Professor at Freie Universität Berlin Elected Chairperson of German Hispanic Association

Freie Universität Berlin to be seat of German association for Hispanic language, cultural, and literary studies for two years. No 082/2019 from Apr 04, 2019 Susanne Zepp-Zwirner, a professor of Romance languages and literatures at Freie Universität Berlin is the new chairperson of the German Hispanic Association (DHV). When the General Assembly of the DHV met in Berlin, the members elected her as the successor to the long-time chairperson, Óscar Loureda Lamas (University of Heidelberg), who stepped down. Susanne Zepp-Zwirner is the first woman to be elected chair since the association was founded in 1977. The elections took place last week during the XXII German Hispanic Days, the largest symposium of scholars of Hispanic language, cultural, and literary studies in Germany. It was held at Freie Universität Berlin for the first time. The German Hispanic Association (DHV) represents the interests of Hispanists working at colleges and universities in German-speaking countries.