Claire Ross

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+44 (0) 118 378 3205
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Lecturer in German Studies
- Joint Outreach Officer
- BAME Lead for Department of Languages and Cultures
Building location
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- Migration and minority discourses.
- Turkish German literature and film
- Refugee literature and film
- German colonialism
- Contested architectural landmarks
- Creative and inclusive pedagogical practices
Research interests
I am interested in the role that cultural products (literature, film, architectural landmarks) and the intertextual links between them play in the legitimation and subversion of inequalities - in particular, ethno-racial inequalities - in 20th and 21st-century Germany. I am currently completing my first monograph on eclectic intertextuality in the work of Turkish German author Yadé Kara and developing a second project on colonial-era landmarks in contemporary German culture.
Teaching
Broadly speaking, I teach German language, literature and film; comparative literature; translation studies.
I convene and teach on the modules:
- GM1L2 (Intermediate German Language),
- ML1COMP (What is Comparative Literature?),
- ML1TRANS (Thinking Translation: History and Theory),
- ML3EE (Extended Essay).
In addition, I contribute towards the German language modules GM1L1, GM2L4, GM3L6, and the cross-listed film module ML1GEC (Greats of European Cinema).
To assist all students in reaching their potential (and having fun doing so!), I am committed to implementing creative and inclusive pedagogical practices and drawing on materials that reflect a diverse range of experiences and perspectives.
Academic qualifications
- PhD in German Studies with Graduate Certificate in Film and Media Studies (Washington University in St Louis)
- MSc in Cultural Studies (University of Edinburgh)
- MA (Hons) in German (University of Edinburgh)
Professional bodies/affiliations
I am a member of a number of professional groups, including:
- AGS (Equity, Diversity and Inclusion working group)
- towards an Equitable German Studies
- WIGS
I am also a founding member of a new professional network, writing and reading group focused on diversity and decolonising German Studies in the UK and Ireland. Contact me for more information or to join the network.
Websites/blogs
Publications
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Ross, C.
ORCID: 0000-0003-3446-7971 , Traylor, S. , Chronister, N. , Wiethaus, U. (2020) Wirksam und doch unsichtbar? Zur Rolle der Literaturwissenschaft im Literaturbetrieb. In: Collins Donahue, W. and Kagel, M. , (eds.) Die große Mischkalkulation: Institutions, Social Import, and Market Forces in the German Literary Field. Wilhelm Fink , Leiden. pp. 69-88. ISBN: 9783770565696 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.30965/9783846765692_006
- Ross, C. (2018) The avian Muttermund in Emine Sevgi Özdamar’s Das Leben ist eine Karawanserei. Gegenwartsliteratur , 17 pp. 135-163.