Participating scientists/promotion students

Participating scientists/promotion students

Research cluster children's and young adult literature (KJL)

The research cluster serves to network and visualise research activities in the field of children's and young adult literature beyond the OlFoKi and cordially invites interested parties from all disciplines - including advanced students who are dealing with children's and young adult literature, for example as part of a thesis - to participate in the development and expansion of the research cluster.

Contact persons are as follows:

Participating scientists/promotion students

Prof Dr Thomas Boyken (Spokesperson)

Children's and youth literature

Professorship for Children's and Young Adult Literature, Institute for German Studies, School III

0441 798-2953

Research focus:

  • Children's and youth literature
  • Literature from the 18th to 21st century
  • drama theory
  • narratology
  • Theory of mediality

Activities (selection):

Link to the working group

Dr Ella Margaretha Karnatz (Spokesperson)

Children's and youth literature

Research assistant in the Department of Children's and Youth Literature, Institute for German Studies, School III

Research focus:

  • Children's and youth literature
  • Contemporary children's and young adult literature
  • Authorship and literary sociology
  • Literature and mental health

Activities (selection):

Link to the working group

Prof Dr Urte Helduser

Modern German literature and literary theory

Professorship for Modern German Literature and Literary Theory, Institute for German Studies, School III

Activities (selection):

Link to the working group

Sandra Eilts

Children's and youth literature

Research assistant in the Department of Children's and Youth Literature, Institute for German Studies, School III

Research focus:

  • Mediality & materiality of literature
  • Romanticism
  • Children's and youth literature
  • Michael Ende research
  • Narrative theory

Activities (selection):

Link to the working group

Contributors

Lea Sofie Jacobi

Children's and youth literature

Student assistant in the Department of Children's and Youth Literature, Institute for German Studies, School III

Activities (selection):

Link to the working group

(Changed: 23 Mar 2026)  Kurz-URL:Shortlink: https://uol.de/p109544en
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