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Prof. Dr. Astrid M. Fellner is a full Professor of North American Literary and Cultural Studies at Saarland University since 2009 and serves as the Director of the UniGR-Center for Border Studies. She is also a member of the CEUS (Cluster for European Research) and has held significant administrative roles including Vice President for European and International Relations (2014–2017) and Dean of Studies of the Philosophical Faculty (2020–2024).
Education:
- Habilitation (Venia Docendi for American Studies), University of Vienna (2006)
- Dr. Phil. (Ph.D.), University of Vienna (1999)
- Mag. Phil. (M.A.), University of Vienna (1992)
- Erasmus Student, University of Trieste (1992–1993)
- Fulbright Scholar, University of Texas at Austin (1990–1991)
Her research spans Border Studies, Gender and Queer Studies, Popular Culture, and Cultural Studies, with a focus on transnational identities, border narratives, and cultural representations of gender and ethnicity. She has led or co-led numerous international projects, including the BMBF-funded "Linking Borderlands" and DAAD collaborations with Ukrainian scholars on border crises.
Awards & Honors:
- Fellowship at the University of Illinois (2018)
- Erwin-Schrödinger-Fellowship (FWF)
- Theodor Körner Fonds Research Prize (2005)
- Siemens Prize for Best Dissertation in American Studies (1999)
- Fulbright Scholarship (1990)
She has co-edited over a dozen scholarly volumes and special journal issues, and her work has appeared in leading academic journals and presses. Prof. Fellner also founded and co-edits the book series "American Studies in Austria" and has served as President of the Austrian Association for American Studies.
