Meet the team |
German Section
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| Professor, German |
| Tel. nr. : (021) 808 3886 |
| Office nr. : 539 |
| E-mail : Prof Ingo Müller |
| Research Interests : German Literature from the 18th Century to the Present from an Interdisciplinary Perspective; Literary Theory, Literaricity, Aesthetics and Intermediality; Literature of Romanticism & Fin de Si cle; Postcolonial Studies (Representation of Africa in German Literature and Music Theatre); Libretto as a Literary Genre & Dramaturgy of Drama and Opera, German Lied. |
| CV of Prof Ingo Müller(pdf) |
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Dr Isabel dos Santos
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| Senior Lecturer, German | |
| Tel. nr. : (021) 808 2065 | |
| Office nr. : 559 | |
| E-mail : Dr Isabel dos Santos | |
| Research Interests : German literature from the 18th century to the present, Austrian literature of the interwar period (especially Joseph Roth), women in literature, fairy tales, German as a Foreign Language and Suggestopedia, CALL, translation. |
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Mr Lukas Valtin
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| DAAD-Lecturer, German |
| For consultations concerning DAAD-related matters (scholarships, programmes), you are welcome to book an appointment here. Please also send a short email stating the topic of your enquiry. |
| Office nr. : 537 |
| E-mail : Mr Lukas Valtin |
| Research Interests : Contemporary German and English literature; cultural studies; utopianism; (post)colonial literature; discourse analysis; Christian Kracht |
| CV Mr Lukas Valtin |
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Dr Doret Jordaan
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| Lecturer, German | |
| Tel. nr. : (021) 808 2050 | |
| Office nr. : 558 | |
| E-mail : Dr Doret Jordaan | |
| Research Interests : Ecocriticism, Geocriticism, Literature, Comparative Literature, Landscape, Deserts, Foreign Language Teaching | |
| CV of Doret Jordaan |
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Prof. Catherine du Toit
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| Professor, French Chair, Department of Modern Foreign Languages |
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| Tel. nr. : (021) 808 2063 | |
| Office nr. : 541 | |
| E-mail : Prof. Catherine du Toit | |
| Research Interests : The works and world of
Henri-Pierre Roché; early 20th century literature; literary biography
and autobiographical writings; comparative literature; literary myths;
film studies; integration of literature and language teaching; translation On Teaching : A short word about teaching |
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| CV of Catherine du Toit (pdf) or web page |
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Prof Éric Levéel
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| Associate Professor, French | |
| Tel. nr. : (021) 808 2032 | |
| Office nr. : 544 | |
| E-mail : Prof Eric Lev el | |
| Research Interests : Simone de Beauvoir s Works, Travels and Self-Built Existence. Literature of Travel. Autobiography as a Literary Genre. Gay Maghrebi Literature and the Representation of Homosexuality in North Africa. 20th Century French Literature. The French Intellectual and Artistic World during the Occupation of France (1940-1944). Holocaust and Pre-Holocaust Literature. French-speaking Romanian authors and intellectuals. | |
| CV of Prof Éric Levéel (pdf) |
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Dr Gibson Ncube
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| Senior Lecturer, French | |
| Tel. nr. : (021) 808 2062 | |
| Office nr. : 543 | |
| E-mail : Dr Gibson Ncube | |
| Research Interests : French and Francophone literatures, comparative literature, gender and queer studies, onomastics, cultural studies. | |
| CV of Dr Gibson Ncube (pdf) |
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Mr Bo Lyu
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| Lecturer, Chinese | |
| Tel. nr. : (021) 808 2033 | |
| Office nr. : 560 | |
| E-mail : Mr Bo Lyu | |
| Research Interests : Renascences and Metaphysical Poetry Studies, Late Victorian Literature Studies, Translation Studies, Financing Project and PPP Strategy, Commercialization of Horror Films, Cinematic Fact and Film Industrial Services, Government Policies on Film Industry. | |
| CV of Mr Bo Lyu (pdf) |
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Mrs Wan Chi (Ada) McLachlan
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| Lecturer, Chinese | |
| Tel. nr. : (021) 808 2033 | |
| Office nr. : 560 | |
| E-mail : Mrs Wan Chi (Ada) McLachlan | |
| Research Interests :2nd Language Acquisition, Chinese as a Foreign Language, Confucianism Studies, Translation, Contemporary Chinese Literature, Chinese CALL. | |
| CV of Mrs Wan Chi (Ada) McLachlan (pdf) |
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Ms Beatriz Villacañas Claver
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| MAEC-AECID Spanish Lecturer | |
| Office nr. : 557 | |
| E-mail : Ms Beatriz Villacañas Claver | |
| Research Interests : Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language, Uses of Theatre in Foreign Language Learning, Technologies in the ELE Classroom, Rhetoric and Debates in a Non-Native Language, Spanish Theatre of the Second Half of the 20th Century, and the Work of Alejandro Casona. | |
| CV of Ms Beatriz Villacañas Claver (pdf) |
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2025
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