Jutta Zimmermann

Prof. Dr. Jutta Zimmermann is a Professor of North American Studies and Director of the Center for North American Studies at Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel since 2008. Her academic career includes roles as Assistant Professor at Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena (1995-2003) and Visiting Professorships at multiple institutions. She specializes in 19th/20th Century North American literature, trauma studies, multiculturalism, and island studies.

• Staatsexamen and Master of Arts in English and German, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (1990)
• Ph.D., Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (1993)
• Habilitation, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena (2003)

Her research explores cultural memory, trauma, multiculturalism, postcolonial theory, and island identities. Recent work focuses on multinarratives, oceanic humanities, and identity negotiation in global literature.

Her publications include monographs on metafiction, edited volumes on Canadian literature, and articles on topics like historiographic trauma, ethnographic literature, and contemporary indigenous narratives. She has received research scholarships from DAAD (1984-85), York University (1991-92), and DFG (2002-03).

• Co-editor of Literatur in Wissenschaft und Unterricht since 2011
• Former Chair of English Canadian Language and Literature, Association for Canadian Studies (2008-2014)