About Elisabeth
Bio
Elisabeth Bronfen is Professor of English and American Studies at the University of Zurich and, since 2007, Global Distinguished Professor at New York University.
She did her PhD at the University of Munich, on literary space in the work of Dorothy M. Richardson’s novel Pilgrimage, as well as her habilitation, five years later, on representations of femininity and death. A specialist in the 19th and 20th century literature, she has also written articles and books in the area of gender studies, psychoanalysis, film, cultural theory and visual culture.
She is a frequent contributor for local and international news publications and broadcasts, serving as an expert on culture as well as American politics.
Honors
2018 Ambassadorship of Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (Interview)
2017 Martin Warnke-Medal, awarded by the Aby-Warburg Stiftung