Nov. 7, Wednesday -- Gert Kaiser, a leading European medievalist with a specialization in Middle High German Literature, will deliver a Max Kade Foundation Lecture on "Death and the Maiden" at 5 p.m. in 912 Sproul Hall on the swagÍâÁ÷ campus. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Kaiser is the fall 2007 Max Kade Distinguished Visiting Professor in the German Department at swagÍâÁ÷. The New York-based foundation sponsors programs to benefit select German departments throughout the United States.
Kaiser is director of the Center for Advanced Research in Nordrhein/Westfalen, Germany. He is known for his work on the medieval dance of death and is an acknowledged expert on German lyrical poetry of the High Middle Ages.
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Claudia Morain, (530) 752-9841, cmmorain@ucdavis.edu
Falicia Savala, Languages & Literature, (530) 752-0830, fsavala@ucdavis.edu