Ricarda Bauschke-Hartung

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ricarda Bauschke-Hartung holds the Chair of Old German Literature and Language at the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf since 2008. She previously held professorships at Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg and the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, and served as Vice Rector for Academic Quality and Equality (2012-2014). Her research focuses on medieval poetry, narrative texts, and cultural transfer research, particularly exploring Romance-German relations in medieval literature.

• Key affiliations: Wolfram von Eschenbach Society (President since 2021, Board since 2012), Bavarian Academy of Sciences (Project Advisory Board since 2022), HHU University Council (since 2017)

Research Interests:
Spanning Middle High German love poetry, Walther von der Vogelweide studies, manuscript mediations, and cultural transfer mechanisms. Her work bridges editorial scholarship with theoretical approaches to intertextuality, narrative structures, and body semantics in medieval texts. She contributes to debates on historical semantics (e.g., concepts of 'arebeit', 'dienest'), poetic models, and institutional supports for young researchers.

Publications highlight her expertise in textual editions, narrative theory, and comparative studies, including co-editorship of Wolfram-Studien and leadership in major colloquia series. Current projects include a new translation of Herbort von Fritzlar's Trojaroman and book projects on European medieval poetic networks.

Honors:

• DFG Research Grant (2001-2003)
• FRIAS Fellowship (2008)
• Board member of Wolfram von Eschenbach Society (2012-)

Academic Leadership:
As HHU University Council member, she shapes institutional policies. Her pedagogical work includes digital resources development and supervision of student research projects, supported by a team of academic counselors and research assistants.