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Bart Philipsen is a Professor of German Literature at KU Leuven, where he also lectures on Theatre, Theory, and Performance in the programs of Culture Studies and Western Literature. Since 2012, he has chaired the Department of Literary Studies.
His research focuses on the enduring influence of German Romanticism and Idealism in modern and contemporary literature, art, and philosophy, as well as theoretical frameworks for tragedy, performativity, and the intersection of aesthetics and politics. His current projects include a monograph on the relationship between theory, theatre, and performance from Hölderlin to Judith Butler and a collection of essays on 19th-century German political drama.
Key Themes in Recent Publications
- Analysis of submarine warfare narratives as allegories of posthuman identity
- Exploration of Hölderlin's poetry in poststructuralist contexts
- Critique of bio-political societies through naval literature
- Posthumanist approaches to theatre practice
- Interdisciplinary studies of European cultural identity
- Re-examining Friedrich Schlegel and Schleiermacher's hermeneutics
Academic Collaborations
Philipsen frequently collaborates with scholars like Sientje Maes and Arne De Winde on projects concerning German political drama and community fictions. He has presented at institutions including Humboldt University Berlin, TU Dresden, and the Zentrum für Literatur- und Kulturforschung Berlin.
