B. Venkat Mani is an assistant professor in the Department of German at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He is also a faculty affiliate of the Center for German and European Studies, Center for European Studies, the Global Studies Program, and the Program in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Studies at UW-Madison. He holds a BA and MA in German studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University and an MA and PhD in German studies from Stanford University.