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Susanne Schmid is a Lecturer at the Institute of English Philology (WE6) within Freie Universität Berlin. With a career spanning multiple institutions including Princeton University and Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, her work focuses on English Literature and Culture (18th-19th centuries), Book History, and Gender Studies. As co-editor of Temples of Luxury (2024) and author of British Literary Salons of the Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries (2013), she has significantly contributed to understanding historical sociability and luxury consumption in European contexts.
- Academic Affiliations: Freie Universität Berlin, Princeton University, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
- Research Themes: Literary Salons, Book History, Women's Cultural Production, Romanticism Reception, 19th-Century Hotels
Selected Publications include monographs on Shelley's German Afterlives and British Literary Salons, alongside edited collections on Drink in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries (2014) and Temples of Luxury (2024). Her Google Scholar profile reveals recent analyses of Victorian department stores, hotel architecture, and gender dynamics in 19th-century retail.
Scientific Recognition:
- Helene Richter-Preis (2008) for Shelley's German Afterlives
Academic Service includes membership in the Editorial Board of The Reception of British and Irish Authors in Europe and contributions to digital encyclopedias like Digitens. Her teaching portfolio spans Romanticism, 19th-Century Literature, and interdisciplinary courses on Luxury and Sociability, reflecting her expertise in Cultural Studies and Historical Communication.
