About
Rye Bittl has a Bachelor's degree in American Studies, Media Studies and Cultural Anthropology. They have an MA in European American Studies and wrote their Master's Thesis about Tourist Selfies taken at Concentration Camp Memorial Sites.
In addition to teaching, they work as Administrative Manager at REAF.
Research
Rye Bittl is currently pursuing their PhD Project and is mostly interested in trans identities, memory culture, and how these tie in with political ideologies.
Rye Bittl
- E-mail address: Rye.Bittl(at)ur.de (opens your email program)
- Tel: +49 941 943 3507 (starts a telephone call, if your device allows this)
- Fax: +49 941 943 3590
- Location: PT 3.2.83
American Studies
University of Regensburg
93040 Regensburg - Important information: Pronouns: they | them
Respectfully address by: full name or "Mx."
Office hours summer term 2026:
Wednesday, 4-5pm
Please send an email to Rye.Bittl@ur.de to register beforehand and make arrangements.
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CV
2025-now: PhD candidate and instructor at UR, Administrative Manager at REAF
2023-2025: Freelance lecturer (diversity training, especially for social workers)
2023: Master of Arts: European-American Studies (UR)
2018: Bachelor of Arts: American Studies, Cultural Anthropology, and Media Studies (UR)
Research Interests
- Critical Race Theory
- Queer Studies and History
- Memory Studies, especially pertaining to the historical and cultural entanglements of WWII and National Socialism
- Postcolonial Studies
Teaching
Summer Semester 2026:
Introduction to English and American Literary Studies
American Cultural History
Winter Semester 2025/2026:
Introduction to English and American Literary Studies
American Cultural History
Review: American Literature
Teacher Training Programs (Lehramt): Counseling
Counseling
Contact them for:
- Erasmus (LA): general advice on studying abroad, consultation to complete learning agreements, transfer of credits ("Anerkennungsanträge")
- LA: organization of studies, change of degree program, transfer of credits, general student counseling
- LA: preparation for state exams (Beratung zur Staatsexamensvorbereitung)
Please note that I can only provide counseling for issues concerning subjects from American Studies.
If you would like to transfer credits ("Anerkennungsantrag"), the respective forms and documents must be submitted to me via email at least two weeks before the deadline.