Anna Brod

Dr. Anna Brod serves as Akademische Oberrätin and Managing Director at the Institute for German Language and Literature, University of Education Freiburg since 2023/2024. Her academic trajectory includes PhD completion summa cum laude (2018), prior roles as Akademische Rätin (2021-2024) and Akademische Mitarbeiterin (2014-2019) at the same institution, and secondary school teaching experience in Essen (2019-2021).

Her research centers on theater studies and didactics, with three interconnected strands: critical analysis of NSU/right-wing violence representations in German theater, gender norm negotiations in children's/youth productions, and philosophical intersections with language pedagogy. Recent projects examine choral speaking techniques (Wütend picture book, 2025), body image in youth theater (bodybild, 2024), and Holocaust-NSU memory continuities. She approaches these through documentary theater analysis, performance theory, and classroom application frameworks.

Dr. Brod's publication output shows consistent productivity since 2014, with 15+ peer-reviewed works through 2025. Her scholarship demonstrates

• Strong thematic continuity in NSU theater representations (2015-2022)
• Increasing focus on gender in youth theater (2019-2025)
• Methodological expansion from literary analysis to performance pedagogy
• International collaborative patterns, particularly with Austrian scholars

She received University of Education Freiburg's 2018 Dissertation Prize for her monograph on NSU theatrical testimony. Additional recognition includes peer-reviewed publications in Open Gender Journal and Zeitschrift für Genozidforschung.

Dr. Brod actively supervises bachelor's theses (though capacity-limited for summer 2026) and leads teacher training initiatives including state exam preparation workshops for Der Markisenmann (2025) and Krummer Hund (2024). She invites funding inquiries for aesthetic projects within Faculty II and maintains consultation hours Mondays 1-2 PM (winter semester 2025/26).

Her work operates without dedicated laboratory facilities but leverages institutional partnerships including FACE and ZELF for educational resource development. Current projects focus on gender representation in children's theater and NSU memory practices.