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. Gabriele Bucchi (Chair)
Professor for Italian and General Literary Studies (on the committee since fall term 2024)
gabriele.bucchi@clutterunibas.ch
Stefanie Heeg, M.A.
Representative of doctoral students (on the committee since spring term 2025)
stefanie.heeg@clutterunibas.ch
Dr. Anna Hodel Lazlo
Research Assistant Slavic studies (on the committee since fall term 2025)
anna.hodel@clutterunibas.ch
Dr. Tim Hofmann
Coordinator of the Doctoral Program (on the committee since spring term 2025)
dok-lit@clutterunibas.ch, tim.hofmann@clutterunibas.ch
Prof. Dr. Philipp Schweighauser
Professor of North American and General Literatures (on the committee since fall term 2023)
ph.schweighauser@clutterunibas.ch
Prof. Dr. Hubert Thüring
Professor of Modern German Literature (on the committee since fall term 2025)
hubert.thuering@clutterunibas.ch
Contact
Doctoral Program in Literary Studies
Dr. Tim Hofmann
University of Basel
German Departement, Office 202
Nadelberg 4
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)
Eline Elmiger, M.A. (doctoral student representative, 2024)
Prof. Dr. Nicola Gess (2011–2013; 2018–2020)
Prof. Dr. Jürg Glauser (2012–2014; 2016–2017)
Prof. Dr. Thomas Grob (2010–2011; 2014–2016)
Dr. Dr. Christian Hänggi (coordinator, 2018–2025)
Prof. Dr. Ina Habermann (2010–2012; 2021–2023)
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; 2023–2025)
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; 2021–2023)
Prof. Dr. Hubert Thüring (2019–2021)
Prof. Dr. Sarina Tschachtli (2023–2025)
Doctoral Program in Literary Studies | University of Basel | Dr. Tim Hofmann | Nadelberg 4, Büro 202 | 4051 Basel dpl.dslw.unibas.ch, dok-lit@clutterunibas.ch
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