Joseph O. Baker

The Author: Joseph O. Baker is professor of German Language and Literature at Brigham Young University. He received his Ph.D. at Tulane University where he wrote his dissertation on Heinrich von Kleist. He has subsequently published several articles on Kleist in professional journals. He directed the international Study Abroad programs at BYU for 12 years and published several articles on cross-cultural education before returning to Kleist and the class-room in 1986. He now teaches German Cultural History, German Literature, and periodic seminars on Kleist.