Birgit Mikus

Birgit Mikus is a researcher affiliated with the University of Oxford, specifically contributing to the Voltaire Foundation and editorial work for Oxford German Studies. Her academic background includes an M.A. in German Language and Literature and General and Applied Linguistics from the University of Bonn and a D.Phil. in Medieval and Modern Languages from Oxford.

• Education: M.A. (University of Bonn), D.Phil. (University of Oxford).

Her research spans nineteenth- and early twentieth-century German literature, focusing on women’s writing, feminist history, political literature, and the intersection of scientific thought with literary narratives in the Weimar Republic. Specific interests include the works of Hedwig Dohm and the philosophy of language.

Birgit has contributed to major research projects, including the ERC-funded 15cBOOKTRADE Project, HERA-funded Marrying Cultures, and AHRC-funded Writing Brecht. She is currently the Editorial Assistant for Oxford German Studies.

Her publications include the monograph The Political Woman in Print: German Women’s Writing 1845-1919 (2014) and co-edited special issues exploring fractured feminist legacies and intergenerational dynamics in German feminism.