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Research Interests
- cultural and literary ageing studies
- cultural dream studies
- European cultural studies
- German and comparative literature (especially, fiction, life writing and poetry)
- women's writing from the eighteenth century to the present
- language learning/virtual exchange
- German-Irish cultural connections
Teaching Interests
German and comparative literature; narratives of ageing; European cultural studies; Business German; Franz Kafka; German poetry and fiction; women's writing; German language and cultural history
Biography
Michaela Schrage-Früh joined UL as Associate Professor (formerly Senior Lecturer) in German in 2023. Prior to this she was a Lecturer in German at the University of Galway (2017-2023), DAAD-Lecturer at UL (2012-2017) and Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Mainz (2001-2012).
In UL she is Director of the Centre for European Studies and Erasmus coordinator for outgoing students.
Her main research interests include gender and ageing studies; cultural, literary, and philosophical dream studies, and German-Irish Studies. She is a founding member of WARN (Women and Ageing Research Network;andnbsp;and a member of the Network of Cultural Dream Studies. In December 2021 she was an invited guest lecturer at the Research Training Group 'European Dream Cultures', University of Saarbrücken.andnbsp;From 2019-2022 she was part of the Irish research team of the ERC-funded project 'MASCAGE: Ageing Masculinities in European Cinemas and Literatures' and fromandnbsp;2021-2022 she was PI of the IRC-funded project 'Restorying Ageing: Older Women and Life Writing'.andnbsp; Michaela is particularly interested in supervising postgraduate work on any aspect of ageing in literature and culture or on any other aspect related to contemporary German, Anglophone or comparative literature, especially in a European context.
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External positions
Associate Professor A in German Studies, University of Limerick
1 Sep 2023 → …
Lecturer in German, University of Galway
1 May 2017 → …
DAAD-Lecturer, University of Limerick
1 Sep 2012 → …
Lecturer in English Literature, University of Mainz
1 Jan 2001 → …
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Novels of ripening: The maturation of the Bildungsroman
Schrage-Früh, M. & O’neil, M., 1 Jan 2023, The Bloomsbury Handbook to Ageing in Contemporary Literature and Film. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc., p. 11-24 14 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Novels of Ripening: The Maturation of the Bildungsromann
Schrage Frueh, M., 2023, Bloomsbury Handbook to Ageing in Contemporary Literature and Film. BloomsburyResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Time Travel, Age/ing and Ecology in the German Netflix Series Dark (2017-2020)
Schrage Frueh, M., 2023, Aging Studies and Ecocriticism - Interdisciplinary Encounters. LexingtonResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Using Autoethnography in e-Tandems for Fostering Glocal Cultural Awareness: An Irish-German Virtual Exchange
Schrage Frueh, M., 2023, In: Journal of Virtual Exchange. p. -Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ageing Masculinities in Irish Literature and Visual Culture
Schrage-Früh, M. & Tracy, T., 1 Jan 2022, Taylor and Francis. 252 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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German Studies Association in Ireland (External organisation)
Schrage Frueh, M. (Chair)
2023Activity: Membership › Membership of council
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European Network in Ageing Studies (External organisation)
Schrage Frueh, M. (Member)
2023Activity: Membership › Membership of council
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ENAS Academic Advisory Board (External organisation)
Schrage Frueh, M. (Member)
2023Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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GSAI committee (External organisation)
Schrage Frueh, M. (Member)
2022Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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Network of Cultural Dream Studies (External organisation)
Schrage Frueh, M. (Member)
2016Activity: Membership › Membership of council