Lilli von Stengel
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Biography Lilli von Stengel (she/her) works as a research assistant at the Center for Diversity, Media, and Law and is a doctoral candidate at the International Graduate Centre for the Study of Culture (GCSC) at the University of Gießen. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, and St. Anne's College, University of Oxford, with a Bachelor Thesis on Trump's conceptual metaphors during what he framed as crises. Following this, she specialized in feminist media and cultural studies at the University of Hamburg with a Master of Arts (M.A.) in British and American Cultures: Text and Media. In between and during her studies, Lilli has held various positions in PR and science communication with a focus on sustainability and digital media. Lilli also does PR work for the Center and can be contacted for connected matters.
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CV PhD researcher at the Center for Diversity, Media, and Law since October 2024 Doctoral candidate at the GCSC and IPP since October 2024 Student assistant to Prof. Dr. Susanne Rohr, Chair of American Studies, University of Hamburg, 2022-2024 British and American Cultures: Text and Media, University of Hamburg (Master of Arts), 2021-2024 English and Modern Languages, double degree, St. Anne's College, University of Oxford (semester abroad), 2020 English Studies and Language/Literature/Culture, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, (Bachelor of Arts), 2017-2020
Publications Greta Olson and Lilli von Stengel, “The New Misogynies and Popular Legality – The Trials by TikTok of Amber Heard, Blake Lively, and Cassandra Ventura,” in Law and Popular Culture Handbook, ed. Honni van Rijswijk and Penny Croft (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, forthcoming). "Widerspruchs-Kulturen‘: Ein gelungener Einstieg in die aktuellen Welten des Widerspruchs" (2025) KULT_online [Preprint], (72). doi:10.22029/ko.2025.1529. |
Dissertation project In her dissertation, supervised by the Center's director Prof. Dr. Greta Olson, Lilli focuses on cultural and individual fictional trauma narratives surrounding #MeToo in the US and UK. She pays particular attention to the relationship between testimony, cultural production, and digitality. The working title of her dissertation is "Narrating Testimony: #MeToo and Digital Trauma".
Research Interests
Conference Papers and Workshops 6 June, 2026: "Nostalgic Voices, Precarious Presents: Voiceovers and the Gendered Politics of Romanticization" at the 2026 Narrative Conference, Aarhus, Denmark. 3 February, 2026: "Social Media, Political Reality, and Trump 2.0", GCSC Workshop in collaboration with Research Area 2, Q&A session with Dr. Sara Polak, Leiden University. 25 September, 2025: "Scripting Scandal: #MeToo, Digital Media, and Cultural Negotiation in the Ongoing Lively- Baldoni Legal Case" at the conference "Scandal! Exploring the Scandalous", University of Vienna. |
