Dr. Angelika Zirker

Associate Professor

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Biography

Angelika Zirker is an Associate Professor of English Literature at Eberhard Karls University Tübingen. With a focus on Early Modern English Poetry, children's literature, and literary annotation, she has contributed significant scholarly work in these fields. Her PhD dissertation, "Pilgrim Child: Concepts of Play, Language and Salvation in Lewis Carroll's Alice Books," was completed in July 2009. Zirker has published extensively, including her book titled "William Shakespeare and John Donne: Stages of the Soul in Early Modern English Poetry" (2019). Additionally, she co-authored a monograph on Emily Dickinson in 2020. As an editorial member of notable journals like Connotations and the Literaturwissenschaftliches Jahrbuch, she plays a crucial role in the academic discourse surrounding literature. Her research also spans digital humanities, where she is involved in projects focusing on the annotative practices of literary texts. Currently, she serves as Co-Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, showcasing her commitment to academic leadership while supervising Bachelor's and Master's theses on various literature topics spanning from 1550 to the present day.

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Experience

Associate Professor

2010-01-01 — Present

Eberhard Karls University Tübingen • Tübingen, Germany

Teaches and supervises undergraduate and graduate students in the field of English literature.

Co-Dean

2023-01-01 — Present

Eberhard Karls University Tübingen • Tübingen, Germany

Leads the Faculty of Humanities in administrative and academic matters.