Isabelle Stauffer

Prof. Dr. Isabelle Stauffer holds the Professorship for Modern German Literature at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, where she also serves as Vice Dean of the Faculty of Languages and Literature and Deputy Director of the Center for Religion, Church, and Society in Change (ZRKG). She co-leads the ZRKG Research Field III on "Religiosity in Contemporary Transformation Processes" and examines intersections of literature with gender/queer studies, postcolonial theory, and cultural history of gallantry.

• Studied at University of Zurich and Humboldt University Berlin
• Doctorate (2006) and Habilitation (2015) from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
• Previously held positions at Goethe University Frankfurt, Philipps University Marburg, and Saarland University

Her research spans early modern to contemporary German literature, with specializations in intermediality (film, digital media), epistolary culture, and dandyism/fashion history. Current projects include organizing the 2025 IVG congress panel "Figures of Crisis – Crisis of the Figure" and editing the complete works of Aurora von Königsmarck.

She has published extensively on topics including:

• Postcolonial transformations in early modern texts
• Religious discourse in contemporary literature
• Intermedia reflexivity in digital age narratives
• Queer performativity in historical and modern contexts
• Translation as cultural transfer mechanism
• Surface aesthetics in cinema and art