Personal profile
Biography
Christiane Weller studied German Literature, Art History and Psychology at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich, Germany, completing her studies with a Master Degree (Magister Artium). In 1999 she received her Ph.D. from Monash University and joined the Monash German Department.
Her research interests include German travel writing and expeditions reports, colonial writing, contemporary German fiction and psychoanalytic theory. She has published on Georg Forster, Adelbert von Chamisso, Christoph Ransmayr, W.G. Sebald, Thomas Bernhard, Peter Handke and others, as well as on topics like trauma, melancholia and psychosis. She is a co-editor of Limbus: Australisches Jahrbuch für germanistische Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaft / Australian Yearbook of German Literary and Cultural Studies.
Christiane Weller is a member of several academic societies including the German Studies Association of Australia (GSAA), LCNAU and the Georg-Forster Society. She is also a member of the Freudian School of Melbourne - School of Lacanian Psychoanalysis.
Research area keywords
- Psychoanalytic Theory
- Psychosis and Writing
- Travel Literature
- Exploration Reports
- Contemporary German Literature
- German Colonialism
- Trauma Narratives
- Memory 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
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Decolonising and Indigenising European Languages at Monash University
Mackay, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Viora, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Uxo Gonzalez, C. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Bowker, P. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Weller, C. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Chaplin, F. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Kah, N. (Associate Investigator (AI))
20/08/24 → …
Project: Research
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The First World War: Cultures of Remembrance in Australia and Germany
Weller, C. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Deiters, F.-J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Dorrer, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Barrett, A. S. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Regener, U. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/01/20 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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To bring two keynote speakers to the conference entitled: The Anatomy of the Image: Perspectives on the (Bio)medical Body in Science....
Weller, C. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Fliethmann, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Kokanovic, R. (Chief Investigator (CI))
16/02/17 → 18/02/17
Project: Research
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The First World War in Australian and German Dramatic Literature
Deiters, F.-J. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Klein, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Weller, C. (Chief Investigator (CI))
Monash University – Internal University Contribution
1/01/16 → 31/12/17
Project: Research
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Imagining the Great Southern Land: Utopia, Dystopia and Science Fiction in Australia
Milner, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Benjamin, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Burgmann, V. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Rigby, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Weller, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Buchanan, I. (Partner Investigator (PI))
ARC - Australian Research Council, University of Melbourne
12/02/07 → 22/12/10
Project: Research
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Understanding complexity, hybridity, and atmosphere in German crime fiction
Weller, C., 2025, In: Clues: a journal of detection. 43, 1, p. 113-115 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
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Das tierliche Andere: Tier- und Menschenkonfigurationen in Norbert Scheuers "Die Sprache der Vögel"
Translated title of the contribution :The animal other: animal and human configurations in Norbert Scheuer's "The Language of Birds" Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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Duppel-Takayama, Mechtild/Rolf Parr/Thomas Schwarz (Hrsg.) Exotismen in der Kritik
Translated title of the contribution :Duppel-Takayama, Mechthild/Rolf Parr/Thomas Schwarz (Eds.). Exoticisms in Criticism Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other › peer-review
Open Access -
Renner, Rolf G. Peter Handke. Erzählwelten - Bilderordnungen
Weller, C., 2024, In: LIMBUS: Australian Yearbook German Literary and Cultural Studies. 17, p. 212-219 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Other
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Verschwörung/Conspiracy: Australisches Jahrbuch für germanistische Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaft/Australian Yearbook of German Literary and Cultural Studies
Translated title of the contribution :Conspiracy Research output: Book/Report › Edited Book › peer-review
Prizes
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Decolonising and Indigenising European Languages at Monash University: Professional Development of Educators (Faculty seed funding for education initiatives)
Mackay, C. (Recipient), Viora, A. (Recipient), Uxo Gonzalez, C. (Recipient), Weller, C. (Recipient), Bowker, P. (Recipient), Chaplin, F. (Recipient) & Kah, N. (Recipient), Aug 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Conference of the German Studies Association of Australia 2025
Weller, C. (Organiser)
2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Member of the Executive of the German Studies Association of Australia (GSAA)
Weller, C. (Executive Member)
2023 → 2025Activity: External Academic Engagement › Professional association or peak discipline body
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Member of the Internationale Vereinigung für Germanistik (IVG)
Weller, C. (Member)
2020 → 2025Activity: External Academic Engagement › Professional association or peak discipline body
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Verbum et Lingua (Journal)
Weller, C. (Editorial board member)
2019 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Member of LCNAU
Weller, C. (Member)
2019 → …Activity: External Academic Engagement › Professional association or peak discipline body