Sigrid Weigel
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Sigrid Weigel is a German literature professor, and Director of the Centre for Literature Research in Berlin.
She is a member of Academia Europaea, and the Modern Language Association
.
from 1969 to 1977, gaining a PhD.
She is chairwoman of the Centres for the Humanities (GWZ) in Berlin and Professor at the Institute of Literature of the Technical University Berlin.
From 1984 to 1990, she was professor at the University of Hamburg
, and from 1990 to 1993 was at the Cultural Research Institute, Essen.
She is a member of Academia Europaea, and the Modern Language Association
Modern Language Association
The Modern Language Association of America is the principal professional association in the United States for scholars of language and literature...
.
Life
She studied at the University of HamburgUniversity of Hamburg
The University of Hamburg is a university in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded on 28 March 1919 by Wilhelm Stern and others. It grew out of the previous Allgemeines Vorlesungswesen and the Kolonialinstitut as well as the Akademisches Gymnasium. There are around 38,000 students as of the start of...
from 1969 to 1977, gaining a PhD.
She is chairwoman of the Centres for the Humanities (GWZ) in Berlin and Professor at the Institute of Literature of the Technical University Berlin.
From 1984 to 1990, she was professor at the University of Hamburg
University of Hamburg
The University of Hamburg is a university in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded on 28 March 1919 by Wilhelm Stern and others. It grew out of the previous Allgemeines Vorlesungswesen and the Kolonialinstitut as well as the Akademisches Gymnasium. There are around 38,000 students as of the start of...
, and from 1990 to 1993 was at the Cultural Research Institute, Essen.
Works
- Generation: zur Genealogie des Konzepts, Konzepte von Genealogie, Wilhelm Fink Verlag, 2005, ISBN 9783770540822
- Genea-Logik: Generation, Tradition und Evolution zwischen Kultur- und Naturwissenschaften, W. Fink, 2006, ISBN 9783770541737
Works in English
- "Woman Begins Relating to Herself", Sigrid Weigel and Luke Springman, New German Critique, No. 31, West German Culture and Politics (Winter, 1984), pp. 53-94