Staff profiles

Dr Sam Osborn
Sam joined the German department at Exeter in September 2023, after previously being employed by the University of Manchester and the University of St Andrews.
Research interests
Sam's research interests are primarily in post-war German literature and film, especially from the GDR or divided Germany and on the themes of gender, sexuality and queerness. He is currently working on a PhD monograph, based on his thesis completed in 2022, entitled "Gender, Queer Visibility and Queer Imagery in the German Democratic Republic".
Modules taught
- MLG1001 - German Language
- MLG2001 - German Language, Written and Oral
- MLG2003 - Youth and Age: Generations in German Fiction and Film
- SML3015 - Dissertation
- SML3041 - Green Matters in Modern Languages and Cultures
- SMLM151 - The Practice of Translation
- SMLM158 - Translation as Cultural and Intermedia Practice