Staff

Professors

Prof. Dr. Marianne Sommer 

Professor for Cultural Studies
T +41 41 229 56 15 • Room 3.A32 • marianne.sommer@unilu.ch
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Prof. Dr. Boris Previšić 

SNSF-sponsored Professor for Literature and Cultural Studies 
T +41 41 229 54 74 • Room 3.A30 • boris.previsic@unilu.ch
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Prof. Dr. Thomas Steinfeld

Titular Professor and Lecturer
tsteinfeld@icloud.com
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Senior Teaching and Research Assistant

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Dr. phil. Demian Berger

Senior teaching and research assistant
T +41 41 229 57 46 • Room 3.A10 • demian.bergerremove-this.@remove-this.unilu.ch

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Academic Advisor

Sahra Lobina, MA

Academic Advisor
T +41 41 229 56 05 • Room 3.A02 • sahra.lobinaremove-this.@remove-this.unilu.ch

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Student Assistance

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Steven Fröhlich, BA

Student Assistant
T +41 41 229 57 54 • Room 3.A19 • steven.froehlich@unilu.ch
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Andrea I. Frei, BA

Student Assistant
T +41 41 229 57 54 • Room 3.A19 • andrea.frei@stud.unilu.ch
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Aline Stadler, MA

Student Assistant
T +41 41 229 57 54 • Room 3.A19  • aline.stadlerremove-this.@remove-this.stud.unilu.ch

Secretary

Monika Nideröst

Secretary ad interim
Room 3.A27 • monika.nideroestremove-this.@remove-this.unilu.ch

Research Fellows, Research Assistants and PhD Candidates

Ruth Amstutz, MA

PhD Candidate SNF-Sinergia Project of Prof. Marianne Sommer
T +41 41 229 56 14 • Room 3.A21 • ruth.amstutz@unilu.ch
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Dr. phil. Romed Aschwanden

Director of the Uri Institute "Cultures of the Alps" at the University of Lucerne
Room 3.A30 • romed.aschwandenremove-this.@remove-this.unilu.ch
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Andreas Bäumler, MA

PhD Candidate SNF-Project of Prof. Boris Previšić
Liaison Officer Graduate School University of Lucerne
T +41 41 229 59 37 • Room 3.A14 • andreas.baeumler@unilu.ch
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Anne-Laure Franchette, MA

Research Assistant of Prof. Dr. Boris Previšić
T +41 41 229 59 37 • Room 3.A14  • annelaure.franchette@unilu.ch

Eric Hounshell

Dr. Eric T. Hounshell

Post-doctoral Researcher / Project Coordinator SNF-Sinergia Project of Prof. Marianne Sommer
T +41 41 229 56 12 • Room 3.A21 • eric.hounshell@unilu.ch
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Dr. Marie Louise Herzfeld-Schild

Post-doctoral Researcher, Visiting Fellow
mherzfelremove-this.@remove-this.uni-koeln.de
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Ndjaka Mtsetwene, MA

Federal scholarship researcher, visiting fellow of Prof. Dr. Boris Previšić
Room 3.A14 •  ndjaka.mtsetweneremove-this.@remove-this.unilu.ch
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Dr. phil. Lea Pfäffli

Post-doctoral Researcher SNF-Sinergia Project of Prof. Marianne Sommer
T +41 41 229 56 13 • Room 3.A21 • lea.pfaeffliremove-this.@remove-this.unilu.ch

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Doctoral Students

Philipp Eichenberger, MA

Doctoral Student
philipp.e[at]gmx.ch
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Sreten Ugricic

Sreten Ugričić, MA

Doctoral Student
sretenugricic@gmail.com 
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Roman Walker, MA

Doctoral Student
roman.walkerremove-this.@remove-this.bluewin.ch
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Completed Habilitations

Prof. Dr. Patricia Purtschert

Professor for Gender Studies and Co-Director IZFG

patricia.purtschertremove-this.@remove-this.izfg.unibe.ch

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Lecturers and Staff (Present and Past)

Dr. Christina Cavedon

Lecturer
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Dr. David Eugster

Lecturer
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Dr. phil. Urs Germann

Lecturer
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Dr. Melanie Grütter

Lecturer
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Brigitte Heusinger, Vice Artistic Director Luzerner Theater

Lecturer
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Prof. Dr. Tobias Hodel

Lecturer
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Dr. Patricia Jäggi

Lecturer
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PD Dr. phil. Marianne Koos

Lecturer
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Marina Lienhard, M.A.

Lecturer
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Dr. phil. Silvan Moosmüller

Lecturer
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Jonathan Alexander Pärli, MA

Lecturer
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Dr. phil. Tino Plümecke

Lecturer
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Dr. Mehdi Sahebi

Lecturer
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Dr. phil. Sylwia Werner

Lecturer
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lic. phil. Benno Wirz

Lecturer
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Former employees

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Dr. phil. Tobias Brücker

Academic Advisor Cultural Studies, 2009-2019
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Dr. phil. Pierre-Louis Blanchard

Research Assistant of Prof. Dr. Marianne Sommer, 2013-2015
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Silvia Cavelti 

Administrative Assistant, 2007-2022

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Jan Dutoit, MA

Research Assistant of Prof. Dr. Boris Previsic, 2015-2016
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Philipp Eichenberger, MA

Research Assistant of Prof. Dr. M. Sommer, 2012-2017

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Dr. phil. Isabelle Haffter

Research Assistant of Prof. Dr. Marianne Sommer, 2013-2017
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Petter Hellström, PhD

Post-doctoral Researcher, Visiting Fellow of Prof. Dr. Marianne Sommer, 2021
petter.hellstromremove-this.@remove-this.idehist.uu.se

Laura Leibundgut, MA

Student Assistant, 2019-2020

Peter Limacher, MA

Student Assistant, 2013-2016; Lecturer
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Dr. phil. Silvan Moosmüller

Post-doctoral Researcher of Prof. Boris Previšić, 2015-2021
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Linus Pfrunder, BA

Student Assistant, 2017-2018

Jaronas Scheurer, MA

Research Assistant of Prof. Dr. Boris Previsic, 2018

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Dr. phil. Laure Spaltenstein

Post-doctoral Researcher of Prof. Boris Previšić, 2015-2022
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Chantal Vettorata

Student Assistant of Prof. Dr. Boris Previsic 11/2020-4/2021