Tobias Berneiser

Dr. Tobias Berneiser is a Researcher in Romance Literature and Cultural Studies at the University of Siegen, Faculty I. He has been a research assistant since 2019 and currently leads a DFG-funded habilitation project on Republican memory and female revolutionary icons in the context of the Neapolitan Republic of 1799. His work bridges literary analysis, media studies, and cultural memory, with a strong interdisciplinary focus.

Research Interests:

• Cultural Memory and Revolution
• Gender and Historiography
• Urban Spaces in Literature
• Intermediality and Transmediality
• 19th-Century Italian and French Literature
• Contemporary European and Latin American Narratives

His recent publications span monographs, edited volumes, and numerous articles in journals and anthologies, focusing on themes such as literary obsession, posthumous autofiction, and historical representation in television. The trend in his work shows a consistent engagement with how historical trauma, identity, and memory are mediated through literary and cinematic forms across Romance cultures.

Scientific Awards:

• Reinhard-Kiesler-Preis (2019) for article on Lisbon's literary nautics

Dr. Berneiser has secured competitive funding through the DFG and collaborates widely with scholars across Europe. He has organized academic sections, such as on historical icons in Romance television, and contributes to major reference works like the Metzler Lexicon. He has no listed advisees but plays a significant role in academic editing and translation.

Labs and Research Groups: He is part of the research team at the Romance Department of the University of Siegen and contributes to interdisciplinary projects on urbanity, war, and memory in the 19th and 20th centuries.