Dr. Joseph Kunkel has taught in MSU,M’s political science department since 1979. He teaches courses in political philosophy, governmental institutions and political participation. He has a keen interest in political history and the ideas. Relevant to the Germany Study Tour, he has taught courses political ideologies, including Nazism, Socialism and Communism.. He has traveled extensively in the U.S. He has traveled to Italy and other European countries frequently both with groups and on his own. During Summer 2011 he will be teaching at Friederich-Alexander University in Nuremberg and Erlangen. For more information, visit his website phone 507-389-6930, or email him at joseph.kunkel@mnsu.edu.
Dr. Alisa Eimen has taught at MSU Mankato since 2005. She teaches courses in ancient, Asian, and Islamic art history, as well as a course in museum studies. She is particularly interested in themes of identity formation and related roles of memory and tradition in the production of art and its history. She has travelled extensively in Europe, North America, as well as Iran, Turkey, and India, though she maintains a particular fondness for Germany and the German language. In addition to completing her graduate work in art history, she holds a BA in German and has visited the country nearly annually for 25 years. She can be reached at 507-389-2886 or by email at: alisa.eimen@mnsu.edu
