Christoph Jürgensen

Prof. Dr. Christoph Jürgensen holds the Professorship for Modern German Literature and Literature Communication at the Faculty of Humanities and Cultural Studies, Otto-Friedrich University of Bamberg. His work bridges modern German literature, literature communication, and pop music culture, with a focus on contemporary German literature, ecocriticism, and paratextual studies.

• Research Themes: 18th–20th century German literature, literary business, material ecocriticism, paratexts, and pop music intersections.
• Projects: "Cover Stories", "Title Practices", and "Wolf Haas' Literature" collaborations; co-editor of the Günter Grass Handbook (2025).
• Events: Organized workshops on Deutschrap, hosted readings with authors like Lutz Seiler, and curated student projects such as the Rezensöhnchen journal.

Publications span edited volumes on contemporary poetry, pop cultural analysis, and literary theory. His March 2025 lecture on "Gunter Gabriel's Pop Aesthetics" and involvement in the 2022 International Summer University highlight his active academic engagement.