Brigitte Rath

Brigitte Rath is an Associate Professor specializing in Comparative Literature at the University of Innsbruck's Department of Comparative Literature, housed within the Faculty of Philosophy and Cultural Studies. She holds leadership roles including Study Coordinator for Comparative Literature and heads the KI working group. Her academic trajectory includes positions since 2001 across institutions like Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and Princeton University.

Her research focuses on multilingualism, relational literary analysis, and digital humanities. She explores texts defying singular linguistic categorization, such as pseudotranslations and contemporary poetry by Uljana Wolf. Additionally, she investigates how large language models like ChatGPT reshape literary studies.

Her teaching spans undergraduate and graduate courses on comparative literature, digital humanities, and narrative theory. She advises master’s theses and organizes interdisciplinary colloquia on multilingualism and AI in academia.

Rath’s publications include monographs like *Narratives Verstehen* (2011) and co-edited volumes like *Vom Verreisen in Versen* (2013). Her work appears in journals such as *SubStance* and *PAIDIA – Zeitschrift für Computerspielforschung*. She actively participates in academic networks like the Doktoratskolleg Grenzen and serves on advisory boards for cultural encounter initiatives.