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Pd Dr. Gert Hofmann Staatsprüfung (Münster), Dr. phil (Würzburg), Dr. phil. habil (Rostock)

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Pd Dr. Gert Hofmann Staatsprüfung (Münster), Dr. phil (Würzburg), Dr. phil. habil (Rostock)

Teaching Interests

German and Comparative Literature, literary and cultural theory, border areas of literature and philosophy, law, visual and performance arts.

Recent Postgraduates

Details of Research Masters/MPhil Degrees Conferred:



2005 Elaine Morley: Ingeborg Bachmann and Postmodernity: Schizophrenic Subjectivity and Shifting Reality  

Details of PhD Degrees Conferred:



2008 Renata Plaice: Spielformen der Literatur: der moderne und der postmoderne Begriff des Spiels in den Werken von Thomas Bernhard, Heiner Müller und Botho Strauß

(published with Königshausen und Neumann (Würzburg) 2010.)

Distinction: Renata Plaice was invited to present on her PhD-project at the Deutscher Germanistentag in Marburg in 2007.



2012 William O'Keeffe: A Literary Occupation. Responses of German Writers in Service in Occupied Europe 



MA Degree:



Numerous minor theses have been supervised in recent years in various disciplines: German Studies, Film Studies, Comparative and World Literature.



As Guest Supervisor I also supervised Magister/MA theses at the University of Hanover and the University of Rostock.

Current Postgraduate Students

Loenze Claudia, Doctoral Degree   -   Co-Supervised

Modules Taught

2014   LL7001     Presenting Critical Theory: Presenting Critical Theory
2014   LL6002     World Literature. Theory and Texts: World Literature. Theory and Texts
2014   GE6003     Ut pictura poiesis: Literature and the Visual Arts: Ut pictura poiesis: Literature and the Visual Arts
2014   LL6009     Dissertation: Dissertation
2014   GE3142     Nietzsche für Alle und Keinen: The Philosopher as Artist.: Nietzsche für Alle und Keinen: The Philosopher as Artist.
2014   GE3904     The Double Face of Germany: Representing the Holocaust: The Double Face of Germany: Representing the Holocaust
2014   GE3902     Language and Interpretation: Language and Interpretation
2014   GE2126     German Literature from 18th to 21st Century: German Literature from 18th to 21st Century
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