Marie-Theres Federhofer
Academic interests
- Illness literature og narrative medicine
- History of science, especially 18th and 19th century
- Dilettantism in art and science
- Cultural translation processes
- Member of research group "Arctic Humanities", UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Courses taught
Autumn 2020 TYSK 4309: Illness in German contemporary literature
Background
2018 – 2022 Henrik-Steffens-professor at Nordeuropa-Institut,
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
2008 – d.d. Professor in German Literature and Culture
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
2001 – 2008 Associate Professor in German Literature and Culture
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Awards
Willy Brandt-award 2019
Positions held
2013 – 2017 Vice-Dean research, Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and
Education, UiT The Arctic University of Norway
2012 – 2017 Head of the Norwegian Board of the German-Norwegian Study Center
(Deutsch-Norwegisches Studienzentrum, Kiel)
2010 – 2012 Head of the Norwegian Society for 18th Century Studies
2008 – 2009 Head of the National PhD-school in the Humanities and Arts
TBLR (Tekst, bilde, lyd, rom)
2005 – 2009 Vice-Dean research, Faculty of Humanities, UiT