Schmitz-Emans Monika

Monika Schmitz-Emans is a Professor of Comparative Literature at Ruhr-University Bochum since 1995. Her academic career includes roles as Lecturer at the University of Essen (1988/89–1994) and Chair of Modern European Literature at the Open University of Hagen (1992). She has held leadership positions such as President of the Jean Paul Society (2002) and Chairman of the German Society of General and Comparative Literature (1999–2005).

Educational Background:

• PhD in Germanistik, University of Bonn (1984)
• Habilitation in Bonn (1992) with thesis 'Scripture and absence: historical paradigms to a poetics of the deciphering and writing'

Her research focuses on general literary theory and poetics, comparative literature, and modern European literature. She has contributed to academic leadership through board memberships in the German Society of Comparative Literature (1996) and International Society for Comparative Studies (1997).

Scientific Honors and Awards:

• Max Kade Distinguished Visiting Professor (2002)
• Elected to Academia Europaea (2005)
• Board member of DGAVL (1996)
• Board member of ICLA (1997)

Monika Schmitz-Emans has also served as a Research Fellow at Beda Allemann (University of Bonn) and as Scientific Assistant at the Germanic Institute of the University of Bonn.