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Sarah Milne Pourciau is an Associate Professor of German Studies at Duke University and Director of Graduate Studies for the Carolina-Duke Graduate Program in German Studies. She holds a Ph.D. from Princeton University (2007) and has held academic positions at Stanford University, Princeton University, and institutions in Berlin. Her research focuses on intersections between philosophy and literature in 19th- and 20th-century German and Austrian culture, with expertise in literary theory, aesthetics, gender studies, and theological history.
Education:
- Ph.D. in German Studies, Princeton University (2007)
Research Interests: Pourciau’s work interrogates how philosophical concepts shape literary forms and cultural expression. Her projects explore themes like nihilism in Kafka, political aesthetics in Weimar cinema, and the philosophical underpinnings of literary genres. She employs interdisciplinary methods bridging theology, science history, and gender theory.
Awards & Honors:
- International Post-Doctoral Initiative Fellowship (2015–2018)
- Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship (2010–2011)
- Stanford Mellon Humanities Fellowship (2007–2009)
Teaching & Mentorship: Pourciau teaches advanced courses on German literature, modernism, and critical theory. Recent courses include Virtual Realities: Collective Dreams from Plato to Cyberspace and Nature in the German Tradition. She mentors graduate students in the Carolina-Duke program and oversees dissertation colloquia.
Professional Leadership: As Director of Graduate Studies, she shapes curricular innovation and student development in German Studies. Her work bridges Duke and UNC-Chapel Hill’s collaborative graduate initiatives.
