Xiran Lu joined the Department of Germanic Languages in 2018. After receiving her B.A. in German Studies and International Studies at Macalester College in 2014, she studied European Culture at University of Konstanz, with a concentration in literary studies.
At Columbia, she plans to further explore modernism and modernity, the Frankfurt School, Weimar cinema, avant-garde cinema, new media, psychoanalysis, trauma studies, and contemporary German literature and film, focusing on the intersections of literature, philosophy, social theory, and arts. She is also interested in pursuing a certificate in Comparative Literature and Society, as she is particularly fascinated by the discourse of transcultural modernity and globalization in western and eastern contexts, especially in the era of digital media.
