When talking in conversation with Anne, it has been obvious what an ocean of learning Anne has about German art, culture and influence across the world.  When I asked Anne about how she had come to have such an encyclopedic knowledge of German culture and history, she shared this:

My whole ambition from the off was to be a lecturer in German literature and culture and by the time I had wasted 15 years working towards it, hardly anybody was even doing German GCSE or A levels and universities were closing their German depts down! Because my ‘paper’ qualifications are in the field of German, a university would never consider me for teaching even first year film/media studies, art history etc. even though I can do it standing on my head.
Life is jolly unfair!! Never mind, I get to ‘go through my paces’ with the students every day and to be honest I think it is a much more enjoyable role than that of lecturers who are under huge stress these days. Anyway, hope the paper is what is required.