Greta Olson

Professor Greta Olson is affiliated with the Department of English and American Literature and Culture at the School of Literature and Culture, Justus Liebig University Giessen. Her research bridges political and artistic practices with academic analysis, focusing on cultural approaches to law, the politics of form, critical media studies, American Studies, and feminism and sexuality studies. She serves as a general editor of the European Journal of English Studies and co-runs the European Network for Law and Literature Research.

• Key Research Areas: Law and Literature, Affect Theory, Migration Discourse, Digital Humanities, American Politics, Cultural Critique

Recent publications explore the intersection of social media poetry, legal affect, and transnational perspectives on U.S. elections. Olson actively participates in public talks, including analyses of the 2024 U.S. presidential elections and the material turn in migration studies.

Contact information: Room B 335, Otto-Behaghel-Str. 10 B, Giessen, Germany. Phone: +49 641 - 99 30091; Email: Greta.Olson@anglistik.uni-giessen.de.