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Charles Campbell-Decock is a Lecturer in the Germanic Studies department at the University of Chicago since 2020. He holds a B.A. in German Literature from Bowdoin College (2017) and conducted studies at Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (2015-2016). He served as an English Teaching Assistant in Dresden through a Fulbright Grant (2017-2018). His research focuses on postwar German-language art, incorporating adaptation studies, corporeality, queer theory, trauma, and disability studies. He teaches German language courses and serves as a lector for the University Writing Program.
Education:
- B.A., German Literature, Bowdoin College, 2017
- Studies at Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, 2015-2016
Research emphasizes intertextuality and embodiment in postwar literature/film, challenging canonical figures like Frank Wedekind through queer and feminist lenses. His dissertation explores 'incorporation' as a psychoanalytic framework for analyzing adaptation dynamics in postwar art. He actively develops pedagogical methods for language instruction.
Teaching Highlights:
- GRMN 10100/10200/10300: Elementary German (2021-2022)
- GRMN 21203: German Expressionism (Winter 2024)
- Course Assistant for GRMN 35524 (Writing Gender) and GRMN 33300 (Reading German for Research) (2024)
Awards:
- Fulbright Grant for English Teaching Assistantship (Dresden, 2017-2018)
Engages in interdisciplinary dialogues through events like the 'Interdisciplinary German Seminar' on German literary studies challenges (May 2024).
