Jeffrey Jarzomb is a PhD candidate in the Department of German Studies at the University of Washington. Before coming to UW, Jeff received an MA and BA in German Studies from CSU Long Beach. Like many graduate students in the humanities, he never planned on pursuing a graduate degree in the field. It was the drive to experience and learn from a broad background of disciplines that first drew Jeff towards the humanities in general and German Studies in particular. Jeff is am currently working on his dissertation research centered around the development and expression of the term “Volk” in philosophy, drama, and literature from 1750 to the revolutions of 1848. His research attempts to engage with broad questions of representation and politics, shedding light on how a single word can change from a democratic call for freedom and representation into an organizing principle of fascist ideology.
