Assistant Professor
Dr. Stefan Meier
Office hours: by appointment only
Curriculum vitae
Education
1993 | Abitur, Chemnitz |
2007 | Magister, TU Chemnitz |
2013 | Dr. phil, TU Chemnitz |
Academic Appointments |
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since 2012 | TU Chemnitz Assistant Professor (American Studies) |
2008 | TU Chemnitz Assistant Professor (British and American Social and Cultural Studies) |
Awards and Honors |
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2012 | Scholarship, Free State of Saxony |
2010 | Fulbright Scholarship, San Francisco State University |
2009 | Scholarship, Free State of Saxony |
Academic Functions |
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since 2013 | Member of the Studienkommission Anglistik/Amerikanistik |
Organization of Conferences |
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2008 | “Industrialisierung - Industriekultur - De-Industrialisierung” Symposium at the Industrial Museum Chemnitz (October 24, 2008). |
2006 | “HipHop meets Academia” International Conference at the TU Chemnitz (August 3-4, 2006). |
2005 | “Intermedialität: Herausforderungen an die Philologien im Medienzeitalter” International conference at the TU Chemnitz (February 3-4, 2005). |
Publications |
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Monographs |
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Superman transmedial: Eine Pop-Ikone im Spannungsfeld von Medienwandel und Serialität. Bielefeld: transcript, 2015. |
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Scholarly Articles |
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“’It’s a Gift ... and a Curse’: Monk or the Detective in Treatment.” |
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“’Truth, Justice, and the Islamic Way’: Conceiving the Cosmopolitan Muslim Superhero in The 99.” |
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“’Men of Steel! Women of Fire!’: Industrialization, Urban Space and the American Dream in Classical Hollywood Cinema.” |
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“The Many Faces of Don Diego Vega: The Zorro Figure as an Icon of Popular Culture.” |
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Teaching |
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SS 2015 | |
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WS 2014/15 | |
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SS 2014 | |
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WS 2013/14 | |
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SS 2013 | |
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WS 2012/13 | |
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SS 2012 | |
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WS 2011/12 | |
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SS 2009 | |
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WS 2008/09 | |
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Invited Seminars / Conference Papers and Presentations |
"Franchising Sherlock: The Detective as Commodity." |
“Conceiving the Cosmopolitan Muslim Superhero in The 99.” |
“’It’s a Gift ... and a Curse’: Monk or the Detective in Treatment.” |
“’TV Is the Thing this Year’: Early American Television Series and the End of the Radio Era.” |
“’Men of Steel! Women of Fire!’: Industrialisierung, urbaner Raum und der Mythos des American Dream im klassischen Hollywoodkino.” |
“’Faster than a Speeding Bullet!’: The Comic Book Superhero and the Radio.” |