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Mark Ilsemann Lecturer |
Degrees
M.A. Princeton University (2000)
Interests
Mark Ilsemann, a native of Hamburg, has been a lecturer at UVA for
three years. Aside from teaching various language courses, he has
offered seminars on such topics as “Dreams and Fairy
Tales,” “Madness and Melancholy in German
Romanticism,” and “The Secret Life of Things.” He is
currently finishing his dissertation for Princeton University on images
of materiality in German Idealism. While he feels most at home in the
Classic and Romantic eras, he is also interested in contemporary
authors such as Durs Grünbein and W.G. Sebald and in the history
of literary theory. Before coming to Charlottesville, he attended a
number of schools, among them the Free University of Berlin, Johns
Hopkins University, and Princeton University.
Recent Publications
“Nach dem Sturm und andere Gedichte.” Trans-Lit2 XIII/1 (spring 2007). 49-51.
“Going Astray: Melancholy, Natural History, and the Image of
Exile in W.G. Sebald’s Austerlitz.” W.G. Sebald: History
– Memory – Trauma. Eds. Scott Denham and Mark R. McCulloh.
Berlin; New York: de Gruyter, 2006. 301-314.