Dr Rebecca Wismeg-Kammerlander
Visiting Research Fellow,
King's College London
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A Bit About Me
I am a Visiting Research Fellow at King's College London, where I have previously been a lecturer in German and European Studies. I am a researcher in German studies, a literature enthusiast, and a material culture geek.
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My main areas of interest are Austrian literature and culture, consumer culture, and the construction and portrayal of identities. In my PhD research (completed in 2021 at King's) I examined consumer objects, identities, and author brands in post-2000 Austrian literature, unpicking the emergence of the national brand of Austria and introducing the concept of "Consumer Literacy" - the skill to read the narrative value of consumer objects. This research will be made available in print format soon, which I am very much looking forward to.
In a future project, I plan to explore the role and impact of medical devices, from pacemakers to prosthetics, in contemporary literature and visual culture. Here the focus will lie on the intersection between "man and material", on the significance of product design and design ethics, as well as on the changes in perception and representation of such objects.
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I am a member of WiGS (Women in German Studies), the MHRA Modern Humanities Research Association) and the AGS (Association for German Studies in Great Britain and Ireland). I am also overseeing the German section of the author pages run by the Centre for the Study of Contemporary Women's Writing at the Institute for Languages, Cultures and Societies (ILCS).
Teaching Experience
September 2021 - January 2023
January 2019 - April 2019
September 2018 - December 2018
September 2018 - December 2018
September 2017 - December 2017
Lecturer in German and European Studies, King's College London
Teaching modules “Milestones of German History”, “Politics and Culture in Cold War Germany”, “German Capitalism, Business and Society”, “Translation from and into German II”, and ”German Language and Culture I”; co-teaching modules “Art and Culture of European Integration”, ”Cultural Transformations”, “Texts and Contexts” and ”Translation from and into German III”
Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA), King's College London
Teaching a seminar in module “Texts and Contexts” (1st year)
Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA), King's College London
Teaching a seminar in module “Texts and Contexts” (1st year)
Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA), King's College London
Teaching a seminar in module “Milestones in German History” (1st year)
Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA), King's College London
Teaching a seminar in module “Milestones in German History” (1st year)
Education
September 2016 - May 2021
October 2006 - November 2012
September 2011 - April 2012
PhD – Department of German at King’s College London
“‘Consumer Literacy’ and Consumer Objects in Post-2000 Austrian Literature. Discovering the National Brand of Austria” – under contract and soon published as a monograph
Magister Artium at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main
Joint degree in German Studies and Philosophy
Semester Abroad at King's College London
LLP/Erasmus exchange (departments of German & European Studies)