PhD Projects

2020 –

Metcalfe, Jody. “Mixed-Race Identities in Post-Colonial South Africa and Germany”, University of Bayreuth, Graduate School.

2019 –

Oke, Tolu. “Narrating Afrofuturism”, University of Bayreuth, BIGSAS

2018 –

Anchimbe, Joyce. “Strands of Contemporary Feminism in Nigerian and Ghanaian Literatures, University of Bayreuth, Graduate School.

2018 –

Elhanafy, Taghrid. “The Transtextual Dialogisim of The Arabic/Persian Literature and
Shakespeare.“ University of Bayreuth, Graduate School.

2018 –

Maphosa, Tomupeishe. “Yvonne Vera’s Feminisms.“ University of Bayreuth, Graduate School.

2018 – 2022

Dikko Muhammad. “Dispersal of Events in the Poetry by Women in Northern Nigeria” (magna cum laude)

2016 –

Assa, Shirin. “Intersectional Resistance in MENA Women’s Fiction”. University of Bayreuth, BIGSAS/Bayreuth Academy of Advanced African Studies.

2016 –

Kamga, Albert Legrand. “Queer/in(g) Africa.”, University of Bayreuth, Graduate School.

2016 – 2022

Yuan, Mingqing. “African and African diasporic Conceptualizations of China.“ University of Bayreuth, BIGSAS, Scholarship of Council of Chinese Government. (summa cum laude)

2014 – 2022

Wachira, James. “Local Knowledge and Environment in Kenyan Oral Poetry”, University of Bayreuth, BIGSAS, DAAD Scholarship. (magna cum laude)

2013 – 2018

Aboluwade, Ifeoluwa. “Translation as Interpretation”, University of Bayreuth, IPP, DAAD Scholarship.

2012 – 2019

Kullrich, Nina. “Weißsein  und Kosmetik in Indien”, University of Bayreuth, IPP PhD.

2013 – 2020

Xin, Li. “Narrating Silence as Resistance”, University of Bayreuth, China Scholarship Council, IPP.

2014 – 2018

Loukson, Ives, Sangouing. “Repräsentationen sozialer Dynamiken im Post-Apartheidroman Schwarzer Autor*innen”, University of Bayreuth, IPP. 

2013 – 2016

Baas, Renzo. “Visions of Space in British, German, Namibian and South African Fiction.” University of Bayreuth, BIGSAS, DAAD Scholarship, PhD. (magna cum laude).

2012 – 2016

Donsomsakulkij, Weeraya. “Nature and Environment in South African Novels”, University of Bayreuth, BIGSAS. (magna cum laude).

2011 – 2017

Dittmann, Julia. “Weißsein und der okzidentale Film”, University of Bayreuth, BIGSAS (maternal leave 2013-2015). (magna cum laude).

2010 – 2015

Köppen, Grit. “Aktuelle Tendenzen im äthiopischen Theater”, University of Bayreuth, BIGSAS, Scholarship: Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung. (magna cum laude).

2010 – 2015

Fu, Lin. “Trauma in Chinese North American Fiction”, University of Bayreuth, IPP (summa cum laude).