Eva-Maria Konrad

Dr. Eva-Maria Konrad is an Assistant Professor at the Institute for German Literature, Humboldt University of Berlin, specializing in Methods of Literary Studies. Her research bridges Literary Theory and Philosophical Inquiry, focusing on Contemporary Literature and the Role of Empathy in Literary Understanding.

• Research Focus: Fictionality, Empathy, Counterfactual Narratives, and Ethical Engagement in Literature
• Projects: Member (2018-2023) of DFG network Feeling and Understanding: The Role of Empathy
• Teaching: Courses on Fate, Contingency, and Chance in Contemporary Literature, Theories of Fictionality, and Unreliable Narration

Publications highlight her work on fictional emotions, counterfactual literature, empathy’s role in interpretation, and historical fictionality debates. She co-edits the Journal of Literary Theory and the book series THEOREMA.

Her email is eva-maria.konrad@hu-berlin.de. She holds a PhD (2013) and has held research roles at Goethe University Frankfurt and Regensburg.