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Veronika Fuechtner serves as Chair of Comparative Literature and Associate Professor of German Studies at Dartmouth College, with affiliate appointments in Jewish Studies and Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies. She previously held an Adjunct Associate Professorship in the Department of Medical Education at the Geisel School of Medicine.
Her educational background includes a Zwischenprüfung (B.A. equivalent) from Philipps-Universität Marburg, an M.A. from Washington University in St. Louis, and a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.
Professor Fuechtner's research centers on the global intersections of science and culture, with particular focus on:
- Psychoanalytic and sexological histories across national boundaries
- Racial constructions in German-language contexts
- Weimar Republic cultural production
- Transnational modernist networks
Her publications reveal a consistent trajectory in global intellectual history, connecting German cultural production to broader transnational discourses on race, sexuality, and scientific authority. Recent work demonstrates increasing emphasis on decolonial perspectives in reevaluating European modernity.
Scientific recognition includes:
- NEH and ACLS fellowships
- Residencies at American Academy in Berlin and Cape Modern House Trust
- Editorial role for Norton's critical edition of The Magic Mountain
Professor Fuechtner actively shapes academic discourse through leadership positions including PMLA advisory board membership, chairing the GSA Conduct and Anti-Harassment Committee, and former roles in Women in German and MLA committees. Her public engagement spans op-eds in NY Times and Welt, podcasts on democracy, and multimedia presentations on Thomas Mann's legacy.
