Prof. Dr. Emer O'Sullivan

Emer O'Sullivan
21335 Lüneburg, Universitätsallee 1, C5.136
Fon +49.4131.677-2650, emer.osullivan@leuphana.de

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Vita

Prof. Dr. Emer O’Sul­li­van is Pro­fes­sor of Eng­lish Li­te­ra­tu­re at the In­sti­tu­te of Eng­lish Stu­dies at Leu­pha­na Uni­ver­si­ty Lüne­burg. Her fiel­ds of in­te­rest 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). She is the aut­hor, to­ge­ther with Diet­mar Rösler, of eight ge­nui­nely bi­lin­gu­al child­ren's books.

Employment and Positions

  • Since 2018: Member of the Board of Trus­tees of Leuphana University Lüneburg („Stiftungsrat“).
  • Since 2018: Dean of Studies for the Leuphana Semester and Complementary Studies.
  • Since 2017: Personal tutor for the German Academic Scholarship Foundation.
  • Since 2004: Professor of English Literature at Leuphana University of Lüneburg.
  • 2001 - 2004: Associate Professor of German and comparative children`s literature at the Institute for Children's Literature Research at Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt/M.
  • 2000 - 2001: Visiting Professor of German literature, media and didactics at Essen University.
  • 1990 - 1997: Assistant Professor of German and comparative children`s literature at the Institute for Children's Literature Research at Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt/M.
  • 1985 - 1987: Researcher in a project at the Free University Berlin.

Education and Degrees

  • 1999: Habilitation (German post-doctoral thesis for qualification at professorial level), Comparative Literature. Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt/M.
  • 1987: Ph.D. German Literature. On the aesthetic potential of national stereotypes in literary texts. Freie Universität Berlin.
  • 1984: M.A. German and English. Freie Universität Berlin.
  • 1980: B.A. in English, German and Spanish. University College Dublin.

Publications

Books and anthologies

  1. Kinder- und Jugendliteratur im Fremdsprachenunterricht
    Emer O'Sullivan (Author) , Dietmar Rösler (Author) , 2013 Tübingen , 230 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research

  2. Comparative Children's Literature
    Emer O'Sullivan (Author) , 2005 Abingdon , 256 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologies › Book › Research

  3. Kinderliterarische Komparatistik
    Emer O'Sullivan (Author) , 2000 Heidelberg , 549 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research

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Journal contributions

  1. Imagology Meets Children's Literature
    Emer O'Sullivan (Author) , 01.07.2011 , in: International Research in Children's Literature, 4, 1 , p. 1-14 , 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  2. Comparative Children's Literature
    Emer O'Sullivan (Author) , 01.01.2011 , in: PMLA, 126, 1 , p. 189-196 , 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  3. S is for Spaniard: the representation of foreign nations in ABCs and picturebooks
    Emer O'Sullivan (Author) , 01.12.2009 , in: European Journal of English Studies, 13, 3 , p. 333-349 , 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  4. Jenny and Abigail on the rocks: censorship and children's literature in Britain
    Emer O'Sullivan (Author) , 01.01.2008 , in: Journal for the Study of British Cultures, 15, 2 , p. 109-120 , 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  5. Rose Blanche, Rose Blanca: a comparative view of a controversial picture book
    Emer O'Sullivan (Author) , 01.01.2008 , in: Children's Literature Review, 126 , p. 130-138 , 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  6. Narratology meets translation studies, or, the voice of the translator in children's literature
    Emer O'Sullivan (Author) , 01.05.2003 , in: Meta, 48, 1-2 , p. 197-207 , 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

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Contributions to collected editions/anthologies

  1. Children's literature and translation studies
    Emer O'Sullivan (Author) , 01.01.2013 London, New York , p. 451-463 , 13 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review

  2. Insularity and Internationalism: Between Local Production and the Global Marketplace
    Emer O'Sullivan (Author) , 01.01.2011 London, New York , p. 183-196 , 14 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Chapter › Research › peer-review

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Activities

  1. Mitglied im Publications Advisory Board der Children's Literature Association (USA)
    Emer O'Sullivan (Consultant)
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    Activity: Consultancy ›

  2. Mitglied im Editorial Review Board der Irish Society for the Study of Children's Literature
    Emer O'Sullivan (Consultant)

    Activity: Academic Consultant › Research

  3. Mitglied der "Comité scientifique" von Strenæ. Recherches sur les livres et objets culturels de l'enfance (Fachzeitschrift)
    Emer O'Sullivan (Consultant)

    Activity: Academic Consultant › Research

  4. Mitglied des Advisory Boards der Fachzeitschrift International Research in Children’s Literature (IRCL)
    Emer O'Sullivan (Consultant)
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    Activity: Consultancy ›

  5. Mitglied des Wissenschaftlichen Beirats des Schweizerischen Instituts für Kinder- und Jugendmedien
    Emer O'Sullivan (Reviewer)

    Activity: Academic Consultant › Research

  6. Mitglied des Advisory Boards für die Reihe Irish-German Studies (Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier)
    Emer O'Sullivan (Consultant)

    Activity: Academic Consultant › Research

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Teaching