Andreas Gailus

Andreas Gailus is a Professor and Chair of Germanic Languages and Literatures at the University of Michigan, serving as Director of Graduate Studies. He holds a Ph.D. from Columbia University and has taught at the University of Chicago and the University of Minnesota. His research focuses on intersections of German literature with philosophy, psychoanalysis, and questions of literary form, particularly exploring the conceptual foundations of Western modernity through German cultural artifacts.

Notable publications include Forms of Life: Aesthetics and Biopolitics in German Culture (2020) and Passions of the Sign (2006). He received the 2019 John Dewey Award for his dedication to undergraduate education. His work bridges theoretical analysis with historical contexts, addressing themes like biopolitics, subjectivity, and crisis in modern thought.

Gailus has contributed to interdisciplinary fields through publications in New German Critique and Germanic Review. His academic leadership includes roles at the Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia. Current research continues to interrogate the philosophical underpinnings of German cultural production across centuries.