Personal profile
Curriculum
Dr. Sabrina Völz has been teaching American Studies and English language courses in the Foreign Language Center at Leuphana since 1997. She received her Ph.D. from The Pennsylania State University, USA, in 1998.
Research interests
- Area Studies
- African American Literature and Culture
- German American Culture and History including the Amish
- Life Writing
- Native American / First Nations Studies
- The North American Short Story
Teaching
Academic writing, area studies including twentieth-century U.S. history, media, literature, and culture
Keywords
- North American Studies
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Research collaborations from the last five years
Projects
- 13 Finished
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Maple Leaf & Stars and Stripes: Encountering Canada and the United States (7. Ringvorlesung)
Moss, M. (Project manager, academic), Henck, M. (Project manager, academic) & Völz, S. (Project manager, academic)
02.11.17 → 18.01.18
Project: Scientific event
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American Studies Journal/Blog IV
Schmidt, T. (Project manager, academic), Moss, M. (Project manager, academic), Völz, S. (Project staff) & Henck, M. (Project staff)
Botschaft der Vereinigten Staaten in Berlin
12.12.16 → 15.02.18
Project: Other
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Maple Leaf & Stars and Stripes: Encountering Canada and the United States (6. Ringvorlesung)
Moss, M. (Project manager, academic), Henck, M. (Project manager, academic) & Völz, S. (Project manager, academic)
03.11.16 → 19.01.17
Project: Scientific event
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Jewish-American Film Director Ethan Bensinger and His Documentary Refuge: Stories of the Selfhelp Home
Völz, S. (Project manager, academic)
02.12.15 → 30.01.16
Project: Scientific event
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American Studies Journal and Blog
Schmidt, T. (Project manager, academic), Moss, M. (Project manager, academic), Völz, S. (Project staff) & Henck, M. (Project staff)
Botschaft der Vereinigten Staaten in Berlin
01.12.15 → 31.01.17
Project: Research
Research output
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Exploring Difficult History Lessons, Identity Construction, the Artistic Expansion of Sitcom Storytelling Tools in the Black-ish Episode, "Juneteenth"
Völz, S., 2025, Teaching Popular Culture in the Humanities Classroom. Archiopoli, A., Hampsten, K. & Fish Hatfield, E. (eds.). Lanham: Lexington Books, p. 162-175 14 p. (Education and Popular Culture).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Exposing Sexual Abuse among the Amish and Seeking Social Change: Misty Griffin’s Tears of the Silenced
Völz, S., 2025, Life Narratives, Creativity, and the Social in the Americas. Raussert, W. & Teixeira, S. R. (eds.). Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Saur, p. 183-200 18 p. (American Frictions; vol. 11).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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The Necessity and Challenges of Researching Sexual Abuse in Amish Communities
Völz, S., 2024, In: Journal of Mennonite Studies. 42, p. 193-219 27 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Bernard Malamud (1914-1986)
Völz, S., 19.01.2022, Handbook of the American Short Story. Redling, E. & Scheiding, O. (eds.). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, p. 425-443 19 p. (Handbooks of English and American studies; vol. 15).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Life Writing - Writing Life: A Project-Based Approach
Völz, S., 06.2021, Rethinking the Language Learner: Paradigmen - Methoden - Disziplinen: 7. Bremer Symposion zum Sprachenlernen. Brandt, A., Buschmann-Göbels, A. & Harsch, C. (eds.). Bochum: AKS-Verlag, Vol. 53. p. 228-236 9 p. (Fremdsprache in Lehre und Forschung; vol. 53).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Education › peer-review
Activities
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46th Annual Conference of the GKS - 2025
Völz, S. (Participant)
26.02.2025 → 01.03.2025Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
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Maple Leaf & Stars and Stripes
Moss, M. (Organiser) & Völz, S. (Organiser)
04.11.2022 → 02.02.2023Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
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Exposing Sexual Abuse among the Amish and Seeking Social Change. Misty Griffin’s Tears of the Silenced (Universität Bielefeld)
Völz, S. (Speaker)
25.06.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
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Maple Leaf & Stars and Stripes
Moss, M. (Organiser) & Völz, S. (Organiser)
01.11.2021 → 01.02.2022Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
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Talking the Talk - Walking the Walk: Race, Racism and Anti-Racism in the EFL Classroom and Beyond (Virtual Teacher Seminar: Teach about the U.S.)
Völz, S. (Speaker)
18.03.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
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Prizes
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Twillo OER Offene Bildungsressource des Monats Januar 2024
Köllner, G. (Recipient), Dwenger, I. C. (Recipient), Schmidt, T. (Recipient) & Völz, S. (Recipient), 01.01.2024
Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Education
Press/Media
Datasets
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American Studies Blog (2014-2023)
Völz, S. (Creator) & Schmidt, T. (Contributor), Medien- und Informationszentrum, Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, 09.11.2023
DOI: 10.48548/pubdata-56, https://pubdata.leuphana.de/handle/20.500.14123/75
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