Alexander Scherr

Dr. habil. Alexander Scherr is a Professor at the Department of English and American Literature and Culture at the University of Giessen, Germany. He is also affiliated with the International Graduate Centre for the Study of Culture (GCSC). Scherr specializes in narrative theory and its intersections with literature, science, and transnational cultural studies, with a particular focus on the Anglophone novel and essay.

• PhD in English and American Literary and Cultural Studies (University of Giessen, 2011-2016)
• M.A. in English Literature, Philosophy, Musicology (University of Bonn, 2003-2009)

Research Areas:

• Narrative power across media and discourses
• Essayistic forms of life in Anglophone novels
• Literature-science interactions
• Transnational Anglophone literary traditions
• Romantic and Gothic legacies

Scientific Awards:

• Best Article Award (German Association for American Studies, 2022)
• Dr. Herbert-Stolzenberg Teaching Award (2019, 2013)

As a lecturer, Scherr has taught over 40 seminars on Anglophone literatures and cultures. His current research explores literary climates of uncertainty, postcolonial crime fiction, and free speech narratives.