Dr. Alexandra Tacke

After studying modern German literature, philosophy and Italian philology in Munich, Berlin and Chicago, Alexandra initially spent seven years as a research fellow at the Institute for German Literature at the Humboldt University in Berlin where she earned her doctorate with a dissertation on the multimedia artist, Rebecca Horn. This was followed by a series of guest lecturing posts at the University of Bremen and the University of Vechta as well as a guest professorship at the Institute for German Studies at the Kazimierz-Wielki University in Poland.

As a research fellow at the Axel Springer Endowment Chair for German-Jewish Literature and Cultural History, Exile and Migration at the European University Viadrina, she established and then managed the Gino Chiellino Research Center for Literature and Migration in Frankfurt (Oder) for two years starting in 2017.

In 2019, she decided, after several years of teaching and publishing, to move into cultural administration. Since then, she has worked for the Senator for Culture in Department 12 and works to promote to cultural affairs.

Vita

Born October 31, 1973 in Verl (NRW), married, one son

Since 2021 Head of Department 12 at the Senator for Culture of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen

Since 2019 Advisor for literature, cinema, regional languages and public libraries at Department 12 at the Senator for Culture of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen

From winter semester 2017/18 to winter semester 2018/19 Academic research fellow at the Axel Springer Endowment Chair for German-Jewish Literature and Cultural History, Exile and Migration of Prof. Dr. Kerstin Schoor at the European University Viadrana, Frankfurt (Oder) and Director of the Chiellino Research Center for Literature and Migration

From 2013 to 2017 Various lectures at the University of Bremen and University of Vechta and guest professorship at the Kazimierz-Wielki University in Bromberg/Bydgoszcz (Poland)

Winter semester 2009/10 to summer semester 2012 Research fellow at the endowed chair for Prof. Dr. Ulrike Vedder at the Institute for German Literature at the Humboldt University Berlin

Summer semester 2010 Doctorate at the Institute for German Literature at the Humboldt University Berlin with a cultural dissertation on Rebecca Horn (title: summa cum laude)

Summer semester 2005 to summer semester 2009 Research fellow at the endowed chair for Prof. Dr. Inge Stephan at the Institute for German Literature at the Humboldt University Berlin

2003-2004 DFG (German Research Association) grant recipient at the graduate college, “Coding/representation Violence in the Media Revolution” at the Humboldt University of Berlin

2002 Master of Arts (M.A.) degree from the Department of Germanic Studies at the University of Illinois (Chicago)

2001–2002 Study visit and teaching position as an assistant teacher at the Department of Germanic Studies at the University of Illinois (Chicago)

1998–2001 Declared major course of studies in modern German literature and Italian philology at the Humboldt University Berlin.

1996–1998 Undergraduate studies in medieval and modern German literature and Italian philology at the Ludwig-Maximilians University (Munich)

1994–1996 Course of studies and bachelor’s degree (B.A.) at the Jesuit College for Philosophy, S.J. Munich

1994 German secondary school diploma from Hermann-Böse-Gymnasium, Bremen, Secondary school diploma: 1.6 (GPA equivalent in the USA: approx. 3.5)

1990–1991 High school diploma from Morton High School, Illinois (USA)