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Julia Hell is a Professor in the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures at the University of Michigan. She received her Ph.D. in German Literature from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1989. Hell has taught at Duke University from 1989 to 1997 and has published extensively on the topics of post-fascist German literature and visual arts. Her notable works include 'Post-Fascist Fantasies: Psychoanalysis, History, Literature' and the upcoming 'Conquest of Ruins: The Reich and the Fall of Rome' from the University of Chicago Press. Hell's research spans the politics of culture, exploring the intersection of phenomenology and the epistemology of ruins. She has organized conferences on ruin studies and contributed significant essays to major academic publications. In addition to her teaching responsibilities, Hell serves on multiple editorial boards, including 'Signale: Modern German Letters, Culture, Thought.' Her recent projects involve analyzing Peter Weiss’s works in the context of aesthetics and resistance, indicating her broad engagement with contemporary critical debates relating to German history and culture.
University of Michigan • Ann Arbor, MI
Teaches courses in German literature, philosophy, and cultural studies, including topics on realism, political theory, and post-fascist cultures.
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science