Martina Pfeiler

Prof. Martina Pfeiler holds the position of Professor of Anglophone Cultural and Literary Studies at the Upper Austria University of Teacher Education (PH OÖ). She also serves as Vice-President of the Austrian Association for American Studies and has held senior academic roles at institutions like the University of Vienna and Ruhr-University Bochum. Her research focuses on U.S. and British poetry, Melville studies, media studies, and the intersection of literature with performance and digital culture.

Her academic qualifications include a habilitation and venia legendi from TU Dortmund (2017), a Dr. phil. (summa cum laude) from TU Dortmund (2008), and a Mag. phil. from Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz (2001). She has conducted ERASMUS studies at Roehampton University and completed a Cambridge Proficiency Exam in the UK.

Pfeiler’s research interests span popularization of literature, poetry performance (slams/films), identity politics, and critical media literacies. She leads projects like the FWF/ERC-funded 'British Literary History and the Spoken Word' and is preparing a book manuscript on Moby-Dick’s creative reception. Her editorial roles include co-editing NALANS and the Transnational and Transatlantic American Studies series.

Her recent publications emphasize poetry’s intermediality, cultural resistance, and adaptation studies. She actively contributes to academic discourse through peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, focusing on topics like slam poetry’s role in social movements and Melville’s global pedagogical impact.

Pfeiler’s advisory work includes mentoring students in American Studies and literature, though no explicit student list is provided. Her professional service includes editorial board memberships and conference organizing, reflecting her commitment to advancing interdisciplinary literary scholarship.