Reingard M. Nischik

Reingard Monika Nischik (born 1962

Areas of research

In both her teaching and her numerous publications, Nischik has focused on the literature and culture of the United States and Canada, with special emphasis on narratology, the short story, the work of Canadian writer Margaret Atwood, literature and gender, and literature and the visual media (see "Selected publications"). Nischik is considered one of the pioneers and leading scholars of Canadian Studies in Germany and Europe, and is an expert on the works of Margaret Atwood. Her current focus is specifically on Comparative North American Studies.

Selected publications Reingard M. Nischik: Comparative North American Studies: Transnational Approaches to American and Canadian Literature and Culture. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015. Reingard M. Nischik (ed.): The Palgrave Handbook of North American Literature. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014. Reingard M. Nischik: Engendering Genre: The Works of Margaret Atwood. Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press, 2009. Reingard M. Nischik (ed.): History of Literature in Canada: English-Canadian and French-Canadian. Rochester, NY: Camden House, 2008. Luise von Flotow & Reingard M. Nischik (eds.): Translating Canada. Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press, 2007. Reingard M. Nischik (ed.): The Canadian Short Story: Interpretations. Rochester, NY: Camden House, 2007. Reingard M. Nischik (ed.): Margaret Atwood: Works and Impact. Rochester, NY: Camden House, 2000. Reingard M. Nischik (ed.): New York Fiction. Stuttgart: Reclam, 2000. Reingard M. Nischik: Mentalstilistik: Ein Beitrag zu Stiltheorie und Narrativik, dargestellt am Erzählwerk Margaret Atwoods. Tübingen: Narr, 1991. Reingard M. Nischik: Einsträngigkeit und Mehrsträngigkeit der Handlungsführung in literarischen Texten: Dargestellt insbesondere an englischen, amerikanischen und kanadischen Romanen des 20. Jahrhunderts. Tübingen: Narr, 1981.

Awards Nischik has twice been the recipient of the Margaret Atwood Society Best Book Award (for Margaret Atwood: Works and Impact and for Engendering Genre: The Works of Margaret Atwood .

Interviews Reingard Nischik, winner of 2010 Margaret Atwood Society 'Best Book' Award: An Interview by Hildegard Nagler (June 28, 2010) Interview with Reingard Nischik, winner of 2010 Margaret Atwood Society 'Best Book' Award and Aktuelles und Medien | Universität | Universität Konstanz. Reprinted in Südkurier (May 6, 2011) ?Diese Autorin überrascht uns mit jedem neuen Buch? "No Canadian Should Ever Be Surprised Again": An Interview with Reingard Nischik (September 30, 2009) by Sarah Banting

Media "No Canadian Should Ever Be Surprised Again": An Interview with Reingard Nischik (September 30, 2009) by Sarah Banting Reingard M. Nischik at the 50th Anniversary Gala of Canadian Literature 2009 CanLit International: The Reception of Canadian Literature in Germany