Dr. Fatima Naqvi

Biography

Fatima Naqvi is the Elias W. Leavenworth Professor at Yale University, specializing in Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Film Media Studies. She currently chairs the Film and Media Studies program at Yale. Her research centers on the intersection of literature, film, and architecture, particularly how these fields relate to human experience. Naqvi has a strong commitment to exploring the works of influential figures such as Thomas Bernhard and Elfriede Jelinek. Currently, she is working on a book titled 'Sick House: Clinical Complex Vienna', which examines hospital construction from 1880 to 2020 in the context of the waning years of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The book investigates how hospitals shaped modern experiences and perceptions of health care. Naqvi invites students to engage with contemporary issues through courses like 'Landscape, Film, Architecture' and 'Post-War German Film.' Her previous works include explorations of victimhood in Western European culture and analyses of Michael Haneke's films. She has held visiting professorships at universities including Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz and Harvard University and has taught at Rutgers University. Naqvi holds a BA from Dartmouth and both an MA and PhD from Harvard.

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