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Prof. Dr. Mark-Georg Dehrmann holds the Professorship for Modern German Literature and Comparative Literature at Humboldt University's Institute of German Literature since 2017. He is responsible for the MA program in European Literatures and co-editor of the Journal of German Studies. His research spans the history of the epic, Enlightenment philosophy, literature-humanities interrelations, and cultural transfer between Germany and England.
- Co-founder of the H-Germanistik mailing list
- Co-organizer of the Materiality of Writing lecture series at Berlin State Library
- Member of the Oxford-Berlin Enlightenment Hub and German Literature Archive Marbach board
His editorial collaborations include works on Friedrich Schlegel, the Brothers Grimm, and Zarathustra interpretations. Awards include the Ernst Reuter Prize (2007) and Gleim Literature Prize (2009). His publications analyze intersections of philology, poetry, and Enlightenment thought.
Key article trends explore epic poetics (e.g., Schlegel, Whitman), Enlightenment ethics (Shaftesbury, Frankenstein), textual materiality, and interdisciplinary methodologies bridging literature, philosophy, and cultural history.
- Scientific Awards: Ernst Reuter Prize, Gleim Prize, DFG scholarship
- Leadership: Board member of Germanists' Association (2010-2019), CHE Advisory Board
