Lea Pao

Lea Pao is an Assistant Professor of German Studies at Stanford University, specializing in German and Austrian poetry, information theory, and graphic narrative theory. She serves as Chair of Undergraduate Studies in German Studies and teaches courses on German literature, poetry, and poetics.

Research Interests

• German and Austrian poetry
• History of information theories
• Graphic narrative theory
• Literary and cultural theory
• Narratology
• Poetics

Her work examines intersections between information theory and literary analysis, with ongoing editorial projects including Information: A Reader and Information: Keywords (both forthcoming from Columbia University Press). She has translated works by Q.G. Li and Peter Janich.