Ralitsa Ivanova

Ralitsa Ivanova is an Associate Professor at the Department of German and Dutch Studies within the Faculty of Modern Languages at the University of Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria. Her academic work focuses on German literature, intermediality, and cultural studies with particular attention to photographic narratives and transnational literary discourse.

• University of Veliko Tarnovo
• Faculty of Modern Languages
• Department of German and Dutch Studies

Her research explores intersections between text and image in modern German literature, European cultural narratives, and transformations of autobiographical forms. She has published extensively on works by Bodo Kirchhoff, Stefan Heym, and Ulrike Draesner, analyzing visual culture's impact on literary structures.

Recent publications examine photographic metaphor systems in contemporary German fiction, digital humanities approaches to philological research, and European identity discourses. Her work contributes to comparative Germanistics in Southeastern Europe and intercultural educational theory.

As a member of the editorial team for the academic journal Proglas, she participates in international literary projects aimed at enhancing the journal's global visibility through platforms like Web of Science and Scopus.