Sabina Fazli

Dr. Sabina Fazli is a postdoctoral researcher at the Obama Institute, University of Mainz, since 2017. Her academic background includes an MA in English Language and Literature, Comparative Literature, and Cultural Anthropology from Göttingen University, followed by a PhD thesis on Victorian sensation fiction and material identity.

• Education: MA in English Language and Literature, Comparative Literature, and Cultural Anthropology (Göttingen University); PhD in Victorian Literature (Göttingen University).

Her research explores the aesthetics and materiality of magazines, focusing on affective engagement, temporal layers in print media, and the cultural role of independent magazines. She analyzes retro/futuristic media panics, gatefold design in fashion publications, and microzines as alternative media forms.

Recent scholarly outputs span topics like magazine affect theory, periodical materiality, and independent publishing, reflecting her interdisciplinary approach bridging literary, media, and cultural studies.

• Scientific Recognition: Shortlisted for the Göttingen Graduate School of Humanities dissertation award.

Dr. Fazli contributes to academic discourse through publications in media and literary studies, with a focus on how material forms shape cultural narratives and affective experiences.