Prof. Dr. Sean Franzel

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsGerman Literary and Cultural Studies (Modern German Literature),Theatre and Media Studies
Keywordsmedia history, periodical literature, aesthetics, nineteenth century, temporality
Honours and awards

2025: Named to Endowed Chair: William H. Byler Distinguished Chair in the Humanities

2025: Senior Research Fellowship at the Ruhr Alliance School for Social Sciences and Humanities, Essen, Germany

2024: Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for Studies in Germanic Languages and Literatures, Modern Languages Association (MLA)

2023: MU Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Research & Creative Activity in the Performing Arts & Humanities

2020: Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship for Advanced Researchers

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CityColumbia
InstitutionUniversity of Missouri-Columbia
InstituteSchool of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Homepagehttps://sllc.missouri.edu/

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Michael GamperPeter Szondi-Institut für Allgemeine und Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft (WE 3), Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Eva GeulenLeibniz-Zentrum für Literatur- und Kulturforschung (ZfL), Geisteswissenschaftliche Zentren Berlin e.V. (GWZ), Berlin
Start of initial sponsorship01/07/2019

Programme(s)

2018Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme for Experienced Researchers