Angela Stercken

Dr. Angela Stercken is a Research Fellow at the Institute for Art and Art History, University of Duisburg-Essen. She specializes in art theory, aesthetics, and transcultural exchanges, particularly focusing on the Black Atlantic, diasporic art practices, and temporalities in contemporary art.

• Key research areas: transatlantic art, postcolonial critique, transmedial aesthetics
• Active in DFG-funded projects (2017-2020) and international networks

Her recent publications explore diasporic image politics, maritime spaces in art, and temporal concepts in global modernism. She has received fellowships from prestigious institutions in the USA, Senegal, and Germany.

Scientific awards include:

• DFG Research Funding (2017-2020)
• Grimme Online Award (2013)
• International fellowships (2018)

She co-edits collaborative projects on aesthetic temporalities and contributes to exhibitions and digital humanities initiatives.