Konstantin Groß

Konstantin Groß

American Studies

Faculty of Philology

Topic
Cultural-Historical Investigation of Nature Perceptions in the US-American Society from the 1970s to the 1990s, Based on Nature Conflicts in US-American Blockbuster Movies

I have been a PhD candidate at the Institute for American Studies and the Graduate School Global and Area Studies (GSGAS) at Leipzig University since 2023. In my PhD project, I investigate perceptions of nature in the US-American society from the 1970s to the 1990s, based on nature conflicts in US-American blockbuster movies.

Before I started my doctoral studies, I was a predoctoral fellow at the Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 1199 and the GSGAS. I studied philosophy and cultural studies at Leipzig University and, as a mobility student, at the University of Lausanne and Waseda University in Tokyo.

My research interests include cultural history, environmental history, and cultural-historical film history.

  • Since 10/2023 – PhD Candidate at the GSGAS / Leipzig University
  • Since 05/2023 – PhD Candidate at the Institute for American Studies / Leipzig University
  • 09/2022 – 06/2023 – Predoctoral Fellow at the CRC 1199 and the GSGAS / Leipzig University
  • 04/2017 – 09/2020 – MA, Cultural Studies / Leipzig University and Waseda University, Tokyo
  • 10/2012 – 09/2016 – BA, Philosophy; BA, Cultural Studies / Leipzig University and Université de Lausanne