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PD Dr. Mariam Popal is a Post-Habilitation Fellow in Comparative Literature/World Literature at the University of Bayreuth and member of the Africa Multiple Excellence Cluster. She holds a Habilitation (2023) and PhD (summa cum laude, 2008) from the University of Hamburg and University of Bayreuth. Her research focuses on postcolonial/decolonial theory, literary theory, cultural studies, and gender/queer studies. She leads the interdisciplinary forum 'Othernesses' and chairs the AVL/Comparative Literature blog 'THEORY.TEXT'. Affiliations include the Heinrich-Böll Foundation and international collaborations at McGill, University of Toronto, and others.
Education: MA (Middle East/German Studies, Hamburg), PhD (Middle East Studies/Postcolonial Theory), Habilitation (General & Comparative Literature). Research interests include world literature, critical race theory, and anti-Orientalism. She has organized major conferences on decolonial thought and Stuart Hall's legacy.
- Key contributions: 'Touching Spaces in Text(-ure)s', 'Beyond the Master’s Tools' collaborations
- Awards: Bavarian Women Academics Fellowship, summa cum laude distinction
Her work bridges literary analysis with anti-racist praxis, exploring intersections of theory and practice in decolonizing methodologies.
