Biographical Information

Torsten Caeners studied British and American Literature and Culture as well as Computational Linguistics at the University of Duisburg (1998 - 2004). He finished his studies with an M.A. thesis on the shorter poetry of the Augustan poet Dr. William King in 2004. In 2010 he finished his PhD with a thesis on Poetry Therapy, investigating the application of poetic writing for psychoanalytical treatment in the context of post-structuralist literary theory. He is the programme manager (Kustos) for the BA/MA Anglophone Studies and the BA/MA "Cultural Studies and Business Administration" ("Kulturwirt"). He has been teaching at the Department for Anglophone Studies at the University of Duisburg-Essen since 2010. His seminars focus on poetry, literary and cultural theory and manifestations of popular culture. He is a member of the steering committee of "The Superhero Project", co-organizer of the Superhero Project’s annual international conference and Vice-President of the International Society for Superhero Studies.

Poetic Writing Workshop