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Dr. Verena Laschinger serves as Assistant Professor of American Literature within the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Erfurt. She is affiliated with the American Literature department under the Literary Studies program, where she contributes to both undergraduate and graduate education in American literary traditions and cultural studies.
Her research spans multiple interconnected fields including American Studies, American Literature, Photography/Visual Studies, Urban Studies in literature, and specialized focus on Nineteenth Century American Women Writers. Her scholarly work demonstrates particular interest in visual culture within literary contexts, gender studies approaches to American literature, and the intersection of material culture with narrative forms.
Analysis of Dr. Laschinger's recent publications reveals consistent engagement with women writers across historical periods, particularly examining how female authors navigate cultural, political, and spatial constraints. Her work frequently explores visual elements within literary texts, connecting photography, symbolism, and spatial representations to broader cultural narratives. A significant thread throughout her scholarship involves recovering and analyzing neglected women writers of the nineteenth century, often through collaborative editorial projects.
Dr. Laschinger has demonstrated strong editorial leadership through projects such as Neglected American Women Writers of the Long Nineteenth Century: Progressive Pioneers (2019), which she co-edited with Sirpa Salenius, and her thematic issue on Turkish-American Literature for Amerikastudien/American Studies (2016). Her monograph Fictitious Politics – Factual Prose. Amerikanische Literatur, politische Praxis und der neorealistische Roman (2000) established her scholarly foundation in American political literature.
As part of the American Literature team under Prof. Dr. Ilka Lensen-Saal at the University of Erfurt, Dr. Laschinger participates in the department's research and teaching initiatives. Her work connects with broader faculty research interests in literary theory, cultural studies, and transnational approaches to literature, contributing to the University of Erfurt's growing reputation in American Studies scholarship within the German academic context.
