Dr. Elisabeth Paefgen

Biography

Elisabeth Paefgen is a retired professor specializing in the didactics of the German language and literature. She has held several academic positions, including a professorship at Freie Universität Berlin and previously at the University of Hanover for modern German literature and its didactics. She completed her doctorate and habilitation in German studies, after which she worked as a research assistant and lecturer at TU Berlin. Elisabeth has focused on themes such as the theory of teaching and learning literature, reception theory, and the history of literature education, contributing significantly to the development of literature didactics. She has authored multiple publications on contemporary poetry and the interplay between film and literature and has been involved in various research projects that investigate the relevance of literary education in modern contexts.

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