Professorship for English Literature

Organisational unit: Professoship

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.

Main research areas

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).

  1. 2007
  2. Zensur? Interpretation? Veränderungen in literarischen Übersetzungen

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    04.10.2007

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsEducation

  3. Children‘s Literature in Foreign Language Teaching

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    24.03.2007

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  4. Masterclass mit DoktorandInnen am Centre for Børnelitteratur Copenhagen

    O'Sullivan, E. (Chair)

    24.03.2007

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  5. Institute of English Studies (Organisational unit)

    O'Sullivan, E. (Member)

    01.03.200731.03.2013

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  6. Children's Literature Association (ChLA) (External organisation)

    O'Sullivan, E. (Member)

    2007 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  7. 2006
  8. School of Education (Organisational unit)

    O'Sullivan, E. (Chair)

    01.10.200630.09.2012

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  9. Tagung zur Bildwahrnehmung - 2006

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    30.09.2006

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  10. Conference 'Scrivere e tradurre per l’infanzia: voci, immagini e parole/Writing and Translating for Children: Voices, Images and Words'

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    11.06.200612.06.2006

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  11. Tagung der Irish Society for the Study of Children’s Literature - 2006

    O'Sullivan, E. (Keynote speaker)

    17.02.200618.02.2006

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  12. School of Education (Organisational unit)

    O'Sullivan, E. (Member)

    01.01.200630.04.2008

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  13. Externe Gutachterin bei einem Verfahren „außerplanmäßige Professur“ an der Universität zu Köln

    O'Sullivan, E. (Reviewer)

    2006

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantResearch

  14. 2005
  15. Harry Rowohlt: Preisträger des Deutschen Jugendliteraturpreises 2005 für das Gesamtwerk eines Übersetzers

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    20.10.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  16. Tagung Deutsch-Islamische Kinder- und Jugendbücher - 2005

    O'Sullivan, E. (Keynote speaker)

    26.09.200528.09.2005

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  17. Tagung ‘Deutsch-Islamische Kinder- und Jugendbücher. Alternativlektüre für den interkulturellen DaF-Unterricht in Indonesien?’ - 2005

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    26.09.200528.09.2005

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  18. 17th Biennial Congress of the International Research Society for Children's Literature - IRSCL 2005

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    13.09.200517.09.2005

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  19. Tagung ‘Children’s Literature and Language Education’ - 2005

    O'Sullivan, E. (Keynote speaker)

    02.04.2005

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  20. Leuphana Universität Lüneburg (Organisational unit)

    O'Sullivan, E. (Member)

    01.04.200531.03.2013

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  21. ‘Otherness in Children’s Literature, Other Genre in Children’s Culture’

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    31.03.2005

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  22. IBBY Germany Section (External organisation)

    O'Sullivan, E. (Member)

    2005

    Activity: MembershipAcademic councils, panels and committeesTransfer

  23. 2004
  24. Tagung "Erzählen für Kinder: Kulturspezifik und Kulturtransfer" 2004

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    18.11.200420.11.2004

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  25. Fulbright International Interdisciplinary Conference "Olympism and the Fulbright Spirit: Humanism in Action" 2004

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    08.10.200410.10.2004

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  26. School of Culture and Society (Organisational unit)

    O'Sullivan, E. (Member)

    01.10.200430.09.2006

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  27. School of Education (Organisational unit)

    O'Sullivan, E. (Member)

    01.10.2004 → …

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  28. Children’s Literature in Language Teaching 2004

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    20.05.200421.05.2004

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  29. Eröffnungsvortrag auf der Tagung ‚Kinderliteratur im Fremdsprachenunterricht', Eötvös Loránd Universität Budapest 2004

    O'Sullivan, E. (Keynote speaker)

    20.05.200421.05.2004

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  30. Eröffnungsvortrag auf der Tagung 'Intercultural Connections within German and Irish Children’s Literature' 2004

    O'Sullivan, E. (Keynote speaker)

    23.04.200424.04.2004

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  31. Annual Conference of the Children’s Literature Research Association 2004

    O'Sullivan, E. (Keynote speaker)

    10.04.2004

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  32. Lost in Translation 2004

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    11.03.200413.03.2004

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  33. Mitglied des Wissenschaftlichen Beirats des Schweizerischen Instituts für Kinder- und Jugendmedien

    O'Sullivan, E. (Reviewer)

    2004 → …

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantResearch

  34. Routledge Taylor & Francis Group (Publisher)

    O'Sullivan, E. (Editorial Board)

    2004

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  35. Routledge Taylor & Francis Group (Publisher)

    O'Sullivan, E. (Reviewer)

    2004

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  36. 2003
  37. ‘Under Fire. Childhood in the Shadow of War’ 2003

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    09.10.200311.10.2003

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  38. 'Concetti e metodi dell’imagologia letteraria' 2003

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    25.09.200326.09.2003

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  39. Rose Blanche, Rosa Weiss, Rosa Blanca. A comparative view of a controversial picturebook.

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    25.07.200330.07.2003

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  40. Konferenz der Association for the Study of the New Literatures in English 'Global Fragments – Dis-Orientation in the New World Order' 2003

    O'Sullivan, E. (Keynote speaker)

    28.05.200331.05.2003

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  41. International Research Society for Children's Literature (IRSCL) (External organisation)

    O'Sullivan, E. (Executive member)

    20032005

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  42. Mitglied des Advisory Boards für die Reihe Irish-German Studies (Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier)

    O'Sullivan, E. (Consultant)

    2003 → …

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantResearch

  43. Swets & Zeitglinger (Publisher)

    O'Sullivan, E. (Reviewer)

    2003

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  44. 2002
  45. Caution and Subversion. Perspective and Comedy in English Translations of Struwwelpeter.

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    13.11.2002

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  46. Comparing Children's Literature

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    12.11.2002

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  47. Fernkurs Kinder- und Jugendliteratur - STUBE 2002/2003

    O'Sullivan, E. (Organiser)

    01.10.200201.06.2003

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsEducation

  48. Deutschlands grüne Insel. Eine imagologische Analyse des Irlandbildes in der deutschsprachigen Literatur.

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    18.03.2002

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  49. Kinderliterarisches Übersetzen

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    13.03.2002

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  50. 2001
  51. Heidi from the Highlands. Johanna Spyris Roman in englischen und amerikanischen Übersetzungen.

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    10.12.2001

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  52. Der Zauberlehrling im Internat: Harry Potter im Kontext der britischen Literaturtradition

    O'Sullivan, E. (Keynote Speaker)

    09.11.200110.11.2001

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  53. 19. Kongress für Fremdsprachendidaktik der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Fremdsprachenforschung - DGFF 2001

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    04.10.200106.10.2001

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  54. 15. Konferenz der Internationalen Forschungsgesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendliteratur - IRSCL2001

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    20.08.200124.08.2001

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  55. Symposium 'Children's Literature: The future of the subject' 2001

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    11.08.200112.08.2001

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  56. 12. Internationale Tagung der Deutschlehrerinnen und Deutschlehrer - IDT2001

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    30.07.200104.08.2001

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  57. Internationales Symposium 'Johanna Sypri und ihr Werk' 2001

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    06.07.200107.07.2001

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  58. Eröffnungsvortrag auf der Tagung des Association for Modern German Studies 2014

    O'Sullivan, E. (Keynote speaker)

    09.06.2001

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  59. In zwei Sprachen leben

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    11.05.200112.05.2001

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  60. Symposium 'Gibt es eine europäische Kinder- und Jugendliteratur?'

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    04.05.2001

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  61. International Research Society for Children's Literature (IRSCL) (External organisation)

    O'Sullivan, E. (Member)

    20012005

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  62. 2000
  63. 10. Kongress der Internationalen Vereinigung für Germanistische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft - IVG 2000

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    10.09.200016.09.2000

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  64. Symposium 'The portrayal of cultural identity in European picture books'

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    17.05.200021.05.2000

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  65. Thanatos und Eros: Die Darstellung sterbender Kinder in der Literatur des 19. Jahrhunderts.

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    01.02.2000

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  66. Children's Books Ireland (External organisation)

    O'Sullivan, E. (Member)

    2000 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsTransfer

  67. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Allgemeine und Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft (External organisation)

    O'Sullivan, E. (Member)

    2000 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  68. Deutscher Anglistenverband e.V. (External organisation)

    O'Sullivan, E. (Member)

    2000 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  69. Deutscher Hochschulverband (External organisation)

    O'Sullivan, E. (Member)

    2000 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  70. European Society for the Study of English (External organisation)

    O'Sullivan, E. (Member)

    2000 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  71. IBBY Germany Section (External organisation)

    O'Sullivan, E. (Member)

    2000 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsTransfer

  72. Institut für Jugendliteratur (External organisation)

    O'Sullivan, E. (Member)

    2000 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  73. International Comparative Literature Association (External organisation)

    O'Sullivan, E. (Member)

    2000 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  74. 1999
  75. Tagung 'Cultural Studies: German Perspectives' - 1999

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    10.12.1999

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  76. Der implizite Übersetzer. Eine neue erzähl- und übersetzungstheoretische Instanz.

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    02.12.1999

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  77. 'Struwwelpeter in English: Contemporaries & Successors', Cotsen Children's Library, Princeton University 1999

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    19.11.199920.11.1999

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  78. Kinder- und Jugendliteratur und Interkulturalität 1999

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    13.09.199916.09.1999

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  79. Zweite Limericker Konferenz für deutsch-irische Studien - 1999

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    02.09.199904.09.1999

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  80. Thanatos und Eros: Die Darstellung sterbender Kinder in der Literatur des 19. Jahrhunderts.

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    11.06.1999

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  81. 12. Jahrestagung der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Kinder- und Jugendliteraturforschung 1999

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    03.06.199905.06.1999

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  82. Eröffnungsvortrag auf dem Symposium 'Ein deutscher Kinderliterat mit Weltruhm. Erich Kästner und die deutsche Kinderliteratur im Ausland 1999

    O'Sullivan, E. (Keynote Speaker)

    14.02.199917.02.1999

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  83. Erich Kästners Kinderromane in den Händen der Übersetzer

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    04.02.1999

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  84. Die Spezifik kinderliterarischen Übersetzens

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    25.01.199926.01.1999

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  85. IBBY Germany Section (External organisation)

    O'Sullivan, E. (Member)

    1999

    Activity: MembershipAcademic councils, panels and committeesTransfer

  86. Mitglied im Kuratorium des 'internationalen literaturfestivals berlin' (ilf)

    O'Sullivan, E. (Consultant)

    1999 → …

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantTransfer

  87. 1998
  88. Konferenz des European Institute for the Development of Potential in All Children -IEDPE UK 1998

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    16.10.1998

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  89. Symposium 'Common Themes in European Children's Literature'

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    13.05.199817.05.1998

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  90. 1997
  91. Ireland and the World of Children's Books

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    01.03.1997

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  92. 1996
  93. 11. Symposion Deutschdidaktik 1996

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    15.09.199619.09.1996

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  94. Bücher gehen um die Welt. Deutschsprachige Kinder- und Jugendliteratur im internationalen Kontext 1996

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    14.06.199616.06.1996

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  95. 1995
  96. 12. Konferenz der Internationalen Forschungsgesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendliteratur - IRSCL1995

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    01.08.199505.08.1995

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  97. 'Nationale Kinder- und Jugendliteratur im Prozess der Modernisierung und Internationalisierung - am Beispiel der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und der Türkei' 1995

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    09.04.199512.04.1995

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  98. 1994
  99. Englischer Humor in der deutschsprachigen Kinder- und Jugendliteratur

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    15.12.1994

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  100. Kinder- und Jugendliteraturforschung - komparatistisch

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    09.12.1994

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  101. Die Stimmenvielfalt fremder Literaturen erschlossen

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    10.11.1994

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  102. Ansätze zu einer komparatistischen Kinder- und Jugendliteraturwissenschaft

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    11.02.1994

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  103. IBBY Germany Section (External organisation)

    O'Sullivan, E. (Member)

    1994

    Activity: MembershipAcademic councils, panels and committeesTransfer

  104. 1993
  105. 6. Jahrestagung der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Kinder- und Jugendliteraturforschung 1993

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    26.09.199301.10.1993

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  106. Das Bild des 'Ausländers' im Jugendbuch. Verfestigung von Vorurteilen? Geht es auch anders?

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    07.06.1993

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  107. 1992
  108. The tools of children´s literature research 1992

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    17.11.199220.11.1992

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  109. 19. Schwerter Kinder- und Jugendbuchtagung 1992

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    30.10.199201.11.1992

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  110. 23. World Congress of the International Board on Books for Young People - IBBY 1992

    O'Sullivan, E. (Keynote speaker)

    07.09.199212.09.1992

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  111. 6. internationale Konferenz der British Comparative Literature Association 1992

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    13.07.199216.07.1992

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  112. As others see us / Wie andere uns sehen. Eine Ausstellung britischer und deutscher Karikaturen

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    10.06.199212.06.1992

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  113. 1991
  114. 'Anglo-German Attitudes - How Do We See Each Other? The Changing Attitudes of Young People in Britain and Germany' 1991

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    28.11.199129.11.1991

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  115. 4. Jahrestagung der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Kinder- und Jugendliteraturforschung 1991

    O'Sullivan, E. (Speaker)

    04.05.199107.05.1991

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch