Katrine Wonge Lohmann

Short presentation

My PhD project is entitled ‘The Local Gothic’ and examines how Gothic literature developed in connection with the change of setting from Southern Europe to Great Britain, and in this connection, how this change influenced British national identity. I primarily focus on the novels published by The Minerva Press in the years 1789-1830. I have previously published on the Gothic devil’s development from early- to late Romanticism.

I teach English Gothic literature, including Radcliffe and Lewis, and have previously taught the BA-course Introduction to English Literature 1 and 2. My primary teaching interests are in the British- and to some extent American literature, the Middle Ages – and the retelling of this in modern and contemporary literature, Romanticism and particularly Gothic literature.

Primary fields of research

18th- and 19th century British Literature
Gothic literature
Literature as foundation for national identity
British Romanticism
Religious tropes and symbols in literature
The Minerva Press

CV

Education
2015             Cand. Mag. in English with a profile in the Cultural Identities of Europe, University of Copenhagen.
2013             Bachelor in English, University of Copenhagen.
2012-2013    Exchange student at University College London. Enrolled at School of European, Languages, Culture and Society.


Employment
2018-            PhD Fellow at Department of English, Germanic and      Romance Studies, University of Copenhagen.
2017-2018    Adjunct in English at Herlev Gymnasium og HF, Copenhagen.
2016-2018    External Lecturer in English Literature at University of Copenhagen.
2016-2017    Adjunct in English at Rysensteen Gymnasium, Copenhagen.
2015-2016    Adjunct in English at Rybners Gymnasium, HHX, Esbjerg.
2015             Academic assistant for Postdoctoral Fellow Claire McLisky.


Awards
2017             Nominated for the teacher of the year award, 'Årets Harald', at University of Copenhagen.