Paul Reszke

Dr. Paul Reszke is a Lecturer in Descriptive Linguistics at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, affiliated with the Faculty of Philosophy and Philology. His research focuses on discourse analysis, knowledge dynamics in media society, and intersections between art, science, and climate communication. He holds a doctorate from Kassel University (2017) and a postdoctoral fellowship from the German Literature Archive Marbach (2018). His work spans projects like analyzing the discourse around the documenta art exhibitions and climate change communication on social media.

• Education:
  • M.A. German Philology & Romance Studies (Mainz University, 2009)
  • Ph.D. in Linguistics (Kassel University, 2017)
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship (S. Fischer Stiftung, 2018)
• Research Projects:
  • Wissensdynamik in der Mediengesellschaft (2020)
  • Klimawandel discourse analysis (2021–2024)
  • documenta 15 communication study (2022–2024)
• Awards:
  • S. Fischer Fellowship (2018)
  • Cusanuswerk Doctoral Scholarship (2010–2014)

His teaching includes courses on descriptive linguistics, climate communication, and cultural studies. Reszke collaborates with interdisciplinary networks like Climate Thinking and the Sprache und Wissen research group. His current work explores how public discourse around art exhibitions like the documenta shapes societal understanding of global crises.