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Dr. Christine Matzke

Faculty of Languages and Literature
Department of English Literature


Background

Before joining the University of Bayreuth in spring 2011 I taught literature and theatre in the Department of New Literatures in English at Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main (2001-2003) and the African Studies Department, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (2003-2010). I studied at Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main and Queen Mary (then QMW), University of London, and hold degrees from the University of Leeds. I was an associate editor to African Theatre, (James Currey/Boydell & Brewer) from 2013 until 2020 when the series ended; from 2004-2015 I was a member of the editorial board of Matatu: Journal for African Literature and Culture (Rodopi/Brill). My main interests are African, especially Eritrean, theatre and performance, postcolonial crime fiction and medical humanities. I have written too many book reviews; and I believe that studying literature should (also) be fun. Together with a group of colleagues based in the UK, USA, Canada, and Nigeria, I am currently involved in researching a German-Nigerian television production from the 1960s.

Memberships

  • African Theatre Association (AfTA)
  • Association for Anglophone Postcolonial Studies (GAPS)
  • International Federation of Theatre Research (IFTR)

Faculty of Languages and Literature
Department of English Literature


Priorities

  • African theatre and performing arts
  • British drama since 1890
  • Shakespeare in performance
  • Anglophone African literature
  • Popular literature (crime fiction)
  • Sports and culture
  • Concepts of diaspora
  • Historiography
  • Medical Humanities

Faculty of Languages and Literature
Department of English Literature


Publications

Faculty of Languages and Literature
Department of English Literature


Dr. Christine Matzke

Building: GW I Room: 1.18

Consultation hours: Tuesday 3.00 - 4.00 p.m. (term times), by appointment (term breaks)

Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-3504
E-mail: Christine.Matzke@uni-bayreuth.de

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