Stephanie Blum

Dr. Stephanie Blum serves as a Scientific Associate and Research Assistant in the Department of Modern German Literature at Saarland University, working under Prof. Dr. Ralf Bogner in Building A2 2, Room 0.21. Her contact email is stephanie.blum@uni-saarland.de, with office hours by prior appointment.

Her academic credentials include:

• Doctorate (Dr.) with dissertation: "Poetological Poetry of the Early Enlightenment. Genre Issues, Discourses, and Gender Aspects" (Hanover, 2018)
• Master of Arts (MA)

Dr. Blum's research focuses on critical intersections of language and literature:

• Austrian literary traditions, particularly language skepticism in works by Bachmann, Jelinek, and Handke
• Enlightenment-era poetic forms and gender dynamics
• Theater scandals in Austrian cultural history
• Philosophical influences (Wittgenstein, Mauthner) on linguistic representation

She contributed to the anthology "Language Criticism and Language Doubt in Austrian Literature" (Frank & Timme), analyzing how post-1945 authors confront linguistic limitations amid historical trauma like Nazi crimes.

She teaches "PS Theater scandals from Austria" and collaborates within Prof. Bogner's research group alongside associates Antonia Habermann, Dr. Katharina Meiser, and Marlen Wagner.