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Professor Nicola Gess holds the chair of Modern German Literature at the University of Basel since 2010. She is also a member of the governing board of eikones, the Center for the Theory and History of the Image. Her academic journey includes a doctorate from Humboldt University of Berlin and Princeton University with a thesis on 'The Violence of Music' and habilitation at Freie Universität Berlin on 'Primitive Thinking'.
- Education: Humboldt University Berlin (PhD), Princeton University (PhD)
- Current Position: Professor of Modern German Literature (University of Basel)
- Research Areas: Intermediality, post-factuality, literary primitivism, poetics of wonder
Her research explores intersections between literature, music, and cultural epistemology through projects like the SNSF Sinergia group 'The Power of Wonder' and SNSF project 'Halftruths: Truth, Fiction, and Conspiracy in the Post-Factual Age.' She has held visiting scholar positions at prestigious institutions including Max Planck Institute and University of Cologne.
Key publications include monographs on Primitive Thinking (2022), Half-Truths (2021), and Astonishment (2019). Her work combines literary analysis with cultural theory, examining topics like musical violence in romanticism, cognitive disruption in literature, and modernist representations of otherness.
- 2020: Senior Fellow, DFG Center for Advanced Study 'Imaginaries of Power'
- 2017: Fellow, Käte Hamburger Center (Morphomata)
- 2023: Visiting Scholar, Freiburg Collaborative Research Center
She collaborates with research groups including eikones and leads interdisciplinary initiatives at the intersection of literary theory, cultural studies, and epistemology. Her teaching focuses on modern German literature, intermedial studies, and critical theory.
