The Chair of Spanish and French Cultural and Literary Studies specialises in cultures, literatures and media from Spain, France, the French-speaking world and Hispanic America.
In the hispanophone region , the cultural focus is on Spain, the Cono Sur, Cuba and Mexico as well as on Spanish-language literatures in the USA. In addition to the study of France and Franco-German relations, Francophonie is an essential axis of the chair's work. The focus here is on the Maghreb, in particular Algeria, as well as Haiti and Quebec.
In our cultural studies research, we deal with
- Economics theory and economic mechanisms in 18th century Spanish theatre
- Visual Cultures: Hispano-American media icons (especially Frida Kahlo)
- Society change in francophone hip-hop
- Disability and culture clash in French film comedies
- Autochthonous cinema from Québec
Our research focusses on literary studies
- Theatre cultures of the 18th century in Spain and France
- Depictions of history in contemporary romances and comics
- Childhood and adolescent perspectives in francophone comics
- Intermediality and imagery in contemporary romances
- E-mail and chat romances from Spain, France and Hispanic America
- Avant-gardes: Spain, Haiti, Cuba
- Travel reports from Chateaubriand to the 1968 movement
- Literatures of Romanticism
- Research interests of Prof Dr Beatrice Schuchardt
- Research interests of Apl. Prof. Dr Dagmar Schmelzer
- Research interests of Dr Elisabeth Kruse
