Alexander Mionskowski

Dr. Alexander Mionskowski is an associated researcher in the 'Culture and Imagination' department at the GWZO. He holds a doctorate from Humboldt University Berlin (2013) and has held academic positions including Assistant Professor and DAAD lecturer at Vilnius University (2017–2022). Current roles include DAAD lecturer positions at Eötvös Loránd University Budapest starting 2023/24 and teaching engagements at Leipzig University. His research focuses on politically informed art forms, literature's engagement with knowledge systems, and transformations in Eastern Europe post-1989.

Education:

• Studies in German literature, political science, and law at Free University and Humboldt University Berlin (2000–2006)
• Doctorate on power depictions in Hugo von Hofmannsthal's late works (2013)

Research interests:

• Intersections of literature with economics/sociology
• Poetic frameworks for societal change
• German-language cultural perceptions of Vilnius and regional cities

Professional memberships include Leipzig University's Transformation History Research Centre, ERA epimodern research group, and editorial board of Schnittstelle Germanistik.