Prof. Dr. Andrea Albrecht
Social and behavioural sciences, LanguagesLiterary studies, recent German literature, cultural studies
Languages
Western European literatures of the modern era, literature of Goethe's time, literature and political theory, intellectual history, media theory
Literature and political secrets, conspiracy, treason
Narrative forms of charisma (current project)
Modelling of the future in literature and science (current project)
Offer of a professorship in the Faculty of Cultural Studies, European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Germany, 2010
"Humanities International" prize from the Fritz Thyssen Foundation for Der geheime Krieg (The secret war), 2008
Fellowship in the cultural studies programme of Excellence Cluster 16, University of Konstanz, Germany, 2008
Fellowship from Künstlerhaus (House of Artists) Wiepersdorf, Germany, 2004
Feodor Lynen Fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation at New York University, German Department, 2002 – 2003
Doctoral fellowship in the Research Training Group "Theory of Literature and Communication", University of Konstanz, 1992 – 1995
English, French, German, Spanish
Horn, E.: Der geheime Krieg. Verrat, Spionage und moderne Fiktion, Frankfurt/M.: Fischer Taschenbuch 2007; English translation, Northwestern University Press 2012.
Horn, E.: Trauer schreiben. Die Toten im Text der Goethezeit. Munich: Fink 1998.
Horn, E., Gisi, L. (eds.): Schwärme – Kollektive ohne Zentrum. Eine Wissensgeschichte zwischen Leben und Information. Bielefeld: Transcript 2009.
Horn, E.: Dark Powers. Conspiracies in History and Fiction, guest ed. Eva Horn, New German Critique, Special Issue, Nr. 103, February 2008.
Horn, E.: Grey Room, Special Issue: New German Media Theory, guest ed. Eva Horn, vol. 29, October 2007.
Horn, E.: Die Macht, die sich verschwört. Machiavelli – Shakespeare – Schiller. In: Bergengruen, M., Borgards, R. (eds.): Bann der Gewalten. Göttingen: Wallstein 2009, pp. 140-172.
Horn, E.: Literatur "oder: Gibt es Gesellschaft im Text". In: Reckwitz, A., Möbius, S. (eds.): Poststrukturalistische Sozialwissenschaften. Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp 2008, pp. 363-381.
Horn, E.: "Sterbt, aber lernt." Thanatopolitik in Brechts Lehrstücken. In: Hebekus, U., Stöckmann, I. (eds.): Das Totalitäre der Klassischen Moderne. Politische Souveränität der Literatur 1900-1933. Munich: Fink 2008, pp. 311-336.
Looking ahead: Modelling of the future in science and fiction. Published by Fischer, to appear in 2012
"Leaders and founders. Narratives of ascendency and community building", in the EXC 16 Excellence Cluster: Cultural bases of integration, University of Konstanz, Germany, 2008 – 2009
"Narrating Charisma", research unit proposed to the Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
Member of the Junge Akademie (academy of young scientists), Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Leipzig, Germany, 2001 – 2006
Cicero speaker's prize
Advisory board of ilinx. Berlin Beiträge zur Kulturwissenschaft (Berlin contributions to cultural studies)
Advisory board of Behemoth. A Journal on Civilization
Stage adaptation of Die Wahlverwandtschaften (Elective Affinities) for the city theatre of Konstanz, Germany, 1999
Voluntary service at the publishing houses Éditions DeuxtempsTierce, Paris, France; Éditions Autrement, Paris; Les Belles Lettres, Paris; editorial assistant at Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag, Frankfurt, Germany, 1990 – 1993
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