Jan Süselbeck

Jan Süselbeck is a Full Professor of German Culture at NTNU's Department of Language and Literature within the Faculty of Humanities. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor of German Studies at the University of Calgary, Canada, reflecting his transnational academic engagement. His career includes roles as DAAD Associate Professor (2015-2020) and DAAD Returning Grant recipient (2020-2021). He holds a habilitation from Philipps University of Marburg (2012) and a PhD from Free University of Berlin (2004).

His research focuses on affect theory, literary antisemitism, transcultural memory, and representations of war. Notable projects include a monograph on emotional effects of literary antisemitism (2013) and co-editing volumes such as Emotionen und Antisemitismus (2021). He leads the Baltic Peripeties research group and serves as managing editor of literaturkritik.de since 2005.

Recent activities include a 2025 invited talk at Siegen University on literary antisemitism strategies and a podcast on E.T.A. Hoffmann's Sandmann. His 15 most recent articles explore themes like antisemitic discourses in modern media, memory politics, and German Studies' academic challenges.

He supervises PhD students across institutions, including Nina Pilz (graphic novels and pandemic discourse) and Paula Hartmann (Holocaust representations). Awards include the Alfried Krupp Junior Fellowship (2016/17) and DAAD grants.