Department of Germanic Languages & Literatures University of Toronto
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Max Wenzel Weber
Ph.D Student Contact maxwenzel.weber@mail.utoronto.ca Office Hours Fall 2025: Tuesday 2-4pm Background MA (2024) in German Literature, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin MSt (2022) in Modern Languages (German), University of Oxford BA (2020) in German Philology and Philosophy, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Research Interests In my MA thesis – “Ich bin schon jetzt nur noch eine dünne Haut…”: Erdsystem und Literatur in Marlen Haushofer’s Die Wand” – I explore the ways in which literature can intertwine with the earthsystem. I conclude that any translation of the earthsystem’s processes into literature remains futile, but nevertheless the translation of the untranslatable becomes necessary both to develop a form of modesty towards our environment and to enable any future engagement between literature and the earthsystem. My current research interests involve the so-called Anthropocene, Gaia-theory, cybernetics and literary imaginations of the future. Conference Papers/Presentations Conference report: “Backstages of Globalization: New Perspectives on Infrastructure and Power in the 20th Century”, in: H-Soz-Kult., https://www.hsozkult.de/conferencereport/id/fdkn-153654. „Leben und Schreiben im Schatten des Anthropozäns – Curt Grottewitz als Schriftsteller der ‚Kritischen Zone‘“, 76th National Postgraduate Colloquium in German Studies, University of London (01.05.25 – 02.05.25). Awards/Scholarships Jackman Junior Fellowship, University of Toronto, 2025 – 2030. Erasmus Scholarship, University of Oxford, 2021 – ... Read More »