In the Media
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April 11, 2021
SRF Kultur
Musik für einen Gast
An interview with Elisabeth about her work on the interplay of fiction and reality in the context of the pandemic; her love of cooking and entertaining; and, her work on divas. Accompanied by music selected by Elisabeth.
March 14, 2021
NZZ am Sonntag
Vorhang auf!
Elisabeth writes about the Shakespearean tropes that emerged around the story of Duchess Megan Markle and Prince Harry after their interview with the Oprah on March 7, 2021.
January 2, 2021
Welt Online
„Wie der Vampir braucht das Virus einen Wirt, um zu überleben“
Elisabeth is interviewed about the sociocultural context of the COVID-19 pandemic and her book, Angesteckt.
December 17, 2020
OMANUT Radio
Pandora als Hoffungsträgering
Elisabeth talks about book, Angesteckt, and how fiction may help us to understand the sociocultural dimensions of the pandemic.
December 5, 2020
Vollbild Deutschlandfunk Kultur
Vampire, Zombies und Viren im Film: Was wir aus der Fiktion über Pandemien lernen können
Elisabeth discusses her new book, Angesteckt: Zeitgemässes über Pandemie und Kultur.
November 29, 2020
SRF2 Kultur
Elisabeth Bronfen – Kulturwissenschaftlerin
Elisabeth talks about her recent publication, Angesteckt: Zeitgemässes über Pandemie und Kultur.
November 5, 2020
SRF1 Radio
Morgengast
Elisabeth is called on as an expert on the relevance of the 2020 U.S. elections, the results of which are not yet clear.
October 26, 2020
SR2 KulturRadio
Romane und Filme als Krisenhilfe
Elisabeth was interviewed about her new book, Angesteckt, and the role of fiction in times of crisis. She talks about the Albert Camus' The Plague as well as Steven Soderbergh's film Contagion.
October 26, 2020
SRF Kontext
John Dos Passos’ «USA-Trilogie» – Ein Klassiker voller Gegenwart
Elisabeth talks about the relevance of John Dos Passos' U.S.A. trilogy.
October 18, 2020
SRF1 Sternstunde Philosophie
US-Wahlen – Was auf dem Spiel steht
Prof. Bronfen, along with Prof. Jan-Werner Müller of Princeton University, were guests of the SRF program Sternstunde Philosophie on Sunday, where they were asked to speak to these questions and more.
September 2, 2020
SRW2
Neues Buch „Angesteckt. Zeitgemäßes über Pandemie und Kultur“ von Elisabeth Bronfen
Elisabeth is interviewed about her new book, Angesteckt: Zeigemässes über Pandemie und Kultur.
June 9, 2020
SRF1 Der Club
USA – Nicht nur schwarz und weiss
Elisabeth was a guest on a panel discussing the ongoing protests against racism and police violence in the US, as well as the historical entrenchment of inequality that goes back to slavery.
May 19, 2020
OMANUT Radio
Kochen mit Leidenschaft und Grips
Elisabeth is interviewed about the role of food in culture in times crisis and her cook book, Obsessed.
April 22, 2020
SWR2 Forum
Regisseur der Angst - Wie Hitchcock das Kino revolutionierte
The radio program SWR2 Forum invited Elisabeth Bronfen, FAZ-writer Andreas Kilb, and director Dominik Graf to discuss the legacy of Alfred Hitchcock as an auteur whose films explored the dimensions of fear, human relations, and cinema itself.
April 22, 2020
SRW2
Regisseur der Angst - Wie Hitchcock das Kino revolutionierte
The radio program SWR2 Forum invited Elisabeth Bronfen, FAZ-writer Andreas Kilb, and director Dominik Graf to discuss the legacy of Alfred Hitchcock as an auteur whose films explored the dimensions of fear, human relations, and cinema itself.
April 4, 2020
watson
«Viren sind Zombies», sagt die Zürcher Professorin Elisabeth Bronfen
Elisabeth Bronfen was interviewed by the Swiss online publication watson on the subject of the current pandemic.
April 3, 2020
Watson
«Viren sind Zombies», sagt die Zürcher Professorin Elisabeth Bronfen
Elisabeth Bronfen was interviewed by the Swiss online publication watson on the subject of the COVID-19 pandemic.
February 21, 2020
SWR2
„This is Venice“: Shakespeare neu gedacht im Doppelpack am Burgtheater Wien
Elisabeth Bronfen spoke to SWR2 about This Is Venice, the hybrid play that reimagines Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice and Othello, written and translated by herself and Muriel Gerstner.
February 21, 2020
SRW2
„This is Venice“: Shakespeare neu gedacht im Doppelpack am Burgtheater Wien
Elisabeth Bronfen spoke to SWR2 about This Is Venice, the hybrid play that reimagines Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice and Othello, written and translated by herself and Muriel Gerstner.
January 16, 2020
Deutschlandfunk Kultur
#66 Kriegsfilm „1917“ – Zwischen Spektakel und Erinnerungskultur
Elisabeth Bronfen was a featured guest on the culture podcast Lakonisch Elegant, talking about Sam Mendes' new film 1917 and the war film genre more broadly.