PhD Projects
Current PhD Projects
Jyutika Satghar M.A.
Identity Saturation of Women with Disabilities in Films and TV Series
Ankita Dolai M.A.
From 'Madwomen' to 'Funny Women': Excess as Resistance in Comedy Produced by Women
Nadine Ellinger M.A.
Be(com)ing Mothers: Complicating Motherly Figures in African(a) Fiction
Corvin Bittner M.A.
Queer Temporality and Memory Cultures in the Digital Age
Giuliano Marmora M.A.
Retelling Beowulf in the 21st Century: Rewriting the Treasure, the Sword, and the Armour
Eva Krannich M.A.
Magical and Mythological Water Figures in Anglophone Speculative Ecofiction
Completed PhD Projects
Dr. phil. Johanna Pundt
Speculative India: Genre and Aesthetics in Contemporary Indian Anglophone Literature and Popular Culture
Dr. phil. Danyela Demir
Reading Loss: Post-Apartheid Melancholia in Contemporary South African Novels
Dr. phil. Ashumi Shah
Understanding Speculative TV Fandoms
Dr. phil. Anke Bock
Superevil: Villains in Silver Age Superhero Comics
Dr. phil. Michelle Genck
Ghost in the Shell, Death Note, Oldboy: Manga und Anime zwischen Amerikanisierung und globaler Medienkultur
Dr. phil. Edoardo Checcucci
Conflicts, Negotiations and Ambivalences in Norwegian Postmigration Literature: Critiques and Rewritings of Norwegianness
Danica Stojanovic M.A.
Aesthetics of Fantasy Theatre - “A magic of its own”?