Dr. Birte Wege

Biography

Birte Wege is an Assistant Professor at the John F. Kennedy Institute at the Freie Universität Berlin, specializing in Literary Studies with a focus on North American Literature. She has a diverse educational background, having completed her PhD at the Graduate School of North American Studies, where she received the summa cum laude distinction for her dissertation, "Drawing Past: Graphic Narrative Documentaries by Emmanuel Guibert, Ho Che Anderson, Art Spiegelman, and Joe Sacco." This work explores the intersections of graphic narrative and documentary, assessing how visual storytelling portrays political realities. Wege has also obtained master's degrees from Simon Fraser University and the University of Alberta. Over her career, she has held roles including Postdoctoral Researcher and Substitute Assistant Professor. She was awarded the Rolf Kentner Dissertation Prize from the Heidelberg Center for American Studies and holds several international fellowships. Wege's research interests include Graphic Narrative, American Literature, and the politics of representation in visual media. She routinely presents at conferences and has taught a wide range of courses including Queer Literature, Literary Robots, and American Anarchy.

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