Pauline Pötzsch

Pauline Pötzsch is a Researcher and doctoral candidate at the Professorship of European Regional History, Institute for European Studies and History, within the Faculty of Philosophy at Chemnitz University of Technology. She has been affiliated with TU Chemnitz since 2014, progressing from undergraduate to doctoral studies, and currently holds the role of Research Associate. She is on leave until summer semester 2025 but remains reachable for academic inquiries.

• Bachelor of Arts – English/American Studies, TU Chemnitz (2014–2018)
• Master of Arts – Reception Cultures of Pre-Modernity, TU Chemnitz (2018–2022)
• Doctoral Candidate, TU Chemnitz (since 2022)
• Semester abroad at the University of Ulster, Coleraine (2016–2017)

Pauline Pötzsch’s research centers on medieval history, with a focus on the narrative portrayal of young princes in late medieval chronicles (1250–1525). Her work explores masculinity, behavioral norms, deviance, and narratological strategies in historiographical texts from central and southern Germany. She investigates how youth was conceptualized, how ideals of princely conduct were constructed, and how deviations were interpreted. Her broader interests include medieval transformation and reception in modern culture, medical history, and social history. She integrates interdisciplinary approaches, drawing from literary analysis, gender studies, and cultural anthropology.

Her recent academic contributions include presenting a paper titled "Preaching Sound: The Belliphonic in Medieval Sermons" at the International Medieval Congress in Leeds (2023) and publishing an article on "The Rabenstein Feud" in the Chemnitz History Calendar (2020). These works reflect her engagement with both narrative structures and regional historical events, indicating a research trend that bridges microhistory with broader cultural analysis.

Pauline Pötzsch has participated in advanced research training, including a course at the German Historical Institute in Rome on Renaissance papal Rome. She has served as a lecturer for a seminar on medieval transformation in 21st-century popular culture and has contributed to editorial and digital projects such as the "Chemnitz History Calendar" and website administration. She also worked briefly in archaeological fieldwork at the State Office for Archaeology in Chemnitz. While no formal students or doctoral advisees are listed, her role involves mentorship through teaching and collaborative research.

She is actively involved in her doctoral project and has no listed scientific awards at this time. Her work is institutionally supported through her position at TU Chemnitz, and she collaborates within research teams focused on regional heritage, such as the Interreg project on the cultural heritage of the Vogtland and Egerland.