Susanne Greilich

Prof. Dr. Susanne Greilich holds the Chair of Romance Philology II at the University of Regensburg, leading the DFG-funded project on Transatlantic Knowledge Transfer and Cultural Translation Dynamics. Her research focuses on Francophone and Hispanophone literatures and cultures from the 18th to 21st centuries, emphasizing cultural transfer, encyclopedism, postcolonial discourse, and intercultural humor. She co-edited major works like Traduire l'encyclopédisme (2024) and Translation Policy and the Politics of Translation (2024). Her academic journey includes a PhD (2004) on 18th-century French almanacs and a habilitation (2015) on Juan Valera's novels.

• Education: Studies in Cultural Economics (1991–1996), PhD in French Cultural Studies (2004), Habilitation in Romance Philology (2015)
• Key Awards: 2014 Faculty Teaching Award Nomination, DFG Fellowship (2000), DAAD Scholarship (1992–1996)

Her research projects explore Enlightenment-era encyclopedias, transatlantic theater culture, and contemporary Francophone humor. She co-founded the ENCCRE digital edition team for the Encyclopédie and directs the DFG SPP 2130 project on translation cultures of the Early Modern period.