Dora Elizabeth Osborne

Dr. Dora Elizabeth Osborne is a Senior Lecturer in German at the University of St Andrews' School of Modern Languages. She specializes in legacies of violence (particularly National Socialism and the Holocaust) in German and Austrian culture, with a focus on literature, film, and memorial practices. Her current research explores Animal Studies and posthuman theory through taxidermy and fur in cultural works. She teaches German language/culture at all levels and offers Honours modules on post-wall cinema, Holocaust memory, and animals in literature/film.

Her research outputs include two monographs and peer-reviewed articles analyzing contemporary German/Austrian cultural works. She co-directs the German Screen Studies Network and co-edits Austrian Studies. Teaching activities include supervising PhD projects on post-1945 German/Austrian literature/film and Animal Studies. Her work addresses themes like archival practices, trauma representation, and nonhuman narratives in cultural productions.

Recent projects include examining Kurt Waldheim's legacy in Ruth Beckermann's films and Maren Ade's exploration of posthuman themes. She collaborates on interdisciplinary research networks focusing on German-language cinema and cultural studies.