Sarah Koellner

Sarah Koellner is an Assistant Professor of German Languages and Literatures at Washington University in St. Louis, affiliated with the Department of Comparative Literature & Thought and the Program in Germanic Languages and Literatures. She holds a PhD from Vanderbilt University and specializes in 20th/21st-century German literature, media, and culture at the intersection of surveillance and migration studies.

Educations:

• PhD, Vanderbilt University

Her research explores aesthetics and politics in German cultural expressions, focusing on themes of identity, transculturalism, and digital-age artistic creation. Current projects include a book on 'Participatory Privacy in Contemporary German Culture,' analyzing how literature and digital art critique surveillance. She teaches German language, Global Studies, and interdisciplinary humanities courses like 'Global Surveillance Cultures.'

Research Highlights: Examines works by Ulrich Peltzer, Juli Zeh, Sibylle Berg, and others to explore privacy as collaborative resistance against mass surveillance. Explores digital publishing trends, migration narratives, and the German book market.

Teaching Synergies: Integrates research into courses analyzing global surveillance imaginaries and cultural attitudes toward digital monitoring. Connects surveillance studies with migration narratives and artistic responses to technological change.