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Sigrid Weigel is a Professor at the Literature Department of Technische Universität Berlin and Director of the Zentrum für Literaturforschung (Geisteswissenschaftliche Zentren Berlin). She has held previous professorships at the University of Zürich (German Studies, 1992–1998) and the University of Hamburg (Literary Studies, 1984–1990).
- Director, Zentrum für Literaturforschung Berlin
- Professor, TU Berlin
- Professor, University of Zürich
- Professor, University of Hamburg
Her research spans literary criticism, cultural history, and interdisciplinary studies, focusing on topics such as post-holocaust discourse, Jewish-German literature, and the cultural history of life sciences. She has also explored concepts of memory, secularisation, and the visual interplay between images and texts in art and sciences.
Scientific awards and honors include:
- Member of Academia Europaea
- Honorary member of Modern Languages Ass. USA
- Reimers Price of the Warburg House Hamburg
Research fields
Literary criticismCultural historyCultural-philological epistemology of sciencesGerman Literature (18th–20th century)Post-holocaust discourseConcepts and cultures of memoryJewish-German LiteraturePhilosophyDialectics of secularisationCultural history of martyrdomGenealogyCultural history of life sciencesInterdisciplinary history of the concept of ‘generation’Images and texts in art and sciences
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