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Univ.-Prof. Dr. Cordula Kropik holds the W3 Professorship for German Medieval Studies at the University of Bayreuth since 2020. Previously, she served as Assistant Professor of German Medieval Studies and General Literature at the University of Basel (2019-2020) and held Heisenberg funding positions (2015-2019). Her research systematically focuses on Poetics and Aesthetics, Narratology, Philology, and Literary/Cultural Theory, while historically specializing in German literature of the Middle Ages and Early Modern Period, including courtly novels, heroic poetry, lyrics, minor epics, and treatises.
- Current project: E-LAUTE (2023-2026) on the lute in German-speaking countries.
- 2019 Feodor Lynen Fellowship (Alexander von Humboldt Foundation).
- 2018 funding for 'Social Singing' conference (Fritz Thyssen Foundation).
Research trends from her 15 most recent articles highlight:
- Analysis of medieval lyric poetry (15th-16th centuries), focusing on social singing contexts and textual communities.
- Exploration of narrative structures in courtly romances and heroic epics, emphasizing simultaneity and historical continuity.
- Philological studies on manuscript traditions, including abbreviatio principles and editorial practices.
- Cultural-theoretical approaches to metonymy, ambiguity, and historical memory.
Scientific awards include:
- Feodor Lynen Fellowship (2019)
- Doctoral Prize (FSU Jena, 2007)
- Heisenberg funding (DFG, 2015-2019)
- DFG Project KR 3916/1-1 (2011-2015)
She has edited seminal works including Geselliger Sang (2024) and Der Basler Edelstein (2021), and maintains a comprehensive research program at the intersection of poetics, cultural studies, and manuscript analysis.
