Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
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 Lecturer in German at the University of Galway (2017-2023), DAAD-Lecturer at UL (2012-2017) and Lecturer in English Literature at Mainz University (2001-2012).
In UL she is Director of the Centre for European Studies and Erasmus coordinator for German.
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) and co-chair of the German Studies Association in Ireland. In December 2021 she was an invited guest lecturer at the Research Training Group 'European Dream Cultures', University of Saarbrücken, where she taught a one-day research seminar and advised PhD students on their projects. 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 from 2021-2022 she was PI of the IRC-funded project 'Restorying Ageing: Older Women and Life Writing'. Since January 2025 she is PI of the DAAD-funded project 'European Societal Challenges in German Culture: Exploring Ageing and Climate Change in Tandem" (2025-2026).
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 and culture, especially in a European context.
Biography
PhD Supervision
Zhaoyin Zhang, Commercial off the Shelf Computer Based Role Playing Games in Undergraduate Classroom Settings in Chinese Universities: Assessing Their Roles in Cultivating Intercultural Communicative Competence (University of Limerick, 2022-2026)
Clare Brannigan, Age, Gender and Social Class in Fiction by Norah Hoult" (University of Galway, 2022-2027, co-supervisor with Tina-Karen Pusse)
Gabrielle Fath, Mature Women in Minor Literature? Writing Women's Ageing in Post-War Short Fiction by Irish and Scottish Writers (University of Limerick, 2024-2028, co-supervisor with Philippe Laplace)
Paula Riese, Trauma and Healing in Irish and German Novels about Motherhood (University of Limerick, 2024-2028)
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External positions
Associate Professor A in German Studies, University of Limerick
1 Sept 2023 → …
Lecturer in German, University of Galway
1 May 2017 → …
DAAD-Lecturer, University of Limerick
1 Sept 2012 → …
Lecturer in English Literature, University of Mainz
1 Jan 2001 → …
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A Cultural History of Sleep and Dreaming in the Modern Age
Schrage-Früh, M. (Editor) & Ahlheim, H. (Editor), 10 Dec 2026, 1 ed. New York: Bloomsbury Academic.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Dream Theories, Meaning, and Interpretation
Schrage-Früh, M., Meadows, R. (Editor) & Solte-Gresser, C. (Editor), 10 Dec 2026, A Cultural History of Sleep and Dreaming in the Age of Globalization . 1 ed. New York: Bloomsbury Academic, Vol. 6. p. 89-108Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Dream Theories, Meaning, and Interptretation
Schrage-Früh, M., Ahlheim, H. (Editor) & Schrage-Früh, M. (Editor), 10 Dec 2026, A Cultural History of Sleep and Dreaming in the Modern Age. 1 ed. New York: Bloomsbury Academic, Vol. 5. (Bloomsbury Cultural History of Sleep and Dreaming).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Restorying Ageing: Amplifying Older Women’s Voices Through Creative Life Writing
Schrage-Früh, M., O'Neill, M. & Hanrahan, K., 22 Apr 2026, In: Life Writing. p. 1-14 14 p., https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14484528.2026.2659095.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Concert: The Voice is a Voyager: Moira Smiley
Kosovske, Y. (Producer), Schrage-Früh, M. (Producer) & Barmettler, A. (Producer), 9 Oct 2025Research output: Non-textual form › Performance
Activities
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Cultural Memory, Memory Culture(s)
Schrage Frueh, M. (Organiser) & Barmettler, A. (Organiser)
9 Oct 2025 → 11 Oct 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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https://www.ul.ie/artsoc/news/interdisciplinary-symposium-ageing-in-ireland-and-the-eu-opportunities-and-challenges
Schrage Frueh, M. (Organiser)
24 Oct 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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https://www.ul.ie/artsoc/news/interdisciplinary-symposium-ageing-in-ireland-and-the-eu-opportunities-and-challenges
Schrage Frueh, M. (Organiser)
24 Oct 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Gender and Ageing in European Literature and Film
Schrage Frueh, M. (Organiser)
27 Jun 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Ageing Research Centre (Organisational unit)
Schrage Frueh, M. (Member)
1 Nov 2023 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of committee