Katya Krylova

Katya Krylova is a Senior Lecturer in German, Film, and Visual Culture at the University of Aberdeen since 2018. Previously, she held positions at the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute in Vienna, University of Nottingham (Leverhulme Fellow), King’s College London, and University of Birmingham. She specializes in modern/Austrian literature, film, and memory studies, particularly exploring Austria’s engagement with its Nazi past.

Education

• PhD German Literature (2011, University of Cambridge)
• MPhil European Literature and Culture (2007, University of Cambridge)
• BA Modern and Medieval Languages (German/Italian, 2006, University of Cambridge)

Research Interests

Her work focuses on cultural memory of WWII, topography in literature, and contemporary Austrian cultural production. Key areas include:

• Nazi legacy in literature/film
• Ingeborg Bachmann and Thomas Bernhard analyses
• Wehrmacht deserters in modern narratives

Publications

Her monographs *The Long Shadow of the Past* (CHOICE Award, 2017) and *Walking Through History* (Peter Lang Prize, 2013) are seminal works. She has edited volumes on Austrian literature and Bernhard studies.

Awards

• CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title (2018)
• Peter Lang Young Scholars Prize (2011)
• Sylvia Naish Research Lecture Prize (2010)

Teaching

Coordinates courses on film history, German culture, and memory studies. Supervises PhDs in Film/Visual Culture and German Studies.

Service

Founded German Filmklub at Aberdeen. Served as Co-Director of the GWW Centre for Art and Visual Culture (2018-22). Editorial roles in *Austrian Studies* and *Journal of Austrian Studies*.