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Tanvi Solanki serves as Associate Professor of German and Comparative Literature at Underwood International College, Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea, and holds a 2025 Visiting Fellowship at the University of Cambridge (German Department, CRASSH, and Clare Hall).
Her academic foundation includes:
- Undergraduate degree in German and Comparative Literature from the University of Chicago
- Doctorate in German from Princeton University
- Additional training as DAAD scholar at Humboldt Universität and Visiting Postdoctoral Associate at Max Planck Institute for the History of Science
Professor Solanki pioneers research at the intersection of German literary/cultural history (17th-21st century), sound studies, and critical theory. Her innovative methodologies examine sensory dimensions—particularly auditory elements—in German literature and media, reframing concepts of 'difference' and 'alterity' through aural philology. This work bridges classical reception studies, colonial philology, and gender/sexuality frameworks to challenge canonical interpretations.
Her scholarly recognition includes:
- Stanford H. Taylor Postdoctoral Fellowship
- DAAD Fellowship
- Hyde Fellowship
- Andrew W. Mellon Foundation research grant
- Yonsei University Future Leading Fund award
- Volkswagen Stiftung and Fritz Thyssen Stiftung fellowships
She leads cross-disciplinary collaborations including a Mellon-funded Cornell research group, and co-edits special issues for Germanic Review and Comparative Literature, demonstrating sustained impact across humanities scholarship.
