Vita
Academic Career
from 2006: University of Hamburg:
Professor of Modern German Literature (Theory of Literature, Methodology of Textual Analysis and Literary Computing) in the Department of Langage, Literature and Media I, Faculty of Humanities, University of Hamburg.
2006: LMU, Munich (Summer semester)
Professor of Modern German Literature and Humanities Computing (‘Professor für Neuere deutsche Literaturwissenschaft und Computerphilologie ’) at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich.
2001 - 2006: University of Hamburg
Since 4/2004 project leader for the project on ‘Story Generator Algorithms’ and for NarrNetz, an E-Learning project on Narrative Theory. 2002-2004 Chairperson of the Arbeitsstelle Computerphilologie (Working Group Literary Computing); co-author and coordinator for the E-Learning course C-Phil Online,
4/2001 - 3/2004 academic researcher in the DFG (German Research Foundation) funded Narratology Research Group (FGN) at Hamburg University, project on 'The Temporality Effect'.
2001 Habilitation at the University of Hamburg with a study on a narrative theory of action and Humanities Computing.
Member of the ASL ( Working Group on the Social History Of Literature, Hamburg University) since 1996. DFG (German Science Foundation) Habilitation Grant 1998 - 2000.
1986 - 1995: University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
1986-88 Lecturer, 1988-90 Senior Lecturer, 1990-95 Associate Professor ad hominem (tenured) and Head of German Department / Deputy Chairperson Modern Languages at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg/South Africa.
1981 - 1986: University of Hamburg
Academic Assistant in the Department of German; Doctoral Dissertation and and Doctorate in Philosophy (1985)
1974 - 1981: Studies at Hamburg University
Studied German, History, Education and English at the University of Hamburg where I also obtained my First State Exam.
Research focus
Literary Computing, Cognitive Modelling, Narratology, Austrian Literature of the 20th century, Fantastic Literature
Extra-Academic Experience
Developed and conducted German language and culture immersion courses for senior executives of German-owned companies in South Africa (e.g., AEG, Roche Pharmaceuticals) 1990-1995. Project manager in a civil engineering consultancy firm 1995-1998. Successless, yet highly motivated author of novels and film scripts - thus far!
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