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Christine Achinger is an Associate Professor in the Department of German Studies at the University of Warwick, where she has been since September 2006. Her academic focus integrates critical social theory, aesthetic theory, and the history of antisemitism, emphasizing constructions of gender, nation, and ethnicity within the capitalist modernity framework. Achinger's extensive research includes examining Holocaust memory in Germany and the complex intersections of Jewishness, femininity, and 'race' in 19th-century Germany. Her scholarly contributions include the book 'Split Modernity: Gustav Freytag's Debit and Credit - Nation, Gender and the Image of the Jew' and numerous articles on topics such as colonialism, racism, and antisemitism. Achinger has held visiting fellowships at prestigious institutions, including the Frankel Institute for Advanced Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan and the History Department at the University of Chicago. She also actively engages in departmental roles, including as a Co-Director of the Centre for Research in Philosophy, Literature and the Arts and the Centre for Global Jewish Studies. Achinger is dedicated to promoting awareness of critical social theories and is currently involved in the Moishe Postone Legacy Project to make Postone's work more accessible.
University of Warwick • Coventry, UK
Teaching and researching in the Department of German Studies, focusing on critical theory, antisemitism, and gender.
Includes General, Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, Biomedical, and Manufacturing Engineering. Most programs fall under English Band A.