Juliane Lensch

Dr. Juliane Lensch is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Romance Studies, Didactics Department, Justus Liebig University Giessen. Her work focuses on the intersection of music, culture, and education, with a particular emphasis on marginalized musical traditions and their pedagogical applications.

Educational Background:

• Master's degree in Musicology, Music Education, and Theology (2002) from Justus Liebig University Giessen.
• Promotion (PhD) in 2009 with a dissertation on "The Music of Eastern Jewish Klezmer in the USA in the Early 20th Century".

Dr. Lensch's research explores the music of peripheral groups, including Klezmer, Roma, and French suburban hip hop, alongside themes of music and religion, music's role in language acquisition, and the cultural representation of Jewishness in cinema. Her recent publications analyze cross-cultural musical exchanges, such as Klezmer's evolution in the USA and Hip Hop's integration into French language pedagogy.

She has contributed to academic projects like "Youth Cultures of Romance-Speaking Countries, Focus on Hip Hop" since 2006, transitioning to private teaching roles in cello and mathematics while maintaining her research affiliations.