M.A., German Studies, Texas Tech University, 2014
M.A., French, Spanish, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany, 2012
Associate Instructor, 2019-20
M.A., German Studies, Texas Tech University, 2014
M.A., French, Spanish, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany, 2012
presence; narrative theory; the German and European novel; time and literature; German theater; foreign language pedagogy; performative pedagogy; curriculum design; Franz Kafka; Marcel Proust
Bettina is a PhD Candidate in Germanic Studies (Modern German Literature and Culture), with a minor in Comparative Literature. Her primary research interests include theories of presence, narrative theory, the German and European novel, and performative pedagogy. Her dissertation examines the theories European writers since the 18th century have put forward about the instances and effects of a heightened feeling of presence.
She joined the Department of Germanic Studies at Indiana University in 2015 after receiving an M.A. in German Studies from Texas Tech University (2014) and an M.A. in French and Spanish from Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany (2012).