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Elisabeth Schäfer is a philosopher and academic based at the University of Vienna, holding positions in the Department of Philosophy and Gender Studies. She also teaches at institutions including the University of Applied Arts Vienna, Goethe University Frankfurt, and Université Paris VI Vincennes. Her academic career includes postdoctoral research roles in FWF-funded projects and a current habilitation project on 'Language Wounds: Alterity. Trauma. Difference.' Her work intersects philosophy, gender studies, and the arts, focusing on deconstruction, queer-feminist theory, psychoanalysis, and artistic research.
Education: PhD in Philosophy from the University of Vienna (2006-2012), followed by translational research and postdoctoral positions. Notable projects include collaborations on artistic installations (e.g., 'Komplizenschaft in der Sichtbarkeit') and radio broadcasts exploring philosophical themes. She has edited several volumes on feminist and performance philosophy, including works by Hélène Cixous and co-authored monographs like 'Die offene Seite der Schrift' (2008).
Research interests span feminist ethics, trauma theory, queer performativity, and the philosophy of writing. Her articles bridge literary analysis with critical theory, addressing topics like gender binaries, materiality, and the ethics of ugliness. She actively participates in interdisciplinary collaborations, merging philosophy with visual and performance art.
Grants include FWF PEEK projects like 'Performing Primal Communism' (2020-2023) and 'Topographien des Körpers' (2019). Key performances include 'WHICH ZONES' (2023) and exhibitions at mumok. She co-edits journals like 'Sublin/mes' and 'Performance Philosophy Journal', contributing to queer-reviewed academic discourse.
