Magdalena Kißling

Magdalena Kißling is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of German Studies and Comparative Literature, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Paderborn University. She specializes in literary and media didactics from a cultural studies perspective, focusing on diversity-sensitive teaching, seriality didactics (especially television series), media network didactics, and literary multilingualism.

• Education: PhD in Philosophy (2018) on postcolonial literature didactics (summa cum laude).
• Research: Her work explores postcolonial and postmigrant narratives, gender-sensitive literature teaching, media aesthetics, and critical engagement with the literary canon.
• Recent Publications: 2024 edited volumes on cancel culture and literary canon debates, emphasizing diversity and anti-racist education.
• Awards: 2023 Junior Fellowship at Erich Auerbach Institute; 2021 Teaching Award at Paderborn University.
• Students: Supervises doctoral candidates including Mika Neumeier (gender-sensitive teaching) and Philipp Schlottmann (digital media education).
• Projects: Leads BMBF-funded PoLiS project (2024-2027) developing diversity-critical online teacher training.