All about us...

CDE has the following aims and objectives:

• research on and teaching of recent and contemporary theatre and drama in English
• organization of conferences with contemporary playwrights, actors / directors, drama critics, academics in the field of theatre and drama, and teachers of theatre and drama in secondary schools
• publication of scholarly articles and monographs
• cooperation with theatres, cultural institutes, schools, etc.
• cooperation with foreign institutions and societies.

The text of the CDE Constitution (Vereinssatzung) is available online
• in German: html, pdf
• in English: html, pdf

CDE receives encouragement and support from numerous institutions, including...

• the German Bundesministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Technologie.
• the Austrian Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur.
• the Hessisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst.
• the Bayerische Staatskanzlei.
• the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG).
• the Deutscher Anglistenverband.
• the German Shakespeare Society.
• Gesellschaft für Kanada-Studien.
• the British Council (Germany) and the British Council (Austria).
• the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs.
• Amerika Haus Cologne and the the US Consulate Munich.
• the Dresdner Bank, the Österreichische Postsparkasse, and Oesterreichische Nationalbank.
• the Universities of Siegen, Dresden, Tübingen, Paderborn, Mainz, Giessen, Würzburg, and Vienna.