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Lukas Etter is a researcher in the Department of English Studies at the Faculty I of the University of Siegen, Germany. He holds a doctorate and is actively involved in teaching and publishing in the fields of American literature, comics studies, and intermediality. He has taught courses at the University of Siegen, University of Bern, and University of Zurich, demonstrating a transnational academic presence.
His research focuses on literary and cultural studies, particularly 19th-century American poetry, literature and science, and critical race theory. He also explores comics and graphic narratives through lenses of seriality, transnationalism, and autobiography. His work often examines the intersection of visual and verbal storytelling, especially in alternative and autobiographical comics.
The analysis of his recent publications reveals a strong trend toward intermedial and transnational narratives, with a particular emphasis on how comics function across cultural and media boundaries. His scholarship frequently addresses formal aspects of graphic storytelling such as layout, seriality, and abstraction, while also engaging with social and political themes like race, identity, and subjectivity.
While no formal awards are listed, his editorial work on significant volumes such as Distinctive Styles and Authorship in Alternative Comics (De Gruyter, 2021) and special issues in leading journals highlights his standing in the academic community.
Lukas Etter has advised or collaborated with several scholars, though no formal students are listed. His collaborative research projects and co-edited volumes suggest active engagement in academic networks. He has contributed to major reference works like the Routledge Handbook to Culture and Media of the Americas and the Cambridge History of the Graphic Novel, indicating recognition as a specialist in his field.
He is affiliated with research groups focused on comics and graphic narratives, often working in interdisciplinary teams with scholars such as Daniel Stein, Gabriele Rippl, and Jan Noël Thon. These collaborations span institutions and contribute to a vibrant research environment in transnational and intermedial studies.
