Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research Interests
The history of Irish-German relations; cultural dimensions of European integration; the Irish image of Germany; national images and stereotypes; Shannon Scheme; travel literature; Ernst Toller; utopian studies; film studies; Fritz Lang.
Biography
Joachim Fischer studied in Mainz, Glasgow, Bonn and Trinity College Dublin. He holds the Jean Monnet Chair in European Cultural Studies and is Director of the Centre for European Studies. He is also Senior Lecturer in German and Deputy Director of the Centre for Irish-German Studies.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, PhD, Trinity College Dublin
Award Date: 1 Jan 1996
External positions
Assistant Lecturer, Lecturer and Senior Lecturer in German, University of Limerick
1 Sep 1990 → …
DAAD Lektor and Assistant Lecturer, Dept. of German, University College Cork
1 Sep 1984 → …
Part-time Lecturer in Celtic Philology, Dept. of Comparative Philology, University of Mainz, Germany
1 Sep 1983 → …
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The Power of Water and Light: Utopian Impulses in Shannon Scheme Discourses of 1920s Ireland.
Fischer, J., 2024, Heimatkunde: Explorations of Place and Belonging. . NicCraith, M., Strani, K. & Mackie, A. (eds.). Berlin: LIT, Berlin, p. 167 15 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Irish-language literature in Europe: a survey of translations and reception patterns in continental countries
Fischer, J., 2019, Ireland in the European Eye. Royal Irish AcademyResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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The Austrian Who Stayed in the Lakeside Hotel in 1913: or, Why Richard Bermann Never Went to Killaloe
Fischer, J., 2019, In: Tipperary Historical Journal. p. 124-131Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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The GDR through Irish Eyes: Nationalism and Patriotism in Kevin Brophy's East German novels
Fischer, J., 2019, Perceptions and Perspectives: Exploring Connections between Ireland and the GDR. WVTResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Georg Heinrich Bacmeister (1807-1890): A Forgotten Son of Tullamore
Fischer, J., 2018, In: Offaly Heritage. p. 288-291Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Activities
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Realizing Utopia. Cinema & 1968
Kelly, M. G. (Organiser), Paz, M. (Organiser), Fischer, J. (Organiser) & Moylan, T. (Organiser)
21 Feb 2018 → 26 May 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Germany group (External organisation)
Fischer, J. (Member)
2013Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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Bridges to Utopia. 9th Annual Conference of the Utopian Studies Society (Europe)
Fennell, J. (Organiser), Fischer, J. (Organiser), Griffin, M. (Organiser), Kelly, M. G. (Organiser) & Moylan, T. (Organiser)
3 Jul 2008 → 5 Jul 2008Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Executive Committee (External organisation)
Fischer, J. (Member)
2006Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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Exploring the Utopian Impulse
Moylan, T. (Organiser), Griffin, M. (Organiser), Kuhling, C. (Organiser), Fischer, J. (Organiser) & Kelly, M. G. (Organiser)
10 Mar 2005 → 12 Mar 2005Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
Prizes
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Distinguished Lecturer Award, Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany
Fischer, J. (Recipient), 2009
Prize: Honorary award
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Research Fellow, Institute for European History, Mainz
Fischer, J. (Recipient), 2009
Prize: Honorary award
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Third Level Exchange Programme (Professorenaustausch)
Fischer, J. (Recipient), 1997
Prize: Honorary award