Emily Frazier-Rath

Emily Frazier-Rath serves as Visiting Assistant Professor of German Studies at Davidson College, bringing expertise in German Cultural Studies and Feminist Studies. Her academic journey includes studies at Bucknell University, Universität Hamburg, Universität Heidelberg, University of Cincinnati (MA in Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies), and University of Colorado Boulder (PhD in German Studies, 2019). Her dissertation "Death, Deportation, Violence, Silence: Refugee Activism against Precarity in Germany" examines refugee activism through a transnational feminist cultural studies lens. Her research explores refugee cultural contributions, including graphic novels and art projects, while investigating activism's role in refugee communities. She has published on topics including Black German FLINTA* identity, Roma and Jewish coalition-building, and Black Lives Matter Berlin. At Davidson, she co-developed innovative courses like "Black German Art & Resistance" and "Race, Gender, Migration," while teaching the first Beginning German class for Black German adoptees at University of Colorado Boulder. Her pedagogical approach emphasizes inclusive, collaborative learning environments that connect theoretical understanding with practical community engagement.