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About David S. Johnson

Dr. David Johnson, associate professor of Global Studies and German, serves as director of the Global Studies Program. His instructional duties include courses in Global Studies and all levels of German language, literature, and culture. Dr. Johnson has published in a number of areas of inquiry, including representations of masculinity, leisure, consumer culture, and German-Polish cultural exchanges. His current research project focuses on environmental representations of Silesia from the mid nineteenth century to the present.

Positions

2012 - Present Associate Professor of Global Studies and German, The University of Alabama in Huntsville ‐ Department of Department of World Languages and Cultures
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August 2006 - Present Director, The University of Alabama in Huntsville ‐ Global Studies Program
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2014 - 2017 Faculty Director, The University of Alabama in Huntsville ‐ Office of Study Abroad
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August 2006 - July 2012 Assistant Professor of Global Studies and History, The University of Alabama in Huntsville
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August 2004 - July 2006 Assistant Research Professor of Global Studies ad Global Studies Abroad Coordinator, The University of Alabama in Huntsville
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January 2004 - May 2005 Visiting Instructor of German, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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June 2004 - August 2004 Part-Time Instructor, The University of Alabama in Huntsville
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January 2004 - August 2004 Visiting Director, University Of Alabama At Birmingham ‐ Foreign Language Media Services
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Curriculum Vitae

Disciplines

Grants

2019 Travel to Germany
UAH Humanities Center Faculty Research Grant
$2,500
2007 Travel to Germany
UAH Research Mini-Grant Program Grant
$3,653
2006 UAH Global Studies Travel Grant
The University of Alabama in Huntsville
$765
2002 “Workshop on German for the Professions"
Goethe-Institut Chicago
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Professional Service and Affiliations

Present Member, American Association of Teacher of German
Present Member, German Studies Association
Present Member, Polish Studies Association
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Courses

  • Global Studies 200: Global Systems and Cultures
  • Global Studies 400: Topics in Global Studies
  • Global 450: Global Professional Pathways Capstone Portfolio
  • Global Studies 499: European Union
  • HON 301: Reading the Environment
  • WLC 201G: Intermediate German I
  • WLC 202G: Intermediate German II
  • WLC 204: International Cinema
  • WLC 301G: German Conversation
  • WLC 302G: German Composition
  • WLC 304G: German Culture
  • WLC 409 Senior Seminar: Comparative Languages and Cultures
  • WLC 499G: Independent Studies in German

Education

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2003 Ph.D. in Germanic Languages and Literatures, Washington University
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1999 M.A. in Germanic Languages and Literatures, Washington University
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1997 M.A. in History, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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1995 B.A. in History, Portland State University
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Contact Information

1310 Ben Graves Drive
Morton Hall
Room 278P
Huntsville, AL 35899

david.johnson@uah.edu
256-824-6288

Recent Works (1)

Research Works (6)