Sarah Busch

Sarah Busch, St.-Ex.

Guest Lecturer & Doctoral Candidate she/they

Sarah is a PhD student at the University of Freiburg. She holds a teaching degree in English and Spanish Philology and has studied at the University of Freiburg and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

Her PhD project combines English Literary and Cultural Studies with Performance and Audience Studies. She researches how affective theatre experiences shape our understanding of text and performance, prioritizing the diverse voices of spectators over the opinions of old white male critics.

She teaches at the English Department and Abinom e.V., where she prepares students for the Abitur. She is an active member of the maniACTs, the English Department's drama group, where she has acted, directed and managed public relations. With their performance of "The Vagina Monologues," the group has earned the University of Freiburg's Bertha-Ottenstein-Preis for gender equality and diversity.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Irish Theatre
Contemporary Feminist Writing and Performance
Audience Studies
Queer Literature and Culture

TEACHING

2021/22 winter term
Queering Netflix – LGBTQ+ Representation in Contemporary Television
Cultural Studies Introductory Seminar, University of Freiburg
2021 summer term
Introduction to Literary Theory
Literary Studies Introductory Seminar, Department of English Literature | University of Basel
2020/21 winter term
Exceptional Women – Female* Identity in Graphic Novels and Comics
Cultural Studies Introductory Seminar, University of Freiburg
2017 – 2021 winter term
Introduction to Literary Studies – Tutorial