Johanna Hartmann

Johanna Hartmann is an Assistant Professor of American Literature at the University of Halle-Wittenberg, specializing in American drama and theater since the 19th century, questions of mediality (e.g., American photography), intermediality, and contemporary literature. She contributes to academic discourse through both solo and collaborative publications.

• Key Roles: Assistant Professor (University of Halle-Wittenberg), Member of Board of Directors
• Contact: johanna.hartmann@amerikanistik.uni-halle.de | +49 345 55-23528

Research Focus:
• American drama and theater from the 19th century to present
• Intermediality and literary visuality
• Censorship, exile, and ambiguity in contemporary American literature

Selected Publications:
• Literary Visuality in Siri Hustvedt Works: Intermedial Perspectives (2015)
• Co-editor of Censorship and Exile (2015), Zones of Ambiguity in Siri Hustvedt’s Works (2016), and The Tragic in Contemporary American Drama and Theater (2019)