Research
Research profile
English Literature and Culture of the 18th Century
Children's literature and literature for young adults
Constructions of childhood in English literature and culture from the Renaissance to the Present
High Fantasy (esp. A Song of Ice and Fire and RPGs)
Popular Neomedievalism, esp. (Live Action) Role Playing Games
Intertextuality, intermediality and adaptation
Projects
- "Kanonbildung und das soziale Imaginäre in britischer Kinder- und Jugendliteratur/Canon Formation and Social Imaginaries in British Fiction for Children and Young Adults" – DFG-Project; 2013-2016
- Book Series "Studien zur Europäischen Kinder- und Jugendliteratur/Studies in European Literature for Children and Young Adults"; Universitätsverlag Winter, Heidelberg – from 2014 (Editors: Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer, Anja Müller, Astrid Surmatz)
- "Canon Constitution and Canon Change in Children’s Literature" Conference at Tübingen University (together with Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer, Tübingen; 11.-13. September 2014). Proceedings volume (under contract with Routledge)