Dirk Uffelmann

Dirk Uffelmann studied Russian, Polish, Czech and German Literature at the Universities of Tubingen, Vienna, Warsaw and Constance. He obtained his PhD from the University of Constance in 1999 and defended his second thesis (Habilitation) at the University of Bremen in 2005 before teaching as Lecturer in Russian at the University of Edinburgh. He also was a visiting professor at the University of Bergen, Norway, Western Michigan University, USA and visiting fellow at the University of Cambridge. At present, he is full professor of Slavic Literatures and Cultures at the University of Passau. His research interests are Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian and Central Asian literature, philosophy, religion, migration, Masculinity and Internet Studies.