Susanna Hansel

Area(s) of Study: 

GDR film, FRG film, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Revolt against Gender Roles

About:

Susanna is a PhD student in the German Department. She is originally from Snellville, Georgia and attended Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina for her Undergraduate Degrees. She received a BFA in Theatre Arts with a concentration in Costume Design, as well as a BA in Languages and Intercultural Studies with a concentration in German in 2021. She then got her MA in German Studies from the University of Kentucky in 2024. While studying at the University of Kentucky, she studied abroad for a year in Ludwigsburg, Germany at the Pädagogische Hochschule. She is now researching divided Germany through the lenses of film and gender and sexuality, specifically with the idea of revolt.

Education: 

M.A., German Studies, University of Kentucky (2024)

B.A., Languages and Intercultural Studies, Coastal Carolina University (2021)

B.F.A., Theatre Arts, Coastal Carolina University (2021)

Courses Taught:

GER 101: First Semester German

At the University of Kentucky: GER 102: Second Semester German

Awards:

Max Kade Fellowship Recipient at the University of Kentucky- Academic Year 2021-2022

Max Kade Summer Research Fellowship and Stipend- Summer 2022

Baden-Württemberg Stipendium Recipient for Summer Semester at PH Ludwigsburg- Spring/Summer 2023

Baden-Württemberg Stipendium Recipient for Winter Semester at PH Ludwigsburg- Winter 2023/2024