Dr. Mareike Spychala

Academic Career

Work Experience

  • Since 05/2016: Research Assistant and Lecturer at the Institute for English and American Studies, Bamberg University
  • 04/2015 – 04/2016: Research Assistant and Contract Lecturer at the Institute for English and American Studies, Bamberg University
  • 10/2013 – 10/2014: Student Assistant at the Institute for English and American Studies, Bamberg University

Studies

  • 07/2015 - 10/2022: PhD Program in American Studies, University of Bamberg
  • 09/2012 – 03/2015: European Joint Master's Degree in English and American Studies, Bamberg University
  • 09/2010 – 05/2011: ERASMUS, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
  • 07/2009 – 09/2012: B.A. in English and American Studies, Paris-Lodron University of Salzburg

Scholarships and Awards

  • 11/2022: Dissertation Award of the University of Bamberg in the field of language and literature; donated by the Rotary Club Bamberg-Schloss Geyerswörth
  • 04/2021: Dartmouth Stipend 2021 by the Bavarian America Academy for participation in "The Futures of American Studies Institute", Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, USA
  • 02/2019 - 04/2019: IPID4all Research Grant for the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., USA
  • 03/2016: IPID4all Travel Grant for the Annual Conference of the Popular Culture/American Culture Association, Seattle, WA, USA

Studies and Reserach Stays Abroad

  • 02/2019 - 04/2019: Research at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., USA
  • 03/2017 - 04/2017: Research at the archive of the Women in Military Service for America Memorial, Arlington, VA, USA
  • 03/2016: Research at Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR, USA
  • 09/2013 – 01/2014: Term abroad at the Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France (as part of the European Joint Master's Degree)
  • 09/2010 – 05/2011: ERASMUS, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finnland

Memberships

  • Gesellschaft für Fantastikforschung, e.V. [Association for Research in the Fantastic] (since 2020)
  • Popualr Culture/American Culture Association (since 2018)
  • German Popular Culture Studies Association (since 2018; founding and board member)
  • Universitätsbund, e.V. (since 2018)
  • German Association of American Studies (since 2015)