Kathryn Starkey

Candidate statement

As Professor and Chair of German Studies at Stanford University I have experience working collaboratively with colleagues across periods and disciplines in fostering a strong, diverse, and inclusive intellectual community. I am committed to promoting a scholarly environment where all feel welcome and are able to thrive. My publications have covered a wide range of topics pertaining to medieval and early modern German literature and culture, including text and image, the senses, poetics, gender, visuality, and performance. I am currently co-writing a book (with Fiona Griffiths) on A History of Medieval Germany (900-1220). I have years of experience with the GSA. In 2000 I co-founded (with Sara Poor and William Layher) YMAGINA, a group dedicated to supporting junior colleagues by, among other things, sponsoring annual panels at the GSA. I am now co-coordinator of the newly founded Network of Medieval and Early Modern German Studies, and in this capacity have worked with my colleagues to expand our network and increase our visibility at the GSA. As Board Member, I would represent the earlier periods while working in consort with other members of the board to foster inclusion and diversity of colleagues and scholarship.