Kornelia Freitag

Prof. Kornelia Freitag serves as Chair of American Studies and Vice-Rector for Academic and International Affairs at Ruhr University Bochum. Her academic career includes a PhD (1985) and post-doctoral degree (2001) from the University of Potsdam, where she initially taught as Assistant Professor. She has held visiting roles at Stanford University's Institute for Research on Women and Gender and the University of Washington, Seattle. Her research focuses on US literary history, poetry, and cultural theory, with urban studies examining how US urban narratives shape German perceptions of cities.

Key research areas include experimental women writers, Asian American poetry, and media representations of urban spaces. While no specific publications are listed here, her work bridges literary analysis with transnational urban discourse. No academic awards or grants are explicitly detailed in the provided text.