Heikki Lempa
Election
Position
Name
Heikki Lempa
Candidate statement
I am a Professor of History at Moravian University. I have lived a nomadic life like many other German historians. From the University of Turku (Finland) I moved to the University of Chicago (PhD), Columbia University (post-doc), and finally to Moravian University. I have published three books, Bildung der Triebe, Beyond the Gymnasium, and Spaces of Honor. My current book project, The Bodies of the Others, attempts to situate German bodies in a global context. These books and projects reflect
my interests in the histories of education, the body, and emotions from the late 17th into the early 20th centuries thereby cutting across the divide between early modern and modern. They also reflect my work at the GSA. Over the past ten years I worked with wonderful colleagues to launch two interdisciplinary networks: Emotion Studies Network and Body Studies Network. I served on the Program Committee and chaired the Seminars Committee for two years. My current concern is the survival of the GSA. How do we keep and grow the membership? How do we expand on the variety of voices? I am interested in bringing in undergraduate
panels to the GSA without compromising our academic standards.
my interests in the histories of education, the body, and emotions from the late 17th into the early 20th centuries thereby cutting across the divide between early modern and modern. They also reflect my work at the GSA. Over the past ten years I worked with wonderful colleagues to launch two interdisciplinary networks: Emotion Studies Network and Body Studies Network. I served on the Program Committee and chaired the Seminars Committee for two years. My current concern is the survival of the GSA. How do we keep and grow the membership? How do we expand on the variety of voices? I am interested in bringing in undergraduate
panels to the GSA without compromising our academic standards.