Faculty Profile

Cindy Renker

Title
Principal Lecturer
Department
World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
College
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
PhD, University of Texas at Dallas, 2011. 
Major: Humanities-Studies in Literature
MA, Brigham Young University, 2004. 
Major: German Literature
BA, Brigham Young University, 2002. 
Major: German Literature/Tesol





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
GERM 1010.002, Elementary German, Spring 2024 Syllabus
GERM 1010.003, Elementary German, Spring 2024 Syllabus
GERM 2050.001, Intermediate German, Spring 2024 Syllabus
ENGL 4660.001, Literature and the Holocaust, Spring 2024 Syllabus
GERM 4910.001, Special Problems, Spring 2024 Syllabus
PSCI 5900.734, Special Problems, Spring 2024 Syllabus
WLLC 3400.001, The Holocaust and Film, Spring 2024 Syllabus


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  


    

    

      


        


          


            
Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    GERM 3060.001, Advanced German I (Oral Communication), Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 1020.002, Elementary German, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 2040.001, Intermediate German, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 2040.002, Intermediate German, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 2050.001, Intermediate German, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 1010.001, Elementary German, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 1010.003, Elementary German, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 1020.001, Elementary German, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 1020.002, Elementary German, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 1020.003, Elementary German, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 1010.004, Elementary German, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 1020.002, Elementary German, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 2040.001, Intermediate German, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 2050.001, Intermediate German, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    WLLC 3400.001, The Holocaust and Film, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 1010.001, Elementary German, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 1010.002, Elementary German, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 1020.001, Elementary German, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 1020.002, Elementary German, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ENGL 4660.001, Literature and the Holocaust, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 1010.001, Elementary German, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 1010.002, Elementary German, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 2040.001, Intermediate German, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 2040.003, Intermediate German, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    WLLC 3400.001, The Holocaust and Film, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 2040.001, Intermediate German, Summer 5W1 2021 Syllabus
                    

                    GERM 2050.001, Intermediate German, Summer 5W1 2021 Syllabus
                    

                    GERM 1010.002, Elementary German, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 1020.002, Elementary German, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ENGL 4660.001, Literature and the Holocaust, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 1010.002, Elementary German, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 1010.003, Elementary German, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 2040.002, Intermediate German, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 2040.003, Intermediate German, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 2040.001, Intermediate German, Summer 5W1 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    GERM 1010.002, Elementary German, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    GERM 1020.001, Elementary German, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    ENGL 4660.001, Literature and the Holocaust, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    WLLC 3400.001, The Holocaust and Film, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    GERM 1010.002, Elementary German, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 1010.003, Elementary German, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 2040.001, Intermediate German, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 2040.003, Intermediate German, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HIST 4262.003, Topics in European History, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 2040.001, Intermediate German, Summer 5W2 2019 Syllabus
                    

                    GERM 1010.001, Elementary German, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 1020.001, Elementary German, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 1020.004, Elementary German, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ENGL 4660.001, Literature and the Holocaust, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 4320.001, Topics in German Cinema, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 1010.002, Elementary German, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 1010.005, Elementary German, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 1020.002, Elementary German, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 5900.006, Special Problems, Fall 2018  SPOT
                    

                    HIST 4260.002, Topics in History, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    WLLC 4980.001, Experimental Course, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 2050.001, Intermediate German, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 2050.002, Intermediate German, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 2050.003, Intermediate German, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MRTS 4415.005, Topics in Film and Television Genres, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 1010.001, Elementary German, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 1010.006, Elementary German, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 2050.001, Intermediate German, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 2050.002, Intermediate German, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 5900.001, Special Problems, Fall 2017  SPOT
                    

                    ENGL 4800.001, Special Seminar in Literature or Language, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 2040.001, Intermediate German, Summer 5W2 2017 Syllabus
                    

                    GERM 2050.001, Intermediate German, Summer 5W2 2017 Syllabus
                    

                    GERM 1020.002, Elementary German, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 1020.004, Elementary German, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ENGL 4660.001, Literature and the Holocaust, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 5900.001, Special Problems, Spring 2017  SPOT
                    

                    GERM 4350.001, Topics in Advanced German Literature, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 2040.001, Intermediate German, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 2040.002, Intermediate German, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 2040.003, Intermediate German, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 5900.002, Special Problems, Fall 2016 
                    

                    ENGL 4800.001, Special Seminar in Literature or Language, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 3050.001, Topics in German Literature, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 2040.001, Intermediate German, Summer 5W2 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 2050.001, Intermediate German, Summer 5W2 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 4900.701, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2016 
                    

                    GERM 1020.002, Elementary German, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 2040.001, Intermediate German, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 2040.002, Intermediate German, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ENGL 4660.001, Literature and the Holocaust, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 1020.002, Elementary German, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 1020.003, Elementary German, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 2050.001, Intermediate German, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 2050.002, Intermediate German, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GERM 2040.001, Intermediate German, Summer 5W2 2015  SPOT
                    

                    GERM 2050.001, Intermediate German, Summer 5W2 2015 
                    

                    GERM 1020.001, Elementary German, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    GERM 1020.002, Elementary German, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    GERM 2040.001, Intermediate German, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    GERM 2040.002, Intermediate German, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    ENGL 4660.001, Literature and the Holocaust, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    GERM 4900.701, Special Problems, Spring 2015 
                    

                    GERM 1020.001, Elementary German, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    GERM 1020.002, Elementary German, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    GERM 1020.003, Elementary German, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    GERM 2050.001, Intermediate German, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    GERM 2050.002, Intermediate German, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    GERM 5900.002, Special Problems, Fall 2014 
                    

                    GERM 1010.001, Elementary German, Summer 5W1 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    GERM 1010.001, Elementary German, Spring 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    GERM 1010.002, Elementary German, Spring 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    GERM 2050.001, Intermediate German, Spring 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    GERM 2050.002, Intermediate German, Spring 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    GERM 1010.004, Elementary German, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    GERM 1010.005, Elementary German, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    GERM 1020.001, Elementary German, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    GERM 1020.002, Elementary German, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    GERM 1010.001, Elementary German, Summer 5W1 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    GERM 1010.001, Elementary German, Summer 5W1 2012 
                    

                    GERM 1010.301, Elementary German, Summer 5W1 2012 
                    

                    GERM 1010.001, Elementary German, Summer 5W1 2011 
                    

                    GERM 1010.301, Elementary German, Summer 5W1 2011 
                    

                    GERM 1010.001, Elementary German, Summer 5W1 2005 
                    

                    GERM 1010.301, Elementary German, Summer 5W1 2005 
                    

                    GERM 1020.001, Elementary German, Summer 5W1 2005 
                    

                    GERM 1020.301, Elementary German, Summer 5W1 2005 
                    

                    GERM 2040.002, Intermediate German, Spring 2005 

          


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  

  
  	

	

	  

		

		   
Published Publications



  

  
Published Intellectual Contributions


  
Book
Renker, C. K. (2018). Women from the Parsonage: Pastors’ Daughters as Writers, Translators, Salonnières,  and Educators.. De Gruyter. 
Book Chapter
Renker, C. K. (2022). Poetry as Truth. Paul Celan’s and Ingeborg Bachmann’s Poetic Dialogue. Lifelines. Paul Celan’s Poetry and Poetics after 100/50 years. Könighausen & Neumann. 
Renker, C. K. Madame Necker (1737–1794): Educator, Salonnière, Mother, Writer, Charity Patron. In: Women from the Parsonage: Pastors’ Daughters as Writers, Translators, Salonnières,  and Educators.. 
Renker, C. K. "Remnants of Grimms' Fairy Tales and German Legends in (Post-)Holocaust Poetry from the Bukovina.". 
Renker, C. K. (2015). „Der Frost wühlt in den Wunden.“ Paul Celan und Nacht und Nebel.. 
Renker, C. K. (2014). "Lampensuchenderweise …: Paul Celans und Ingeborg Bachmanns Suche nach Wahrheit.". 
Book Review
Renker, C. K. (2016). Louis Ginzberg’s Legends of the Jews. Ancient Jewish Folk Literature Reconsidered.. 
Renker, C. K. (2012). Fremde Gemeinschaft: Deutsch-Jüdische Literatur der Moderne, Vivian Liska. 
Renker, C. K. (2011). Ghosts of Home: The Afterlife of Czernowitz in Jewish Memory, Marianne Hirsch and Leo Spitzer. 
Journal Article
Renker, C. K. (2013). "The Political Voice in the Writings of Friederike Brun (1765-1835).". 
Renker, C. K. (2010). "Die Bildung von Pfarrerstöchtern im 18. Jahrhundert: Untersuchungen zu Leben und Werk auf prosopographischer Grundlage.". 



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   
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Grant - Research   
Renker, C. K., "Austrian Cultural Forum New York Travel Grant," Sponsored by Austrian Cultural Forum, NYC, International, $500 Funded. (2012 – 2012).



	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    
			This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
				
      
					
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			This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
				
      
					
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