Erin R. Hochman
Election
Name
Erin R. Hochman
Candidate statement
I am an associate professor of history at Southern Methodist University. My research interests include modern German and Austrian history, politics, nationalism, and the exploration of German history beyond the borders of the nation-state. My first book, Imagining a Greater Germany: Republican Nationalism and the Idea of Anschluss, showed how the supporters of the Weimar and First Austrian Republics popularized democracy by forging a transborder partnership and creating their own form of German nationalism. It received the Hans Rosenberg and Radomír Luža Prizes. Presently, I am working on a book entitled “Weimar beyond Borders: ‘Germans Abroad’ and the Battle for Political Legitimacy between the World Wars.”
I have been a regular participant in GSA panels since 2007, and I would therefore welcome the opportunity to become involved in the GSA. If elected, I would like to expand GSA programming to include scholars who are unable to travel to the annual conference due to financial, visa, health, and/or family reasons. All scholars should be able to benefit from participation in GSA events. I would propose that the GSA host one or two smaller online workshops per year focused on a specific theme, during which scholars could share their research.
I have been a regular participant in GSA panels since 2007, and I would therefore welcome the opportunity to become involved in the GSA. If elected, I would like to expand GSA programming to include scholars who are unable to travel to the annual conference due to financial, visa, health, and/or family reasons. All scholars should be able to benefit from participation in GSA events. I would propose that the GSA host one or two smaller online workshops per year focused on a specific theme, during which scholars could share their research.