Projects per year
Personal profile
Expertise
RESEARCH FOCI
Anglophone Literatures and Cultures (Britain, Africa, the Americas)
Comparative Literature and Translation studies
Formalist and intermedial studies, diachronic developments
Historical culture and cultures of memory
Education/Academic qualification
English Literary and Cultural Studies, Dr. phil, Thesis: 492 or More: Narrative Projections of a Black British History, University of Freiburg
Award Date: 23 Jun 2009
New English Literature, American Studies, Philosophy, MA (Magister artium), Thesis title (New English Literature/major): "Das Sujet der Erinnerungen in Caryl Phillips' Romanen der 1990er Jahre", University of Tübingen
Award Date: 31 Mar 2003
External positions
Senior Lecturer, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
30 Sept 2023 → 1 May 2017
Lecturer, University of Freiburg
1 Oct 2010 → 30 Sept 2007
Researcher (third-party funded project)
1 Oct 2007 → 30 Sept 2010
Research assistant / tutor, University of Freiburg
1 Jul 2003 → 30 Sept 2007
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Projects
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CONI851: Writing Meritocracy: Figurations of a Concept Across Literary History and Contexts of Literary Production (inschrijvingen)
Pirker, E. U. (Administrative Promotor)
20/08/25 → 31/12/26
Project: Fundamental
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CONI829: Ties That Bind Us: Transcultural Perspectives on Social Forms
Pirker, E. U. (PI (Promotor, Principal Investigator)), Henriet, B. (PI (Promotor, Principal Investigator)) & Ruchel-Stockmans, K. (PI (Promotor, Principal Investigator))
13/02/25 → 31/12/26
Project: Fundamental
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OZR4221: FORMS: Cultural Narratives and Literary Forms: Investigations in Anglophone and Comparative Literary Studies
Pirker, E. U. (Administrative Promotor) & Oshitelu, O. (Mandate)
1/01/24 → 31/12/27
Project: Fundamental
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EU668: Meritocracy and Literature: Transcultural Approaches to Hegemonic Forms
Pirker, E. U. (PI (Promotor, Principal Investigator)), scafe, S. (Collaborator), Temurok, C. (Mandate), Ofei, J. (Mandate), Honinx, M. L. (Mandate), Pace Aquilina, M. (Mandate) & Oshitelu, O. (Collaborator)
1/01/24 → 31/12/28
Project: Fundamental
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A Constellation of Lives - A Conversation with Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
Pirker, E. U. & Gündoğan İbrişim, D. (Contributor), 1 May 2026, In: Journal for Literary and Intermedial Crossings. 11, 1, p. 1-13 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Other scientific journal contribution
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Art and the ‘Rise of the Meritocracy’ in the Twilight of Empire: Fragile Networks across the Anglophone Black Atlantic World: Invited lecture, Forum of Global Anglophone Literatures and Cultures, Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main
Pirker, E. U., 22 Jan 2026. 17 p.Research output: Unpublished contribution to conference › Unpublished paper
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Translating from the Paracolonial Archive: Finding Brazil in Anglophone Literature
Pirker, E. U. & Barbosa da Silva, T., 12 Jan 2026. 10 p.Research output: Unpublished contribution to conference › Unpublished paper
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Translations in Transit and Decolonialities: Keynote Lecture
Pirker, E. U., 1 Jun 2026, (Unpublished).Research output: Unpublished contribution to conference › Unpublished paper
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Homes and Exiles: Selby Mvusi’s Journey across Disciplines and Media
Pirker, E. U., 19 May 2025, (Unpublished). 8 p.Research output: Unpublished contribution to conference › Unpublished paper
Activities
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Natalya Din-Kariuki
Honinx, M. L. (Host), Pirker, E. U. (Host), Deroo, F. (Host) & Pace Aquilina, M. (Host)
4 Mar 2026 → 6 Mar 2026Activity: Hosting a visitor › Hosting an academic visitor
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American Aftermaths: A Journey through the South
Pirker, E. U. (Speaker)
28 Jan 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk at a public lecture/debate
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Gibson Ncube
Pirker, E. U. (Host)
3 Feb 2025 → 7 Feb 2025Activity: Hosting a visitor › Hosting an academic visitor
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Uhuru Phalafala
Pirker, E. U. (Host), Van Puymbroeck, B. (Host) & Van Dijck, C. (Host)
17 Jun 2025 → 24 Jun 2025Activity: Hosting a visitor › Hosting an academic visitor
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Toon Van Mierlo
Pirker, E. U. (Host)
1 Sept 2025 → 31 Aug 2028Activity: Hosting a visitor › Hosting a non-academic visitor
Press/Media
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‘The cuts pose a huge threat to our meritocratic principles'
16/12/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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BRUSSELS SHOW OFFERS DIVERSE VIEW OF ART HISTORY
28/02/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Once upon a time: Stories of the Konkomba are being recorded in an Anglicist project
6/12/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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“Geschichten, die einfach nicht stillhalten.” (Abdulrazak Gurnah, Nobel Prize in Literature)
7/12/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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