Name: Reading & Workshop: Discover Swiss German with Author Dominic Oppliger
Start: 2025-09-16T15:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-16T16:45:00-04:00
Location: Georgia Tech, Skiles building, Class 325

Reading & Workshop: Discover Swiss German with Author Dominic Oppliger

Immerse yourself into the Swiss German language and enjoy an in person reading of the novel Giftland by Dominic Oppliger, with translation.
About this Event

🇨🇭✨ Dive deeper into Switzerland’s unique linguistic landscape! As part of Georgia Tech’s German Grammar course, students are invited to a special workshop on Swiss German (Schwyzerdütsch) with acclaimed Swiss author Dominic Oppliger.

The program begins with a brief introduction to Switzerland and its rich language diversity by the Consulate General of Switzerland in Atlanta, followed by a fun crash course in Swiss German. Dominic Oppliger will then present excerpts from his novel Giftland (2023) in Swiss German, with projected German and English translations.

The session also draws on Marina Rumjanzewa’s Schwiizerdütsch (2023), offering an outsider’s perspective on Swiss German and highlighting the language’s unique role and function in Switzerland’s multilingual society. A Q&A and discussion with the author will close the workshop.

📅 Tuesday, 3:30–4:45 PM (15:30–16:45 Uhr)📍 Georgia Tech – Skiles building, Class 325

🌍 Don’t miss this rare chance to experience Swiss German first-hand, explore its cultural significance, and engage with one of the few authors who writes in this fascinating language!