Loreen Dalski

Loreen Dalski is a researcher at the German Institute of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, focusing on contemporary literature, phenomena of negativity, and literature education. She has been a scientific assistant since October 2016 and previously held roles at Georg-August-University Göttingen and Friedrich Schiller University Jena. Her doctoral research explored 'Failure in contemporary prose.'

Education: Studied German and Philosophy at Friedrich Schiller University Jena (2008–2014).

Research Interests: Her work examines themes like failure in prose, disaster discourses, and self-optimization in contemporary texts. Notable publications include analyses of Sibylle Berg’s and Yoko Tawada’s works, as well as edited volumes on 'Optimizing the Self.'

Teaching: Taught courses such as 'Disaster Discourses in Contemporary Literature,' 'Canon and Canonicity,' and 'Introduction to Modern German Literature.' Her teaching spans seminars on literary theory, Weimar Classicism, and 19th/20th-century horror literature.

Awards: No scientific awards explicitly mentioned in the text.