The Steering Committee
The Steering Committee of the Doctoral Program in Literary Studies is its governing body and consists of six members: four professors elected by the literary studies teaching staff for a term of two years; a representative of the doctoral students elected by the program members for a term of one year; and the coordinator of the program.
The Steering Committee is composed as follows:
Prof. Dr. Philipp Schweighauser (Chair)
Professor of North American and General Literatures (on the committee since fall term 2023)
ph.schweighauser@clutterunibas.ch
Eline Elmiger, M.A.
Representative of doctoral students (on the committee since spring term 2024)
eline.elmiger@clutterunibas.ch
Dr. Dr. Christian Hänggi
Coordinator of the Doctoral Program (on the committee since spring term 2018)
dok-lit@clutterunibas.ch,christian.haenggi@clutterunibas.ch
Prof. Dr. Hugues Marchal
Professor of Modern French and General Literatures (on the committee since fall term 2023)
hugues.marchal@clutterunibas.ch
Prof. Dr. Ralf Simon
Professor of Modern German Literature (on the committee since fall term 2022)
ralf.simon@clutterunibas.ch
Prof. Dr. Sarina Tschachtli
Professor of German Medievalism (on the committee since fall term 2023)
sarina.tschachtli@clutterunibas.ch
Contact
Doctoral Program in Literary Studies
Dr. Dr. Christian Hänggi
University of Basel
English Department, Office 21a
Nadelberg 6
4051 Basel
E-mail: dok-lit@clutterunibas.ch
Dr. Simon Aeberhard (Coordinator, 2011–2014)
Prof. Dr. Harm den Boer (2010–2012; 2014–2016, 2020–2022)
Prof. Dr. Anne-Sophie Bories (2021–2023)
Sarah Brämer Bourdely, M.A. (doctoral student representative, 2022)
Prof. Dr. Dominique Brancher (2011–2013; 2015–2017; 2018)
Anna Chatzinikolaou, M.A. (doctoral student representative, 2021)
Prof. Dr. Nicola Gess (2011–2013; 2018–2020)
Prof. Dr. Jürg Glauser (2012–2014; 2016–2017)
Prof. Dr. Thomas Grob (2010–2011; 2014–2016)
Prof. Dr. Ina Habermann (2010–2012)
Dr. Anna Hodel Laszlo (2019–2021)
Prof. Dr. Alexander Honold (2010–2011; 2016–2018)
Prof. Dr. Gert Hübner (2015–2016)
Prof. Dr. Heinrich Kirschbaum (2018)
Madita Knöpfle, M.A. (doctoral student representative, 2019)
Prof. Dr. Hugues Marchal (2013–2015; 2016–2018; 2020)
Judith Müller, M.A. (doctoral student representative, 2020)
Dr. Simone Ochsner (coordinator, 2011)
Prof. Dr. Lena Rohrbach (2017–2019)
Dr. Lukas Rösli (Coordinator, 2014–2018)
Sofie Sabbioni, M.A. (doctoral student representative, 2023)
Prof. Dr. Philipp Schweighauser (2012–2014; 2016–2018)
Prof. Dr. Ralf Simon (2013–2015)
Prof. Dr. Hubert Thüring (2019–2021)
Doctoral Program in Literary Studies | University of Basel | Dr. Dr. Christian Hänggi | Nadelberg 6 | 4051 Basel dpl.dslw.unibas.ch, dok-lit@clutterunibas.ch