Teaching & Supervision – Dr. Katrin Althans

Katrin has taught a number of courses in British, American, and Postcolonial studies, ranging from the Renaissance to the 21st century. In the field of law and culture, she has taught both introductory and thematic seminars, such as as “Writing the Refugee Experience,” “Robinsonades,” “Representations of Trials from Shakespeare to Boston Legal,” “The Gothic in Legal Terms,” or “Crime Fiction.” Similarly, her teaching experience in postcolonial studies includes both seminars on Postcolonial theory and classes on various aspects of Australian Studies, most notably “Aboriginal Land Rights in Literature,” “The ANZAC Centennary,” and “25 Years of Mabo in Literature and Culture.” She has further taught classes in the field of transnational studies and on Namibian literature and the American historical romance as well as several courses for law students, such as an “Introduction to Anglo-American Law,” “Theories of International Law,” or Legal Translation.

In terms of supervision, Katrin has supervised a number of BA and MA theses in British, American, and Postcolonial studies with a focus on topics in cultural studies, law and culture, Postcolonial literature, and film studies as well as in translation studies. The topics supervised include theses on Australian and African literatures and cultures, ranging from national identities and literary genres to tourism and video games, as well as theses on Shakespeare, Lord Byron, Wilkie Collins, or Toni Morrison. She has also acted as external examiner for an international PhD thesis on Indigenous Literature and Jurisprudence.

Selected courses:

WS 2025/2026

“Criminal Law and Procedure in British Popular Culture”

“Legal History/ies”

“Immigration Law in British Law and Culture”

SoSe 2025

Theories of International Law

Introduction to German Law

Introduction to Anglo-American Law

WS 2024/2025

Introduction to English Literature

Robinsonades: Rewriting Robinson Crusoe