Prof. Dr. Mara R. Wade

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsModern German Literature,Theatre and Media Studies
KeywordsTheater- und Festkultur, Digital Humanities, Emblematik, Gender Studies, Kultur der Frühen Neuzeit

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CityUrbana
InstitutionUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
InstituteDepartment of Germanic Languages & Literatures

Host during sponsorship

Dr. Gillian BeplerHerzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel, Wolfenbüttel
Prof. Dr. Martin BircherHerzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel, Wolfenbüttel
Prof. Dr. Thomas StäckerAbteilung Alte Drucke, Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel, Wolfenbüttel
Prof. Dr. Dirk NiefangerDepartment Germanistik und Komparatistik, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen
Dr. Elizabeth HardingDepartment Germanistik und Komparatistik, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen
Dr. Elizabeth HardingHerzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel, Wolfenbüttel
Prof. Dr. Dirk NiefangerHerzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel, Wolfenbüttel
Start of initial sponsorship01/08/1994

Program(s)

1993Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme
2018Reimar Lüst Award Programme for International Scholarly and Cultural Exchange

Nominator's project description

Professor Wade is internationally renowned for her outstanding research on early modern German and Scandinavian culture; focusing specifically on the digital humanities. She has built a highly productive international research community centered around emblem studies. During her stay in Germany she will be focusing her attention on public humanities and intellectual networks in early modern Nuremberg.