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Heidi Schlipphacke is a Professor of Germanic Studies at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), affiliated with the School of Liberal and Cultural Studies (LCSL) within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Her research explores how imaginative arts like literature and film reveal social and political structures, with a focus on gender, sexuality, kinship, queer aesthetics, and the aesthetics of the nation-state. Her work spans German and Austrian cultural contexts, often engaging with comparative frameworks.
Education: PhD in German Studies (University of Washington), MA and BA in related fields. She holds editorial roles with journals like The Goethe Yearbook, Lessing Yearbook, and Journal of Austrian Studies, and serves on professional committees for organizations such as the MLA and the Goethe Society of North America.
Research Themes: Her scholarship bridges continental philosophy, queer theory, and critical theory, analyzing works from the Enlightenment to contemporary times. Key themes include the intersection of form and social norms, affective responses to cultural trauma, and the queer reimagining of historical narratives.
Publications: Includes monographs like Nostalgia After Nazism (2010) and The Aesthetics of Kinship (2023), as well as essays on topics ranging from Goethe’s Wahlverwandtschaften to contemporary queer cinema.
Awards: Recognitions include a 2024 Senior International Research Fellowship, a 2020 Graduate Mentoring Award, and the 2019 Goethe Society Essay Prize. Her work frequently addresses post-fascist cultural identity and the ethical dimensions of aesthetic representation.
