Eva von Contzen

Prof. Dr. Eva von Contzen is a Professor of English Literature at the University of Freiburg, leading the ERC-funded project 'Lists in Literature and Culture'. She holds a PhD from Ruhr-University Bochum and has taught at institutions including the University of Toronto and Ruhr-University Bochum. She serves as Managing Director of the Mittelalterzentrum (MAZ) and Deputy Equal Opportunity Officer at the Faculty of Philology.

Her research focuses on narrative theory, medieval literature, and cognitive approaches to literature. Notable projects include the 'Medieval Narratology' DFG network and the GRK 1767 research training group. She is co-editor of New Chaucer Studies: Pedagogy and Profession and contributes to blogs like Listology.

Awards include the Phelan Prize and ERC Starting Grant. Her work bridges medieval and contemporary studies, with recent projects analyzing lists in literature from antiquity to postmodernism.