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Sophie Forst is a DPhil candidate in German Literature at the University of Oxford’s Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages and a Stipendiary Lecturer in German at Balliol College. She holds a BA in German Language and Literature/Philosophy from Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich and an MSt in Modern Languages from Oxford. Her research focuses on re-examining conceptions of moral and social progress in the German Enlightenment, supervised by Prof. Barry Murnane and Dr. Christoph Schmitt-Maass. She was a Visiting Assistant in Research at Yale University (2023–2024).
Her work bridges philosophical and literary analysis, emphasizing how Enlightenment-era dramas critique oppressive social mechanisms. Key research interests include feminist perspectives in Enlightenment thought, aesthetic theory, and the interplay between morality and art. She has received prestigious scholarships, including the Balliol College Scholarship and Lidl Graduate Modern Languages Scholarship.
- Teaching: Stipendiary Lecturer at Balliol and Teaching Assistant at Lincoln College, University of Oxford.
- Publications: Focused on Marianne Ehrmann, Kant’s aesthetic theory, and gender autonomy in Enlightenment literature.
- Awards: Multiple fellowships, including the National German Scholarship programme (2020).
Her upcoming projects explore Voltaire’s influence on German tragedy and the paradoxes of Enlightenment progress theories. She has presented at international conferences, including events at Yale, Jena, and Zurich, and contributed to public outreach through interviews and interdisciplinary dialogues.
