Carlotta Posth

Dr. Carlotta Posth is a Junior Professor for Medieval Comparative Literature at the Institute of Modern Languages, Faculty of Philosophy, Julius-Maximilians-University of Würzburg. She holds a tenure-track W2 position and teaches German-French comparative analysis of medieval performative literature. Previouly worked at Tübingen and Freiburg universities in research roles.

• PhD in Older German Language and Literature & French Linguistics (2020)
• Master's in Biology & First State Exam for Gymnasium Teaching (2010-2016)
• BA in German Philology & Philosophy (2008-2015)

Research focuses on medieval death discourse and comparative drama analysis across German and French-speaking regions. Specializes in historical semiotics through multimodal analysis of religious plays, and diachronic narratology of eschatological themes. Currently developing a hybrid digital edition of the 16th-century Antichrist play 'Le Jugement de Dieu'.

Recent publications analyze 15th-16th century moral plays, cross-cultural death metaphors, and biblical allusions in Catholic drama. Conference presentations frequently address threat communication through medieval stagecraft, with special attention to antijewish tropes and performative self-legitimation in dramatic texts.

Her 2022 monograph 'Persuasionsstrategien im vormodernen Theater' established new semiotic frameworks for analyzing religious stagecraft. Current Altfranzösisch teaching module development expands access to medieval language instruction.