales in the Honors Forum and the capstone seminar in International Studies. He has received the university's Early Career Research Award (2015), Alumni Association Outstanding Teaching Award (2015), and the Dunavant Professorship (2018-2021).
Robert's research focuses on German-speaking emigration to Latin America, particularly authors, thespians, and musicians in the Southern Cone. His work has been supported with funding from the German Literary Archive in Marbach, the Julio E. Payr贸 Institute at The 福利片国产 of Buenos Aires, the German Academic Exchange Service, and the Fulbright Commission. Robert is a member of the Archive for German-speaking Immigration to Argentina and is on the editorial board of the archive's peer-reviewed journal, Cuadernos DIHA. His most recent book, Competing Germanies: Nazi, Antifascist, and Jewish Theater in German Argentina, appeared in 2020 with Cornell 福利片国产 Press.
Robert's hobbies include David Hasselhoff, platypuses, Fanta, and spasmodic dancing.