Kristina Seefeldt
Kristina Seefeldt, M.A.
Research Associate & Doctoral Candidate she/her
North American Studies | Hochbruck
kristina.seefeldt@anglistik.uni-freiburg.de
R 4046 | KG IV
EDUCATION
| Since 2021 |
PhD, English and American Studies Working title: "Heroism and the Military Complex" (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Hochbruck) |
| 2018 – 2020 |
Master of Arts in British and North American Cultural Studies Thesis: "Closing the Gap Between Military and Civilian Life Through Cultural Memory: Heroism, Honor, and Masculinity in The Last Full Measure (2019)" |
| 2014 – 2017 |
Bachelor of Arts in English and American Studies, minor in Psychology Thesis: "'We're Not Supposed to Talk About It': Masculinity in the T.V. Series Supernatural" |
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Heroes and Heroisms
- Gender Studies (Masculinites in particular)
- Military and War Studies (mainly focused on the U.S. Military)
- Media and Audience Studies (Film Analysis)
TEACHING
- 2024 summer term: EUCOR Lecture Cycle Cultural Memory (co-organized with Ece Ergin)
- 2024 summer term: PS Visualizations of War: Film, Photography, Art
- 2023 summer term: PS Masculinities in Contemporary American Culture
- 2022/2023 winter term: PS Power Matters: Class, Alienation and Anger (co-taught by Jennifer Howard, M.A.)
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2022 summer term: PS Heroisms in the U.S. Military
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Jan 2022 - Jun 2024 |
Research Associate & School Project Coordinator |
| Jul 2021 – Dec 2021 |
Research Assistant |
| Sep 2019 – Dec 2021 |
Program Coordinator and Research Assistant |