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Maren Lickhardt is a Professor of Modern German and General Literature at the University of Siegen, Faculty I. She has previously held academic positions at the University of Innsbruck, University of Greifswald, and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. Her research is centered on pop and popular culture, literary theory, narratology, serial and intermedial storytelling, and the literature and culture of the Weimar Republic.
- W3 Professor, University of Siegen (2024–present)
- Associate Professor, University of Innsbruck (2022–2024)
- Habilitation, University of Innsbruck (2022)
- Doctorate, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Her research interests include pop and popular culture, the picaresque novel from the 16th to the 21st century, narratology, serial storytelling, media aesthetics, and the interplay between literature and film. She investigates how popular narratives function across media, particularly in magazines, television, and digital platforms.
Her recent publications and research projects focus on prefigurations of pop in 1920s and 1930s entertainment magazines, binge-watching culture, and transformations of literary forms in contemporary media. She is a principal investigator in the Collaborative Research Center 'Transformations of the Popular' and leads subprojects analyzing early pop culture formations.
- Prefigurations of Pop in 1920s Entertainment Magazines (SFB Project)
- Binge Watching: Cultural and Aesthetic Dimensions
- Handbook of the Weimar Republic: Literature and Culture (co-edited)
Lickhardt has received recognition through research fellowships and guest lectureships, and she contributes regularly to public discourse via podcasts, radio interviews, and media commentary. She has co-edited several book series and journals in pop culture and literary studies, and she supervises academic projects and publications in her field.
She is actively involved in academic communities, delivering invited lectures at institutions such as the University of Liverpool and participating in international conferences. Her public engagement includes features on BR2, MDR, NDR, and SWR, as well as contributions to online platforms like pop-zeitschrift.de and ZEIT ONLINE.
Lickhardt leads and participates in collaborative research teams, including the SFB 'Transformations of the Popular' and editorial boards for journals such as Pop Culture and Criticism. She is also a regular contributor to the podcast series Problematisch Populär, engaging in interdisciplinary dialogues on contemporary cultural phenomena.
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