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(c) Verena Wurth

Verena Wurth, M.A.

Scholarship Holder at the Graduate School for the Humanities a.r.t.e.s

PhD Project: Crime-cene: Environmental Crime in New Golden Age TV (AT)

First Advisor: Jun.-Prof. Dr. Judith Rauscher
Second Advisor: Jun.-Prof. Dr. Roman Bartosch (ES II)
Third Advisor: Prof. Dr. Julia Leyda (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)

Research Interests: See personal website.

Alexandra Novacov, M.A.
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(c) Alexandra Novacov

Alexandra Novacov, M.A.

Scholarship Holder at the Graduate School for the Humanities a.r.t.e.s

PhD Project: A History of Violence and Humor in Animated Series (AT)

First Advisor: Prof. Dr. Stephan Packard (Media Studies)
Second Advisor: Jun.-Prof. Dr. Judith Rauscher (since 2021/04)

Research Interests: Animated Series, Humor, Cultural Violence Studies, Media Studies

Sascha Joseph, M.A.
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(c) Sascha Joseph

Sascha Joseph, M.A.

Editor for the WDR (1LIVE)

PhD Project: The Ethical Dilemma in the Works of Philip K. Dick (AT)

First Advisor: Prof. Dr. Hanjo Berressem (American Studies)
Second Adivsor: Jun.-Prof. Dr. Judith Rauscher (since 2021/10)

Research Interests: Science Fiction, Theories of Posthumanism, Ethics

Giulia Sperduti, M.A.
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(c) Giulia Sperduti

Giulia Sperduti, M.A.

Research Assistant at the Department of Linguistics (Discourse Studies) at the University of Cologne

PhD Project: The re-use of Ancient Greek Myths in Rita Dove's works: A Cognitive Linguistic perspective (AT)

First Advisor: Prof. Dr. Anna Bonifazi (Linguistics)
Second Adivsor: Jun.-Prof. Dr. Judith Rauscher (since 2022/03)

Research Interests: Comparative Cognitive Poetics, Ancient Greek Linguistics and Literature, African-American Literature

Suja Keul, M.A.
Suja Keul, M.A.

PhD Project: Reed v. Reed and the birth of rationalism in dealing with sex-based classifications in legislative matters (AT)

First Advisor: Prof. Dr. Anke Ortlepp
Second Adivsor: Jun.-Prof. Dr. Judith Rauscher (since 2022/03)

Research Interests: Science Fiction, Theories of Posthumanism, Ethics

Jonas Nerke, M.A.
Jonas Nerke, M.A.

Scholarship Holder at the Graduate School for the Humanities a.r.t.e.s

PhD Project: Rereading Robert A. Heinlein (AT)

First Advisor: Prof. Dr. Hanjo Berressem (American Studies)
Second Adivsor: Jun.-Prof. Dr. Judith Rauscher (since 2022/07)

Research Interests: Science Fiction