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Alfred Sproede is a Professor of Slavic and Baltic Literatures at the University of Münster, holding the Chair of East Slavic and West Slavic Literatures. He has held visiting professorships at Harvard University and Jagiellonian University in Kraków. His research focuses on East Central European cultures and literatures, Renaissance and Humanism in Poland and Bohemia, and Eastern European legal and social philosophy. He has authored numerous publications on topics including literary evolution, Slavic formalism, and cultural history.
- Educations:
- Habilitation in General Literary Studies (1993, University of Fribourg)
- PhD in Slavic Studies (1982, University of Konstanz)
- Studies in Slavic, Romance, Philosophy, and History (1969–1976, Frankfurt/M., Paris, Constance)
Research Interests: Sproede explores the intersection of law and literature in Eastern Europe, particularly in early modern texts. He investigates the role of comedy and theater in Eastern European cultural contexts, and the evolution of literary traditions in Ukraine, Poland, and Lithuania. His work also delves into the philosophical underpinnings of legal systems and their cultural representations.
Publications Trends: Recent articles analyze legal discourses in early modern Polish and Russian texts, formalist literary theories, and comparative studies of Eastern European literatures. His work often bridges historical analysis with contemporary cultural critiques, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches.
- Awards:
- Member of the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences, Humanities and the Arts (2015)
- Advising & Grants:
- Supervised doctoral theses on topics such as Ukrainian nation-building in literature, post-imperial narratives, and Baltic cultural studies.
- Leader of the Cluster of Excellence project B3-9, exploring early modern Polish tolerance through literary history.
- Active in academic boards, including the German Pushkin Society and the Centre of Slavic Studies in Paris.
Labs/Teams: Coordinates research within the Slavic and Baltic Studies department at Münster, collaborating with international institutions on projects like the 'Kulturen der Gerechtigkeit' series.
