Marcel Rotter (mrotter)

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Associate Professor

Combs Hall Room 219
mrotter@umw.edu
540-654-1032


Academic Degrees

M.A., Paedagogische Hochschule Erfurt; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin at Madison Areas of Expertise

Marcel P. Rotter, Associate Professor of German, earned a Ph.D. (2004) in German literature from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a M.A. (1985) in German and Russian from Paedagogische Hochschule Erfurt. Dr. Rotter is a native of communist East Germany (German Democratic Republic) who has traveled throughout Germany and eastern Europe.

Dr. Rotter studied German poster propaganda as part of his thesis research. His current research interests and publications focus on visual propaganda strategies during World Wars I and II as well as on the relationship of advertising and urban space. He recently presented his paper “Are you 100 percent American? German-Americans as target of U.S. propaganda in World War I” at the annual Symposium of the Society for German-American Studies. He is a board member of the Virginia Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of German and president of the Schwetzingen-Fredierkcksbuyrg Alliance, the German partner city organization in Fredericksburg.

Marcel Rotter in the News

Three Professors Receive Colleague-Chosen Awards

University of Mary Washington professors bestowed prestigious awards on three of their colleagues at the Fall 2022 Faculty Address earlier this month. Professors of English, German and physics were praised for their commitment to their fields, the art of teaching and the importance of service. Maya Mathur Professor of English Read more…
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