CV

I studied music („Großfach“) and English at the University of Siegen (1. State Exam) as well as musicology at the University of Music and Dance Cologne (M. A.). Currently I am a research assistant and PhD student within the DFG-funded project “The Relation of Music and Dance in Metal. Developing a Method of Analysis for the Situating Description of Aesthetic-Performative Practices on the Basis of Qualitative-Empirical Investigations from Historical and Contemporary Perspectives”.

Memberships

German Society for Popular Music Studies (since 2020: Board Member)

International Association for the Study of Popular Music

International Society for Metal Music Studies

Gesellschaft für Musikwirtschafts- und Musikkulturforschung

Research Interests

Music – Movement – Corporeality

Metal Studies

Qualitative Research Methods

X-Disciplinarity and Popular Music Studies