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Heike Bartel

Associate Professor in German Studies, Faculty of Arts

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Research Summary

* Myth and Myth Reception from 18th to 21st century with particular focus on the myth of Medea. Book project: 'Black Medeas'.

* Contemporary German-speaking Women's Writing and Aspects of Gender Studies * Aspects of Comparative Literature Studies: Translation and Comparative Literature Studies with particular focus on the reception on Ancient Greek texts; Comparative Study of Contemporary (Love-)Poetry

Recent Publications

  • BARTEL, H., 2011. ‘A Medea Called Wally': 'Race, Madness and Fashion in Paul Heyse’s Novella Medea’ German Life and Letters. 1, 56-70
  • BARTEL, H., 2011. Karen Duve: Taxi (2008): Of Alpha-males, Apes, Altenberg and Driving in the City. In: RVEN, L. AND, MARVEN, L. AND TABERNER, S. and , eds., Emerging German-Language Novelists of the 21st Century Camden House. 179-194
  • BARTEL, H. and SIMON, A., eds., 2010. Unbinding Medea: Interdisciplinary Approaches to a Classical Myth from Antiquity to the 21st Century Oxford: Legenda. (In Press.)
  • BARTEL, H., 2010. Dressing the 'Other', Dressing the 'Self': Clothing in the Medea Dramas of Euripides and Franz Grillparzer. In: BARTEL, H. and SIMON, A., eds., Unbinding Medea: Interdisciplinary Approaches to a Classical Myth from Antiquity to the 21st Century Oxford: Legenda. 161-175 (In Press.)

Past Research

Friedrich Hoelderlin; Paul Celan; Anne Duden

German poetry (18c and contemporary); poetry in times of crisis; poetry 'after Auschwitz'

German speaking women's writing

Future Research

* Myth and Myth Reception from 18th to 21st century with particular focus on the myth of Medea. Book project: 'Black Medeas'.

* 'Black Studies' and 'Critical Whiteness Studies'



*Reception of Classical Antiquity in Contemporary Cultures & Societies: Project: Olympic (Inter)Disciplines

* Women's Writing and Gender Studies

* Comparative Literature Studies

  • BARTEL, H., 2011. ‘A Medea Called Wally': 'Race, Madness and Fashion in Paul Heyse’s Novella Medea’ German Life and Letters. 1, 56-70
  • BARTEL, H., 2011. Karen Duve: Taxi (2008): Of Alpha-males, Apes, Altenberg and Driving in the City. In: RVEN, L. AND, MARVEN, L. AND TABERNER, S. and , eds., Emerging German-Language Novelists of the 21st Century Camden House. 179-194
  • BARTEL, H. and SIMON, A., eds., 2010. Unbinding Medea: Interdisciplinary Approaches to a Classical Myth from Antiquity to the 21st Century Oxford: Legenda. (In Press.)
  • BARTEL, H., 2010. Dressing the 'Other', Dressing the 'Self': Clothing in the Medea Dramas of Euripides and Franz Grillparzer. In: BARTEL, H. and SIMON, A., eds., Unbinding Medea: Interdisciplinary Approaches to a Classical Myth from Antiquity to the 21st Century Oxford: Legenda. 161-175 (In Press.)
  • BARTEL, H. and BIELEFELD, C.-U., 2008. Anne Duden. In: KUEHLMANN, W. and ET AL, eds., Walther Killy Literatur Lexikon: Autoren und Werke des deutschsparchigen Kulturraums, 12 vols 2nd ed. 3. Berlin: de Gruyter. 150-152
  • BARTEL, H., 2008. Vom verlorenen pars pro toto zum 'Haarstern': Haar in ausgewaehlten Text Paul Celans. In: HAAS, B., ed., Haare zwischen Fiktion und Realitaet: Interdisziplinaer Untersuchungen zur Wahrnehmung der Haare Kulturwissenschaft vol. 17. Berlin: Lit. Verlag. 28-43
  • BARTEL, H., 2007. Der Blick auf Medea: Erzaehlperspektive und Mythenkritik in Anna Seghers' Erzaehlung 'Das Argonautenschiff' Argonautenschiff: Jahrbuch der Anna Seghers Gesellschaft. 16, 60-72
  • BARTEL, H., 2007. Bypaesse zu 'Herzgaenge', einem Prosagedicht von Anne Duden. In: LEEDER, K., ed., 'Schaltstelle': Neue deutsche Lyrik im Dialog Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi. 311-330
  • BARTEL, H. and BOA, E.J., eds., 2006. Pushing at boundaries: approaches to contemporary German women writers from Karen Duve to Jenny Erpenbeck Amsterdam: Rodopi.
  • BARTEL, H., 2006. Von Jonny Rotten bis Werther" Karen Duves 'Dies ist kein Liebeslied' zwischen Popliteratur und Bildungsroman. In: BARTEL, H. and BOA, E., eds., Pushing at Boundaries: Approaches to Contemporary German Women Writers from Karen Duve to Jenny Erpenbeck Amsterdam / NY: Rodopi. 89-1006
  • BARTEL, H., 2006. "Jenes andere Deutschland". Paul Celan in Wien und 'Auf Reisen'. In: GOETTSCHE, D., MEYER, F., GLUNZ, C. and SCHNEIDER. T.F., eds., Schreiben gegen Krieg und Gewalt: Ingeborg Bachmann und die deutschsprachige Literatur 1945-1980 Schriften des Erich. Goettingen: V&R unipress. 163-174 (In Press.)
  • BARTEL, H., 2006. Literature in Conflict, Language in Crisis: Paul Celan's Poetry after Auschwitz. In: WRIGHT, C. and DEMARIA, C., eds., Post-Conflict Cultures: Rituals of Representation London: Zoilus. 318-327
  • BARTEL, H., 2004. Mythos in der Literatur Münster: Aschendorff.
  • BARTEL, H. and BOA, E., eds., 2003. Anne Duden: a revolution of words: approaches to her fiction, poetry and essays Amsterdam: Rodopi.
  • BARTEL, H., 2003. "Steinatem": Zur Metaphorik des Atmens in Anne Dudens 'Steinschlag' In: Anne Duden: a revolution of words: approaches to her fiction, poetry and essays. 159-181
  • BARTEL, H., 2001. Grenzgänger: Friedrich Hölderlins <i>Pindarfragmente</i> Acta Germanica. 29, 51-64
  • BARTEL, H., 2000. Centaurengesaenge: Friedrich Hoelderlins 'Pindarfragmente' Würzburg : Königshausen & Neumann.
  • BARTEL, H. and KEITH-SMITH, B., eds., 2000. "Nachdenklicher Leichtsinn": Essays on Goethe and Goethe Reception Lewiston, NY. : Edwin Mellen.
  • BARTEL, H., 2000. Marianes Uniform und Philines Pantoeffelchen: (Ver)Kleidung in Goethes 'Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre' In: "Nachdenklicher Leichtsinn": Essays on Goethe and Goethe Reception. 135-154
  • BARTEL, H., 1999. Language of Translation, Language of Poetry: Friedrich Hoelderlin's 'Pindarfragmente' In: From Classical Shades to Vicker Victorious: Shifting Perspectives in British German Studies. 61-76
  • BARTEL, H., 1997. "Aber das eigene muss so gut gelernt seyn, wie das Fremde" - Zur dichterischen Verfahrensweise Friedrich Hoelderlins In: Der fremde Blick. 153-168
  • BARTEL, H., 1997. Dimensions of Parody in the Poems of Paul Celan In: Parody: Dimensions and Perspectives. 11-26
  • BARTEL, H. and SIMON, A., eds., Unbinding Medea: Interdisciplinary Approaches to a Classical Myth from Antiquity to the 21st Century Oxford: Legenda. (In Press.)

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