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Dr. Sara Strauß is a Senior Lecturer in the Institute for English and American Studies at the University of Paderborn, Faculty of Cultural Studies. She serves as Project Coordinator for the EU Jean Monnet Module 'Ireland, Europe and Brexit: Cultural Discourses on European Community' (2021-2024), a significant research initiative funded by the European Union. Her academic profile combines expertise in British and Irish literary studies with cultural analysis of contemporary European issues, particularly focusing on the cultural implications of Brexit.
Dr. Strauß's research interests span British and Irish Literature from the Middle Ages to the present, with specializations in Modernism, Contemporary Writing, Narrative Studies, and Cultural Studies with emphases on Ability and Mental Health, the Medical Humanities, Gender, Diversity, Intersectionality, Feminism, and Ireland's relationship with Europe. Her scholarly work demonstrates a consistent interdisciplinary approach that bridges literary analysis with medical humanities and contemporary political discourse.
Her recent publications (2020-2023) reveal a strong focus on contemporary Irish writing, dementia narratives, and the cultural implications of Brexit. These works show her commitment to analyzing how literature and cultural representations shape and reflect understandings of identity, community, and political change in post-Brexit Europe. Her research particularly examines the situation of Ireland and Northern Ireland within the transformed European landscape.
- DGS-Forschungspreis 2012 für das Projekt 'Body and Awareness'
- Promotionsstipendium der Universität Paderborn
- DAAD-Forschungsstipendium für Visiting Scholar position at University of East Anglia
As an educator, Dr. Strauß supervises graduate students and offers specialized seminars on Ireland and Europe in Transnational Perspective, Contemporary Irish Writing, and Memory and Identity in British and Irish Culture. Her EU Jean Monnet project has created multiple opportunities for student engagement through guest lectures, symposia, and collaborative research activities. She maintains regular office hours for student consultation and encourages direct engagement with her ongoing research projects, particularly those related to Brexit's cultural implications.
