Academic CV

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Academic Education

Venia Legendi (June 2003), Freie Universität Berlin: American Studies (Amerikanistik). 
PhD (Dec. 1996), Freie Universität Berlin: Doctor of philosophy (summa cum laude).
M.A. (Sep. 1992), Freie Universität Berlin: American Literature, Media Studies, and Political Science, thesis on selected writings by Ernest Hemingway and John Steinbeck. 

Professional Development

Tenured Professor of American Studies at the University of Graz (since Feb. 2013). 
University Professor of English and American Studies at the Department of English and American Studies at the University of Vienna (Feb. 2012 – Jan. 2013).
Guest Professor of American Literature and Culture at the Department of English and American Studies at the University of Vienna (Oct. 2011 – Jan. 2012).
Guest Professor of North American Culture and Literature, University of Siegen (Apr. 2010 – Sep. 2011).
Lecturer, Ruhr-University of Bochum, English Seminar (Apr. 2009 – Mar. 2010).
Guest Professor of North American Culture, Freie Universität Berlin, John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies, Dept. of Culture (Oct. 2008 – Mar. 2009).
Visiting Professor of English and Comparative Literature, University of Siegen (Apr. 2007 – Sep. 2008).
Visiting Professor of North American Culture and Literature, University of Siegen (Apr. 2006 – Sep. 2008).
Guest Lecturer American Studies, University of Chemnitz (Oct. 2005 – Mar. 2006).
Guest Professor of North American Culture & Acting Chair, Freie Universität Berlin, John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies, Dept. of Culture (Apr. 2004 – Feb. 2005).
Guest Lecturer, UC Irvine, Dept. of English and Comparative Literature (Spring Term 1998).
 Lecturer of American Studies, Freie Universität Berlin, John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies, Dept. of Culture (Summer Term 1996 – Summer Term 2003).

Awards, Scholarships, Honors, and Memberships

Nomination for the Seraphine-Puchleitner-Award for supervision of PhD candidates (Universität Graz) (Feb. 2021).
Cooperation talks with New York University, Columbia University, City College New York (Certificate »American Film and Television Studies« (May 2019).
University of Pennsylvania (Van Pelt Library, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts), archival research for two book projects, Moveable Designs and Burgeoning Selves (Sep. 2018).
Library Company of Philadelphia (LCP) & Historical Society of Pennsylvania (HSP), archival research (Sep. 2018). 
Joseph P. Horner Memorial Library / German Society of Philadelphia, archival research (Sep. 2018).
Universitat de Barcelona, research group »Constructing New Masculinities« (7-9 Oct. 2015).
Università Ca‘ Foscari (Italien), ERASMUS guest professor (Sep./Oct. 2014) (ERASMUS).
Academic journey with the rector of University of Graz, Prof. Christa Neuper, to various partner universitiies (Montclair State University, City College of New York, University of Minnesota, Waterloo University) (Apr. 2014). 
Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen (Niederlande), ERASMUS guest professor (Oct. 2013) (ERASMUS).
Harvard University (Cambridge, USA); Visiting Scholar and Affiliated Staff Member at the Dept. of English (Sep–Oct. 2010 / Feb. – Apr. 2011).
University of Toronto (Canada), Dept. of English, Visiting Scholar (Sep. – Oct. 2009).
Wilfrid Laurier University (Canada), Dept. of English and Film Studies, Visiting Scholar (Sep. – Oct. 2009).
York University (Canada), Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies, Visiting Scholar (Sep. 2009).
McGill University (Canada), Dept. of English & Dept. of Art History and Communication Studies, Visiting Scholar (Sep. 2009).
Concordia University (Canada), Dept. of Film Studies, Visiting Scholar (Sep. 2009).
Stipend of the Canadian Government for a 1-month research trip to Canada (Faculty Enrichment Program) (Mar. 2009).
Futures of American Studies Institute des Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire (USA), Fellow (June 2007).
Huntington Library, San Marino, California (USA), Research Associate (Feb. – Mar. 2007).
University of California, Riverside (USA), Center for Ideas and Society, Visiting Scholar (Feb. 2007).
Grant from German Research Foundation (DFG) (Apr. 1999 – Sep. 2001).
University of Southern California, Los Angeles (USA), School of Cinema and Television, Visiting Scholar (Nov. 1999 – Feb. 2000).
Margaret Herrick Library, Los Angeles (USA), Archivrecherche (Nov. 1999 – Jan. 2000).
University of California, Irvine (USA), Dept. of English and Comparative Literature, Visiting Scholar, as fellow of the Alexander-von-Humboldt Foundation (Mar. 1998 – Mar. 1999).
University of California, Los Angeles (USA), Dept. of English and Comparative Literature, Visiting Scholar (June – Aug. 1998).
Heinrich-Böll Foundation, research for PhD project (Oct. 1993 – Sep. 1996).
University of California, Berkeley (USA), Dept. of History, Visiting Scholar (Apr. – May 1994).
Cornell University, Ithaca (USA), Dept. of English and Comparative Literature, Visiting Scholar (Apr. 1994).
British Library, University of London (UK), Research for PhD thesis (Jan. – Feb. 1993; Aug. – Sep. 1995; July – Aug. 1996).