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Dr. Maria Sulimma is a postdoctoral researcher and academic in the Department of Anglophone Studies at the University of Duisburg-Essen. She holds a doctorate in North American Studies from Freie Universität Berlin (2018) and has expertise in American literature, feminist media studies, urban studies, and television seriality. Her current research explores 'Trivial Pursuits: Literature, Gentrification, and the Politics of Prioritization in Postindustrial Cities.' She previously coordinated the DFG-funded Popular Seriality Research Unit and taught at Freie Universität Berlin's John F. Kennedy-Institute.
Education: M.A. in English Philology and Political Science from Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (2012), Ph.D. in North American Studies from Freie Universität Berlin (2018).
Research interests focus on intersections of gender, media, urbanization, and popular culture. Notable publications include Gender and Seriality: Practices and Politics of Contemporary US Television (2021) and a monograph on media representations of female politicians (2014). She frequently presents at international conferences on topics like gentrification in literature, television seriality, and feminist media analysis.
Her work bridges literary analysis with urban studies, examining how leisure practices and cultural narratives reflect socio-spatial dynamics. Recent articles address topics from zombie media to aviation culture in TV series.
Awards include the Rolf-Kentner Dissertation Prize (2019) and Elsa-Neumann Scholarship (2017-2018). She has organized academic events such as the 'Postfeminism(s) and Popular Culture' symposium (2018) and taught courses on seriality, urban tourism in literature, and science fiction.
Labs/Teams: Core member of the UA Ruhr Graduate Research Group 'City Scripts,' focusing on transatlantic urban futures.
