• Female Swiss perspectives on European culture, society, and identity
• German-Jewish literature and culture
• Holocaust, memory, and migration studies
• Kindertransport, exile, and displacement narratives
• Transcultural literature and European cinema, with a particular interest in women's experiences and representations
• Intercultural communication and multilingualism
• Innovative pedagogies and internationalisation in higher education

Dr Anita Barmettler joined UL in 2014, where she teaches German language, history, literature and current affairs of German-speaking countries with a focus on the Swiss perspective. She is also involved in the teaching of European Film and the Master for Education. Anita worked as a primary school teacher for several years before deciding to change her field and study Cultural Studies at the University of Lucerne, Switzerland. After completing her B.A. and M.A. she wrote her Ph.D. on the three Kindertransport poets Karen Gershon, Gerda Mayer and Lotte Kramer. 

Her research interests include Female Swiss perspectives on European culture, society, and identity; Swiss literature, film, and culture in a European context; German-Jewish literature and culture; Holocaust literature, memory, and representation; Kindertransport, exile, and migration narratives; Transcultural literature and European cinema with a particular interest in the female representation; intercultural communication and multilingualism; as well as innovative pedagogies, virtual exchange, and empathy-building in higher education.