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Undine Fuchs is a Research Associate in the Department of German Studies at the University of Siegen, Faculty of Arts and Humanities. She is currently working in sub-project A06, 'Pop, Literature and New Sensibility: Theories, Writing Styles, Experiments,' within the Collaborative Research Center 1472 'Transformations of the Popular.' Her role involves conducting research and completing her dissertation on the writing styles of the New Sensibility in the arts sections of German and English-language newspapers and magazines.
Her academic background includes a Master's degree in German and General Literature, with a focus on post-1945 literature. Her earlier academic work examined language reflection in Ilse Aichinger's Die größere Hoffnung and madness as a textual process in Ingeborg Bachmann's Malina. She initially studied German and Biology for teaching certification in Aachen.
Her research interests span several interconnected domains: literature after 1945, literary theory, contemporary aesthetics, pop and popular literature, and the relationship between cultural reporting and literary writing. She explores how literary and journalistic forms intersect, particularly in the representation of sensibility and cultural transformation.
Although no publications are listed in the provided text, her ongoing dissertation work suggests active scholarly contribution in the fields of literary journalism, aesthetic theory, and contemporary cultural discourse within German and Anglophone contexts.
- Research Associate, SFB 1472, University of Siegen (since April 2025)
- Freelance Literary Critic, Deutschlandfunk Book Market
- Reading Moderator, contemporary literature events
- Former Member, Literature Editorial Team, Deutschlandfunk
Undine Fuchs advises no students at this time, and no scientific awards or grants are mentioned in the provided materials. She maintains professional engagement with contemporary literature through criticism and public events. She is part of research groups AG1 'Theories of the Popular' and FW5 (Case Studies), contributing to interdisciplinary analyses of popular culture transformations.
She is based in office AH-A 006 at Am Herrengarten 3, 57072 Siegen, and can be reached via email at undine.fuchs@uni-siegen.de or by phone at +49 (0)271-740 5422. Her consultation hours are available on the departmental website.
