Henni-Lisette Busch
Research Associate at the Uwe Johnson Professorship for 20th Century Modern German Literature
Profile
As a research associate under Professor Holger Helbig, I am dedicated to research and teaching in the field of 20th-century modern German literary studies. My interests encompass both prose and poetry.
Since my studies, I have been grappling with the question of what German Studies, as a discipline, can achieve in an increasingly complex world marked by crises. Reading, analyzing, and interpreting an epic text or a poem is, for me, not just an isolated pursuit in an ivory tower but rather a way to understand and trace the unfolding of history. Texts and poems contribute to our lived reality and provide meaning – reading literature also carries a societal and political dimension. Therefore, it seems meaningful not only as a literary scholar but also to venture into contemporary literature and examine it through similar methodologies.
Publications
- Von Zeit zu Zeit ediert man alles noch einmal. Erste Überlegungen zur Edition der Jahrestage in der Rostocker-Ausgabe, in: Johnson-Jahrbuch 29, 2024, pp. 153–167 (together with Hanna Bott and Magdalena Victoria Höft).
- Von einem, der umzog, um Schriftsteller zu sein. Tagungsbericht zu: »Einmal in Westdeutschland möchte ich ungern gleich zurückreisen«. Uwe Johnson und die alte Bundesrepublik, 6. Internationale Uwe Johnson-Tagung online, 11.-12. Juni 2021, in: Johnson-Jahrbuch 28, 2021, pp. 283–300 (together with Henrike Kühn).
- »Ich aber, siehst du, bin ein Leser dieses Buches, auf der Seite des Buches«. Lesen, wie Uwe Johnson den Montauk-Brief schreibt, in: Johnson-Jahrbuch 28, 2021, pp. 231–252.
CV
- 04/2023: Research Associate at the Uwe Johnson Professorship
- 03/2023: Master of Arts in German Studies with a focus on Literary Studies
- 08/2022: Fellow of the Rostock Marbach Scholarship
- 10/2020: Bachelor of Arts in German Studies (major) and Sociology (minor)
Currently, I teach two advanced courses in Modern German Literature every semester.
Term | Lecture |
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WS 2024/25 | Von der Schwierigkeit, nach 1945 Prosa zu schreiben – Ilse Aichingers Kurzgeschichten (Aufbaukurs) |
„Ich will es ertragen/ und in mir behalten […]/ nur will ich es sagen“ – Dichtung im Konzentrationslager. (Aufbaukurs) | |
SS 2024 | Literatur und Zeitenwenden (Aufbaukurs) |
Pathographien. Über Sterben und Krankheit schreiben (Aufbaukurs) | |
WS 2023/24 | Einführung in die germanistische Literaturwissenschaft (Grundkurs) |
Kanonische Texte wiedergelesen (Aufbaukurs) | |
SS 2023 | Max Frisch: Montauk (Aufbaukurs) |
Ingeborg Bachmann (Aufbaukurs) |
Henni-Lisette Busch
Institute for German Studies
Gertrudenstraße 11, Torhaus, Room 01
18057 Rostock
Tel.: +49 381 498 2552
E-Mail: henni-lisette.busch2uni-rostockde
Consultation Hour
Please feel free to contact me by email at any time. Appointments can be made in presence or online.