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Dr. habil. Petra Ernst is a Senior Researcher at the Centre for Jewish Studies, Graz University, specializing in German-Jewish literature of the 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly during the Habsburg Monarchy and World War I era. Her work bridges space theory, narrative analysis, and collective memory.
- PhD in German Literature, Linguistics, Musicology, Theatre Studies (Universities of Würzburg and Munich)
- Director of an Austrian Science Fund (FWF)-funded project on German-Jewish literature during World War I
- Key contributor to the international project The Book and the Sword, analyzing biblical narratives in Great War remembrance
Her research explores biblical motifs in Jewish war literature, focusing on intersections of religion, trauma, and cultural memory. She has co-edited collections on spatial concepts in arts and sciences, applying interdisciplinary frameworks to literary analysis.
Recent projects include workshops on biblical scholarship mobilization in World War I, such as the 2017 Bible in the Legacy and Memory of the Great War workshop and 2016 study days in Stockport and Graz. Her publications span edited volumes and interdisciplinary studies on war literature, memory, and spatial theory.
- Principal investigator for FWF-funded research on Jewish war narratives
- Collaborator in AHRC-supported The Book and the Sword initiative