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Romance Literary and Cultural Studies / General Literary Studies

When shipwrecked conquistadors cross America barefoot, a noble misanthrope settles accounts with hypocritical French court society, piñatas become memes, death manifests itself in its most bizarre facets or the fatal effects of pesticides in Argentina are met with transmigration - then our interest is piqued.

French and Hispanophone literary and cultural production from the 16th century to the present day is the focus of our teaching and research, with a geographical emphasis on Latin America. We are interested in phenomena of general literary studies as well as questions of cultural theory and media studies.

News from the professorship

Prof. Dr. Volker Roloff im Seminar

Obituary for Prof. Dr. Volker Roloff (1940–2026)

The Department of Romance Languages in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of Siegen mourns the passing of Prof. Dr. Volker Roloff, who died on September 8 at the age of 85.

ESE Spanisch und Französisch

Invitation to the ESE and Campus Rally

ESE and Campus Rally: Spanish / French
Friday, October 16, 2026, starting at 3:00 p.m.
Building AR-B, Rooms 2104/2105

Jacobo Sefamí

Literary Event with Jacobo Sefamí

As part of the "Encuentros literarios en Siegen" series, a literary event featuring author Jacobo Sefamí took place.

Bild der Tagungsteilnehmer:innen

Conference Report: "Ecocriticism and Ecothriller: Negotiations in Latin America and the Global North"

From June 18 to 20, 2026, the University of Siegen hosted the international symposium “Ecocriticism and Ecothriller: Negotiations in Latin America and the Global North.” Scholars and students from Germany and abroad came together to discuss how literature, films, video games, and comics shape our perception of nature—and what social, political, and ethical consequences result from an extractivist approach to the environment.

Lesung von Gisela Heffes im Hugendubel der City Galerie Siegen

Literary Event with Gisela Heffes

As part of the conference "Ecocriticism and Eco-Thriller: Negotiations in Latin America and the Global North," author Giselle Heffes gave a reading at Hugendubel (City Galerie Siegen).

Portrait von Tobias Berneiser am Deutschen Studienzentrum in Venedig

Revolution and Gender in the “Venetian ’48”: Women’s Emancipation, the Cult of the Male Hero, and Literary Memory

As a research fellow of the Fritz Thyssen Foundation, I am dedicating my one-year stay at the Centro Tedesco di Studi Veneziani (German Study Center in Venice) to examining the cultural and media representations of an event in Venetian history. 

Siggi sitzt vor AR-IF und genießt das Sommerfest

Invitation to the Department of Romance Studies' Summer Festival

Summer Festival of the Department of Romance Studies
July 22, 2026, starting at 4:30 p.m.
AR-IF Building

Ankündigung Sefami Teaser

Encuentro literario con Jacobo Sefamí

Reading by Jacobo Sefamí, University of California, Irvine

Wisent Siggi als Schiedsrichter
International

Online encounter: University of Siegen meets UNAM

Intercultural and interdisciplinary encounters: Cultural heritage and interculturality

Dates of the professorship

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Current projects

Waldbrand
Media and culture
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DFG Project Ecothriller and Ecocriticism in Latin America

The global environmental crisis and its consequences are undoubtedly among the socio-political challenges.

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Encuentros literarios en Siegen

The team

Yasmin Temelli

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Yasmin Temelli

Professorin
Foto Webseite Hans Bouchard

Dr. Hans Bouchard

Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter

"Nicht der Dozent den Siegen braucht, aber der, den Siegen verdient!"

Forschung zu Plattformen, Lateinamerika und Medienräumen mit besonderem Fokus auf digitale Kultur, Transkulturalität und Intermedialität.

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Johanna Stierl

Sekretariat z.Zt. beurlaubt
Ina Kühne

Dr. Ina Kühne

Project employee

Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin im DFG-Projekt "Ökothriller und Ökokritik in Lateinamerika" 

Profilfoto Alla Klimenkowa

Dr. phil. Alla Klimenkowa-Krohner

Project employee

DAAD PRIME PostDoc Fellow (University of Texas at Austin)

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