Georg Stanitzek

Georg Stanitzek (born November 27, 1953 in Bensberg ) is a German general literary scholar and Germanist . He has been teaching at the University of Siegen since 2000 .

resume

Stanitzek studied German, history and philosophy at the University of Cologne and at the University of Bielefeld with Professors Karl Heinz Bohrer , Jürgen Frese , Reinhart Koselleck , Niklas Luhmann and Wilhelm Voßkamp . In 1986 he received his doctorate in Bielefeld with a dissertation on "Stupidity" in the 18th century. 1996 habilitation he did a thesis on the German Present essay at the University of Cologne.

In 2000 he was appointed professor for German and general literary studies (with a focus on media and literary theory) at the University of Siegen. From 2008 to 2010 he was Dean of Faculty 3: “Linguistics, Literature and Media Studies”. In 2009 he turned down a call to the Ruhr University Bochum .

Stanitzek has been a member of the editorial board of Colloquy magazine since 2004 and has been co-editor of the Siegen series since 2006 . Contributions to literature, linguistics and media studies .

research

Stanitzek's research areas primarily include the history of concepts and historical semantics in the tradition of the Bielefeld School (as was the case with Reinhart Koselleck in particular). In particular, he contributed to the social history of literature with work on a number of social figures ( friend , project maker, genius , autodidact , dilettante , educated , philistine , bohemian ). Another focus of research is the book and its paratexts in a medial and historical comparison. His work on the film leader is particularly noted .

Publications

• Stupidity. Descriptions of the individual in the 18th century (=  Hermaea. German Research Research NF Vol. 60). Niemeyer, Tübingen 1989, ISBN 3-484-15060-2 - as PDF full text .
• Paratexts in literature, film, television. Edited by Klaus Kreimeier , Georg Stanitzek. Academy, Berlin 2004, ISBN 3-05-003762-8 .
• The book to the opening credits. "The Title is a Shot". Edited by Alexander Böhnke, Rembert Hüser, Georg Stanitzek. Vorwerk 8, Berlin 2006, ISBN 3-930916-72-X .
• Strong ties / Weak ties: friendship semantics and network theory. Edited by Natalie Binczek , Georg Stanitzek. Winter, Heidelberg 2010 (=  supplements to the Euphorion . No. 55), ISBN 978-3-8253-5559-3 .
• Philistines. Problem story of a social figure in modern German literature. Edited by Remigius Bunia , Till Dembeck, Georg Stanitzek. Academy, Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-05-005266-3 .
• Essay - FRG. Vorwerk 8, Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-940384-33-1 - Contents and bibliography (PDF; 1.3 MB).
• Bohème after '68. Edited by Walburga Hülk , Nicole Pöppel, Georg Stanitzek. Vorwerk 8, Berlin 2015, ISBN 978-3-940384-52-2 .

Web links

• Personal website of the University of Siegen
• Entry in the International Directory of Germanists
• Literature by Georg Stanitzek in the catalog of the German National Library
• Short biography and reviews of works by Georg Stanitzek at perlentaucher.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Kürschner's German Scholar Calendar . 18th edition (2001). Vol. 3, p. 3130.
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} Brief vita of Stanitzek on the website of the University of Siegen .