University of Duisburg-Essen

Department of Anglophone Studies

Institut für Anglophone Studien

Staff A-Z

Dr. Sonja Pyykkö

Phone

+49 201 183 6204

E-Mail

sonja.pyykkoe@uni-due.de

Functions

Wiss. Mitarbeiterinnen/Mitarbeiter, Anglistik: Nordamerikastudien II - North American Cultural Studies

Current lectures

WiSe 2025
- Epoch of the Hoax: Narratives of Deception in American Literature of the 19th Century
- Workshop „Epoch of the Hoax: Deception and Dis/Trust in 19th-Century America”

Past lectures (max. 10)

SoSe 2025
- The United States of Feeling: Exploring Emotion in American Culture and Society
- Captivity Narratives and Colonial Anxiety

The following publications are listed in the online university bibliography of the University of Duisburg-Essen. Further information may also be found on the person's personal web pages.

Journal articles

Pyykkö, Sonja

Confessions of Bad Faith : Giovanni’s Room as James Baldwin’s Response to European Existentialism

In: James Baldwin Review, Vol. 11, 2025, Nr. 1, pp. 131 – 152

DOI (Open Access)

Former members of staff