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Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesDepartment of English I

St.-Ex. Sarah Busch

I joined the ES I in spring 2023 to teach courses in English literary and cultural studies with a focus on queer and feminist topics. Also, I am a PhD student at the University of Freiburg, where I completed a teaching degree in English and Spanish Philology, and have spent semesters abroad at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and University College Dublin.

My PhD project “Affect, Audiences and Engagement in 21st Century Theatre in Ireland” combines literary and cultural studies with performance, affect and audience studies as I investigate how the affective experience shape spectators' reception of contemporary Irish theatre and performance. With my research I want to prioritize diverse voices from the audience over the often elitist opinions of contemporary criticism.
In addition, many years of experience as an actor, director and PR councilor for the English department drama group at the University of Freiburg have given me the practical know-how to lead workshops about improvisation, body work, and theatre in the classroom.

I am also one of the investigators in the EUniWell project “LIT-LAB: Literature and Social Change” in which we organise reading laboratories with students to investigate how contemporary literature can counteract transphobia and xenophobia. I represent the University of Cologne among five European partner universities in Spain, the UK and Germany.
 

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