Prof. Dr. Timothy J. Mehigan

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-3 und Äquivalente
FachgebietGermanistische Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaften (Neuere deutsche Literatur),Allgemeine und Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft; Kulturwissenschaft
KeywordsLiteratur und Philosophie, Literatur und Wissenschaftsgeschichte, Literaturtheorie, Theorie der kulturellen Moderne, Literaturgeschichte
Auszeichnungen

2017: Fulbright Senior Scholarship

2013: Forschungspreis der Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung

2011: Honorary Professor, School of Languages and Comparative Cultural Studies, University of Queensland, Australien

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandAustralien
OrtBrisbane
Universität/InstitutionUniversity of Queensland (UQ)
Institut/AbteilungSchool of Languages and Comparative Cultural Studies

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Prof. Dr. Gerhard NeumannInstitut für Deutsche Philologie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), München
Prof. Dr. Christian MoserInstitut für Germanistik, Vergleichende Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaft, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Bonn
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.03.1994

Programm(e)

1993Humboldt-Forschungsstipendien-Programm
2013Humboldt-Forschungspreis-Programm für Geisteswissenschaftler*innen

Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden

Professor Tim Mehigan is an eminent scholar of German and Comparative Literature. He has won international recognition for his ground-breaking studies of the works of Heinrich von Kleist and Robert Musil. Professor Mehigan succeeds in characterizing Kleist and Musil as two pivotal figures of literary modernism whose influence radiates far beyond the German-speaking world. They also serve as a point of departure for Professor Mehigan's highly innovative investigation into the complex relationship between literature and philosophy. Furthermore, Professor Mehigan has managed to expose literary writing as a specific mode of philosophical reflection. In Germany, Professor Mehigan will engage in a collaborative project that focuses on the political and philosophical dimensions of the works of Heinrich von Kleist.

Publikationen (Auswahl)

2020Tim Mehigan: Robert Musil and the Question of Science: Ethics, Aesthetics and the Problem of the Two Cultures. Camden House, 2020
2018Tim Mehigan, Christian Moser (eds): The Intellectual Landscape in the Works of J.M. Coetzee. Camden House, 2018
2014Tim Mehigan (ed.): Robert Musil: >Vereinigungen<. Reclam, 2014
2013Tim Mehigan, Alan Corkhill (eds): Raumlektüren: Der 'Spatial Turn' und die Literatur der Moderne. transcript, 2013
2013Tim Mehigan (ed.): Robert Musil: >Drei Frauen<. Reclam, 2013
2011Tim Mehigan (ed.): Companion to the Works of J.M. Coetzee. Camden House, 2011
2011Tim Mehigan, Bernd Fischer (eds.): Heinrich von Kleist and Modernity. Camden House, 2011
2011Tim Mehigan: Heinrich von Kleist: Writing After Kant. Camden House, 2011
2011Tim Mehigan, Barry Empson (eds and translators): K.L.Reinhold: >New Theory of the Human Capacity for Representation<. Walter de Gruyter, 2011
2008Tim Mehigan (ed.): Frameworks Artworks, Place: The Space of Perception in the Modern World. Rodopi, 2008
2005Tim Mehigan (co-editor): New Directions in German Studies. Otago German Studies, 2005
2003Tim Mehigan: The Critical Response to Robert Musil's The Man without Qualities. Camden House, 2003
2001Tim Mehigan: Robert Musil. Philipp Reclam, 2001
2001Tim Mehigan (co-editor): Roman und Ästhetik im 19. Jahrhundert. Röhrig Universitätsverlag, 2001
2000Tim Mehigan (ed.): Heinrich von Kleist und die Aufklärung.. Camden House, 2000
1990Gerhard Schulz, Tim Mehigan (eds): Literatur und Geschichte 1788-1988. Peter Lang, 1990