Sigrid Nieberle

Prof. Dr. Sigrid Nieberle is a Professor leading the Team Modern and Contemporary German Literature with a Focus on Gender and Diversity at TU Dortmund University's Faculty of Cultural Studies, Department of Cultural Studies. Her research emphasizes German contemporary literature, intermediality between literature/film/music, and gender/diversity studies. Key areas include 19th-century popular literature, disability studies in literary history, and intersectional music literature research. She supervises doctoral students like Zhengtao Ding and collaborates with a team including Dr. Linda Leskau and research assistants. Contact: diversitaet.fk15@tu-dortmund.de.

Research interests span intermedial aesthetics, gender performativity, and historical literary analysis. Recent publications (2024) explore 15 years of gender studies developments and feminist discourse. Past research includes studies on Beethoven's cultural legacy and soundscapes in children's literature. Former team members include scholars like Dr. Innokentij Kreknin and Annika Klanke.

Advising focuses on interdisciplinary doctoral work, with grants supporting projects on disability studies and music-literature intersections. The team operates within TU Dortmund's Institute for Diversity Studies, emphasizing academic rigor and social relevance. Current projects include analyses of contemporary German literature's gender dynamics and historical narrative frameworks.