Sabina Becker

Prof. Dr. Sabina Becker is a Professor of Modern German Literary History at the University of Freiburg's Department of German Literature. She holds a PhD (1992) and habilitation (1999) from Saarland University, with prior professorial roles at Bergische Universität Wuppertal (2002–2004). Her research focuses on 20th-century literature, Weimar Republic culture, exile literature, and 19th-century literary realism. She has organized major conferences like 'Regionalmoderne' (2025) and contributed to scholarly works such as the Jahrbuch zur Kultur und Literatur der Weimarer Republik. She serves as Vice Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy and led the German Department as spokesperson (2020–2022).

• Education: Studies in Sociology, German Literature, Comparative Literature, and Hispanic Studies at Saarland University.
• Key Roles: President of the International Alfred Döblin Society (2011–present), Head of the Collaborative Research Center 1015 (2013–2016).

Her research emphasizes regional manifestations of Weimar culture, modernity, and the intersection of literature with socio-political contexts. She actively engages in public discourse through media interviews and academic forums.