Kerstin Schmidt

Prof. Dr. Kerstin Schmidt is a faculty member at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, affiliated with the Chair of Environmental Humanities under the School of Humanities. She serves as a ProEnviron Board Member and is based at the Amerika-Institut, Ludwigstraße 3, Munich, Germany.

• Specializes in 19th–20th century North American literature and culture
• Researches theories of space/place, visual culture, and media studies
• Supervises doctoral candidates in interdisciplinary environmental humanities projects

Her work intersects literary analysis with urban design, speculative fiction, and socio-political movements. She has mentored students exploring topics such as smart cities, Caribbean pluralities, and racial justice in postmodern aesthetics.