Teaching

I welcome all students of German in my classes. I teach various subjects in the field of German.

Research interests

My primary research interests lie in modern German literature,- literary studies, comparative literature and linguistics and translation studies. I am a member of the research unit: languages & Cultures, Ideologies.

Publications

My recent publications are about German literature and epochs: one essay about Franz Werfel in 2005, one about Siegfried Lenz: German Lesson in September 2006 following an essay about the author in winter 2006, and one about German Exile literature written in collaboration with Professor Knapp of the University Utah. You can view these articles online under http://www.litencyc.com.

A book with the title: Gerhart Hauptmann and his Historical Plays. Aesthetic character construction and its relationship to history. Aachen: Shaker, 2008.

One essay with the title: Gerhart Hauptmann’s Hamlet ‘translation’ in: Anglistica Pisana VIII:2 (2011)

One essay with the title: Gerhart Hauptmann und Franz Werfel (1890 – 1945), eine Dichterfreundschaft, in: „Habt herzlichen Dank für Eure Freundschaft…“ Menschen um Gerhart Hauptmann. Edited by Klaus Hildebrandt/Krzysztof A. Kuczyński. Włocławek: Wissenschaftlicher Verlag, 2011.

Forthcoming publications
An Essay on Gerhart Hauptmann’s Lineman Thiel in: Carl und Gerhart Hauptmann yearbook

Book publication Projects
‘How speechlessness leads to tragedy’ a comparative study on German literature and language in literature

Translating German novellas into English. A comparative study in translation

Membership

I am a member of the Board of the Gerhart Hauptmann Gesellschaft,  a member of the Goethe Society and a member of ESRA Shakespeare Society.