Marie-Alexandra Schneider

Marie-Alexandra Schneider is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of German at Université Paris-Est Créteil Val de Marne (UPEC). Her research specializes in the history of representations and visual studies, with a focus on political iconography and Franco-German relations. She investigates collective imaginaries through media such as posters, drawings, and press photographs, with recent work examining populist iconography.

Her key research interests include:

• Civilization of contemporary Germany
• Franco-German diplomatic and cultural relations
• Historical trauma and memory studies
• Visual rhetoric in political contexts
• Borderland identity (especially Saarland)

Schneider's publications (2013-2022) analyze visual narratives in post-war Europe, particularly Saarland's political evolution. Common themes include iconographic representations of conflict, metaphoric caricatures, and the interplay between collective memory and national identity. Her methodologies blend comparative historiography with visual culture analysis.

No awards, supervised students, or lab affiliations are documented. She maintains an active research profile with forthcoming work on Franco-Saar reconciliation iconography.