Stefan Lessmann

Biography

Stefan Lessmann works on modern literature and intellectual history from Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Latin America, with an emphasis on fiction and the theory of the novel, cultural studies, and sexuality in literature. Further interests include experimental poetry and the history of Nahuatl literature.

Before coming to Yale, he obtained a BA in Philosophy and a BA and an MA in Comparative Literature from the University of Vienna (Austria), with a thesis on notational iconicity and writing systems in Mexico, Europe and the US. He was also a guest student at the University of Salamanca (Spain).

Research Interests

Critical Theory and Philosophy; Cultural History; German; Intellectual History; Latin American Literature; Literary Theory; Modernism; Romance Languages; Translation

Working Languages

German, Spanish, Portuguese, Nahuatl (in training)

Education History

MA and BA Comparative Literature, BA Philosophy (University of Vienna)