Dr. Nathalie Aghoro
Postdoctoral Researcher (funded by the DFG), since July 1, 2023 at LMU Munich. For more information, please see here.
“The Cultural Politics of Reconciliation”: DFG research network with Dr. Katharina Fackler (Universität Bonn) (wissenschaftliches Netzwerk AG 292/3-1)
Inaugural faculty member of the research training group "Practicing Place. Socio-Cultural Practices and Epistemic Configurations" (GRK 2589)
Editorial Board Member of Video Games and the Humanities (Series, DeGruyter)
Research Initiative for American Studies and Video Games Playing the Field
Research Interests
- Nineteenth to Twenty-First Century American Literature
- Twentieth and Twenty-First Century American Drama
- Asian American and African American Literature
- Sound Studies, Video Games, and Visual Culture
- Social Justice, Solidarity, and Public Sphere Studies
Current Research Project
"Common Grounds: Social Justice and Cultural Practice in Shared Places"
Fellowships and Awards
2022-2025 DFG Grant for a Temporary Research Position
Dissertation Award 2017, Bavarian American Academy (BAA):
Sounding the Novel: Voice in Twenty-First Century American Fiction (Published with Universitätsverlag Winter in 2018)