Professorship for English Literature
Organisational unit: Section
Organisation profile
In the English Literature section, our research and teaching focusses on a wide range of topics from a broadly Cultural Studies perspective. Areas of particular interest in our research include narratology, image studies, literary translation and adaptation, transnational phenomena, Irish literature, children’s literature as well as literature of the Romantic period and eighteenth-century literature situated at the interface of literature and music. In our teaching we offer courses in the Bachelor and Master programmes in Teacher Education and Cultural Studies. Seminar topics range from a general Introduction to English Literature to literary translation, transmedia storytelling, contemporary Irish short stories, children’s literature, the picturebook and other multimodal texts, literary nonsense, specific writers such as Oscar Wilde or genres such as eighteenth-century travel. We explore how literature works between and beyond the book covers in research-based seminars and project seminars in cooperation with partners in literary institutions, in theatre excursions and through guest lectures by contemporary authors and translators as well as by representatives of publishing houses and from the local theatre. Committed to our teaching, we employ different didactic approaches and methods, including blended learning, and use a variety of teaching materials specifically tailored to our students’ needs and interests.
Topics
Areas of research are comparative literature, translation studies, image studies, children's literature and literature in the classroom (intercultural aspects and children's literature in foreign language learning and teaching).
- 2006
Conference 'Scrivere e tradurre per l’infanzia: voci, immagini e parole/Writing and Translating for Children: Voices, Images and Words'
Emer O'Sullivan (Speaker)
11.06.2006 → 12.06.2006Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Tagung zur Bildwahrnehmung - 2006
Emer O'Sullivan (Speaker)
30.09.2006Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
School of Education (Organisational unit)
Emer O'Sullivan (Chair)
01.10.2006 → 30.09.2009Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
- 2007
Children's Literature Association (ChLA) (External organisation)
Emer O'Sullivan (Member)
2007 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
Mitglied der Findungskommission zur Besetzung der Jury für den Sonderpreis des Deutschen Jugendliteraturpreises 2008 für das Gesamtwerk Übersetzung
Emer O'Sullivan (Reviewer)
2007Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Transfer
Institute of English Studies (Organisational unit)
Emer O'Sullivan (Member)
01.03.2007 → 31.03.2013Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Children‘s Literature in Foreign Language Teaching
Emer O'Sullivan (Speaker)
24.03.2007Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Masterclass mit DoktorandInnen am Centre for Børnelitteratur Copenhagen
Emer O'Sullivan (Chair)
24.03.2007Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Zensur? Interpretation? Veränderungen in literarischen Übersetzungen
Emer O'Sullivan (Speaker)
04.10.2007Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Education
Zur Verortung des Bösen in der Kinder- und Jugendliteratur
Emer O'Sullivan (Speaker)
12.10.2007 → 13.10.2007Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
5. Internationaler Kongress der Spanischen Forschungsgesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendliteratur - ANIJL 2007
Emer O'Sullivan (Keynote speaker)
21.11.2007 → 24.11.2007Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
International Research in Children's Literature (Journal)
Emer O'Sullivan (Reviewer)
12.2007 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
- 2008
Mitglied des Advisory Boards der Fachzeitschrift International Research in Children’s Literature (IRCL)
Emer O'Sullivan (Consultant)
2008 → 2021Activity: Consultancy
Routledge Taylor & Francis Group (Publisher)
Emer O'Sullivan (Reviewer)
2008Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Future Challenges and Opportunities for the Study of National Stereotypes 2008
Emer O'Sullivan (Speaker)
01.02.2008Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
School of Education (Organisational unit)
Emer O'Sullivan (Member)
01.04.2008 → …Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Transportgewinne – Transportverluste. Zur Übersetzbarkeit des Komischen.
Emer O'Sullivan (Speaker)
18.06.2008Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
1. All-Ireland Symposium of The Irish Society for the Study of Children's Literatur-ISSCL208
Emer O'Sullivan (Keynote speaker)
22.11.2008Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Rencontres européennes autour de la Littérature pour la jeunesse - 2008
Emer O'Sullivan (Keynote speaker)
27.11.2008Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
- 2009
Mitglied der "Comité scientifique" von Strenæ. Recherches sur les livres et objets culturels de l'enfance (Fachzeitschrift)
Emer O'Sullivan (Consultant)
2009 → …Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Research
Mitglied des internationalen wissenschaftlichen Beirats des VI Congreso Internacional de la Asociación Nacional de Investigación de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil, Noviembre 2009 Guadalajara, México
Emer O'Sullivan (Consultant)
2009Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Research
Mitglied im Editorial Review Board der Irish Society for the Study of Children's Literature
Emer O'Sullivan (Consultant)
2009 → …Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Research
Leuphana Universität Lüneburg (Organisational unit)
Emer O'Sullivan (Member)
01.01.2009 → …Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Was ist (für wen) ein internationaler Klassiker der Kinderliteratur?
Emer O'Sullivan (Speaker)
15.01.2009Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
The construction of national identity in ABC books and picturebooks from the 19th century to the present
Emer O'Sullivan (Speaker)
20.02.2009Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Barnboken (Journal)
Emer O'Sullivan (Reviewer)
04.2009Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Plenarvortrag auf dem Kolloquium "Die Welt im Kinderbuch - zum 100. Geburtstag von Bettina Hürlimann", Schweizerisches Institut für Kinder- und Jugendmedien
Emer O'Sullivan (Keynote Speaker)
19.06.2009Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Fremdsprachendidaktisches Kolloquium Berlin-Brandenburg - 2009
Emer O'Sullivan (Speaker)
03.07.2009Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Education
XIV. Internationale Tagung der Deutschlehrerinnen und Deutschlehrer - 2009
Emer O'Sullivan (Keynote speaker)
03.08.2009 → 08.08.2009Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Masterclass mit StudentInnen am Norsk Barnebokinstitutt Oslo - 2009
Emer O'Sullivan (Speaker)
18.09.2009Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Education
Tagung zur Feier des 30. Jubiläums des Norwegian Institute for Children's Literature - 2009
Emer O'Sullivan (Keynote speaker)
18.09.2009Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Grenzenlos. Nachwendegeschichte(n) in (Kinder- und Jugend-)Literatur und Medien - 2009
Emer O'Sullivan (Speaker)
25.09.2009 → 26.09.2009Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
School of Education (Organisational unit)
Emer O'Sullivan (Chair)
01.10.2009 → 30.09.2012Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Education (Organisational unit)
Emer O'Sullivan (Chair)
01.10.2009 → 30.09.2012Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
The construction of national identity in ABC books and picturebooks from the 19th century to the present - 2009
Emer O'Sullivan (Organiser)
04.12.2009Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
- 2010
Auswärtiges Gutachten zu den Leistungen einer Juniorprofessorin (Zwischenevaluation)
Emer O'Sullivan (Reviewer)
2010Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Research
Literaturbüro Lüneburg e.V. (External organisation)
Emer O'Sullivan (Coordinator)
2010 → …Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Education
Routledge Taylor & Francis Group (Publisher)
Emer O'Sullivan (Reviewer)
2010Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
School of Education (Organisational unit)
Emer O'Sullivan (Member)
2010Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Education (Organisational unit)
Emer O'Sullivan (Chair)
2010Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Education (Organisational unit)
Emer O'Sullivan (Chair)
2010Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Writing the city. Dublin in James Joyce's Ulysses.
Emer O'Sullivan (Speaker)
07.01.2010Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Engaging with the other ... or not. The representation of foreign nations in ABCs and picturebooks.
Emer O'Sullivan (Speaker)
25.03.2010Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Leuphana Universität Lüneburg (Organisational unit)
Emer O'Sullivan (Member)
01.04.2010 → 31.03.2012Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
'Foundations and Futures' 2010
Emer O'Sullivan (Keynote speaker)
08.05.2010Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
International Research in Children's Literature (Journal)
Emer O'Sullivan (Reviewer)
06.2010Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
'Cultures in Translation', Goethe-Institut Dublin - 2010
Emer O'Sullivan (Keynote speaker)
10.06.2010Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Vortrag: Komik in der Kinder- und Jugendliteratur
Emer O'Sullivan (Speaker)
22.07.2010Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Symposium ''What's best next? The future of children's literature in Ireland.'' - 2010
Emer O'Sullivan (Speaker)
18.09.2010Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Jeunesse: Young People, Texts, Cultures (Journal)
Emer O'Sullivan (Reviewer)
10.2010Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research