Teresa Hiergeist

Teresa Hiergeist serves as Professor and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Philology and Cultural Studies at the University of Vienna, based in the Institute of Romanic Studies. She teaches comprehensive courses in French and Spanish literature including specialized seminars on media studies, esotericism, and transcendental experiences in Spanish silent cinema across multiple semesters through 2025.

Her research integrates comparative literature with cultural history, focusing on educational systems in France and Spain circa 1900. She examines how school structures functioned as microcosms reflecting societal transitions between monarchy and republic, analyzing pedagogical texts, children's books, and school fiction to understand evolving concepts of citizenship, social cohesion, and political identity during constitutional formation periods.

Her recently published monograph exemplifies this interdisciplinary methodology, revealing how educational discourse shaped national social imaginaries through meticulous analysis of historical materials. This work demonstrates consistent thematic focus on institutional micro-societies and their relationship to broader political transformations.

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