Mark RectanusProfessorMark W. Rectanus (Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis) studied at the University of Tübingen and completed his dissertation research (Literary Series in the Federal Republic of Germany from 1960 to 1980) as a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Munich. Professor Rectanus was a visiting professor at The Ohio State University and an Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Research Fellow at the University of Munich. His research focuses on print culture and media in Germany and the USA, in particular the role of the publishing industry and international literary reception, which was the focus of his book on German Literature in the United States. In addition, he publishes research on corporate sponsorships, cultural politics, museums, and contemporary conceptual art. Professor Rectanus is presently conducting research on the interrelationships between print, visual, and performance art through an examination of literary editing and the work of conceptual artists (“Editing as Intervention in Social Space” Performance Research: On Editing 7: 1 (2002). 103-120). His most recent book is Culture Incorporated: Museums, Artists, and Corporate Sponsorships (University of Minnesota Press, 2002). In addition to his research interests, Professor Rectanus also instructs courses on German Film and Media Studies, German for Business and Professions, Germany Today, and is the author of two textbooks for German culture (Deutschland und Amerika unter der Lupe and Prisma). |
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