Carly McLaughlin

Dr. Carly McLaughlin is a Lecturer in English and Internationalisation Officer at the Faculty of Business, Computing and Law at Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau. She holds a PhD in German Studies from the University of London (2008) and has extensive academic experience across the UK, Sweden, and Germany since 2008. Her teaching focuses on language courses, academic writing, and specialized areas like postcolonial and critical race studies. As Internationalisation Officer, she supports staff and students in English-language academic practices and international student integration.

• Education: BA French and German (Oxford, 2002), MA European Literature (London, 2004), PhD German Studies (London, 2008)

Her research explores discourses around child migration, particularly in forced displacement contexts. Notable projects include co-editing The Routledge Companion to Migration Literature (2024) and Narratives of Precarious Migrancy in the Global South (2024). Her work interrogates how migration intersects with childhood, innocence, and political frameworks.

Publications span literary journals like Girlhood Studies and Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, focusing on refugee narratives, asylum policies, and cultural representations of displacement. She also regularly contributes book reviews to journals such as Anglistik and Australian Historical Studies.

Academic services include English-language teaching support for faculty, presentation coaching, and editing assistance. For students, she offers academic writing workshops and international consultation hours both in-person and virtually.