Professor Koester's scholarly and teaching interests are pre-20th-century German literature, sexism in language and communication, and women's speculative fiction. She has taught women's studies and German at all levels.

Education:
1970     B.A. Valparaiso University
1972     M.A. The Johns Hopkins University
1982     Ph.D. The Johns Hopkins University

Select Publications:
Koester, D. “Single-Sex Education: Education for Leadership.” Educating Women in Leadership: Proceedings of the Wells College Inaugural Symposium (1995).

Koester, D. “He’s Firm, She’s Bitchy, and What’s a ‘Girl' to Do? Communication Styles for Women Leaders.” Wells College Alumnae Lecture (1994).

Koester, D. “Joan Slonczewski’s A Door Into Ocean: Why Feminists Might Like Science Fiction.” Northeast Modern Language Association Convention (1992).

Courses Taught:
Elementary German I & II
Intermediate German I & II
The Well-Chosen World
Introduction to German Literature I & II
Conversation and Composition in German
19th Century German Literature
German Literature from the 7th Through the 17th Centuries
Pre-20th-Century German Women Writers
From the Pedestal to the Parlor: Women in 19th Century German Literature
Introduction to Women’s Studies
Language and Gender

Last updated: 09/16/2005

Professor of German

Chair, Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Associate Dean for Academic and Learning Resources

Director of Academic Advising

dkoester@wells.edu
315.364.3401
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