Biography
Since Jan 2025
A new university representative on the governing board of the Franco-German University (DFH). (external link, opens in a new window)
News from the University of Regensburg - University of Regensburg (external link, opens in a new window)
Since Nov 2024
Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures at King's College London. (external link, opens in a new window)
May 2020 until May 2024
University Women's Representative and Representative of the University for Gender Equality in Science and Art
March/April 2022
Professeure invitée à l'université de Toulouse II Jean Jaurès - CREG (Centre de Recherche et d'Études Germaniques)
Oct 2019 until May 2020
Director of the Doctoral Programme of the Faculties of Humanities (PUR)
Dean of Research of the Faculty of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
March 2017
Professeure invitée Université Clermont Auvergne
Since Sept 2016
Membro del Comitato direttivo AIPI, Associazione Internazionale Professori di Italiano (external link, opens in a new window)
Since May 2016
Membre du comité scientifique international CELIS (external link, opens in a new window)
April 2014 until March 2015
Managing Director of the Institute of Romance Languages and Literature, University of Regensburg
Jan 2013 until March 2014
Managing Director of the Doctoral Programme of the Faculties of Arts and Humanities (PUR)
Oct 2011 to Sept 2013
Vice Dean of the Faculty of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, University of Regensburg
Oct 2011 to Sept 2015
Project manager of the programme "QuiRL - Quality in Regensburg Teaching" (BMBF programme "Quality Pact for Teaching")
2010/11
Head of the expert commission for the evaluation of the "Linguistics and Literary Studies" department at the University of Osnabrück
Management of the Institute of Romance Languages and Literature, University of Regensburg
2010
Founding member of the research initiative Violence and Aggression in Nature and Culture at the University of Regensburg
Since April 2009
Permanent member ofAnzeigen (external link, opens in a new window) the journal "Italienisch - Zeitschrift für italienische Sprache und Kultur"
Professor of French and Italian Literature at the University of Regensburg (W3)
2008/2009
Deputy Professor of French and Italian Literature and Media Studies, University of Mannheim
2007/2009
Residence in Bruxelles, Belgium
2006/2007
Deputy Professor of Romance Literary Studies, University of Erfurt
2006
Habilitation "Romance languages and literature" (University of Potsdam)
2005
Opening of the habilitation procedure, habilitation thesis on "Persecution of Jews in Italy in the Italian romance"
2004-2007
Assistant professor, University of Potsdam, Institute of Romance Languages and Literature (Chair of Prof. Dr Helene Harth / Prof. Dr Cornelia Klettke)
2002-2004
Assistant professor, University of Potsdam, Institute of Romance Languages and Literature (Chair Prof. Dr Helene Harth)
2002
Freelance interpreter
2000
Scholarship from the state of Baden-Württemberg, HSP III habilitation scholarship
Member of the teaching staff for Magister in the profession (Heidelberg University Initiative)
1997
Lecturer at the University of Heidelberg, Romance Department
1995-1997
Research assistant at the University of Heidelberg, Romance Studies
1995
Doctorate (Dr. phil.), grade: "summa cum laude" (Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg)
1994-2000
Freelance reviewer for publishing houses
1993-1995
Permanent position in the editorial department of Paul List Verlag, Munich
1989-1992
Publishing internships at Suhrkamp Verlag, Insel Verlag, Deutscher Klassikerverlag, Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag
1989
Maîtrise de Lettres Modernes, Université Paul Valéry Montpellier III (mention très bien)
1988
Licence de Lettres Modernes, Université Paul Valéry Montpellier III
1987-1990
Studied modern literature, specialising in literary theory and comparative literature
1987-1993
Freelance interpreter and translator
1986/1987
Assistante de langue étrangère, Perpignan, study of history, Université de Perpignan Via Domitia
1985-1986
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg i. Brsg., studied Romance languages and literature, German language and literature
1983-1985
Free University of Berlin, studied German language and literature, medieval studies, Romance studies, history
Jan-June 1983
Paris IV (Sorbonne)
Dec. 1982
A-levels at Berlin-Steglitz grammar school
Memberships and commitments
- Since 2016 - Member of the Comitato direttivo of the Associazione Internazionale dei Professori d'Italiano.
- Since 2016 - Member of the Advisory Board of the Centre d'Études sur la Littérature et la Sociopoétique at the Université Clermont Auvergne.
- Since 2021 - Member of the Advisory Board of the Centre for Memory Culture at the University of Regensburg.
- Since 2024 - Visiting Professor, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Department of Languages, Literature and Culture, King's College London.
- Since 1 January 2025 - Member of the governing board of the Franco-German University (DFH).