Expertise

Research Focus

  • 19th to 21st century literature and film; German-speaking émigré writers, filmmakers, and scriptwriters in the United States; authors and filmmakers of the Weimar Republic; female autobiographical texts; scriptwriting and film scripts as texts; language program direction; curriculum and program development; graduate teacher education and teaching profession; intercultural communication and competency as well as language pedagogy.

Dr. Range is currently working on a book project The Forgotten Ones: Reinserting the German-Speaking Female Exile Experience in Hollywood History (1930s – 1950s) which focuses on the Austrian-Jewish artists: Gina Kaus, Salka Viertel, and Vicki Baum.

Past Affiliations

Associate Professor, German Program, Department of Modern Languages and Classics, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Alabama

Assistant Professor & Coordinator of German, Classics Modern Languages and Linguistics, Concordia University Montreal (past)

Assistant Professor, German Program, Department of Modern Languages and Classics, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Alabama

Instructor, Department of German, Division of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Iowa (past)

Communities
Language Studies, German
Degrees
PhD, University of Iowa, German Studies, 2012
MA, University of Iowa, American Studies, 2008
Keywords
playwriting or screenwriting theatre or film criticism oral history american history jewish history performing arts jewish studies female exiles emigre weimar republic gender studies digital humanities hollywood film history exiles
Languages
English, French, German, Standard, Latin
Associations
American Association of Teachers of German (AATG), American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), The Canadian Association of University Teachers of German (CAUTG / APAUC), German Studies Association (GSA), Modern Language Association (MLA), Women in German (WiG)