Team

Principal investigator

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Mario Klarer

University Professor (§ 98 UG) of American Literary and Cultural Studies

University of Innsbruck
Department of American Studies
Innrain 52d
6020 Innsbruck
Austria

Humanities building, 3rd floor, room 40317

Office hours: by appointment

Tel: +43 512 507-41604
Email: mario.klarer@uibk.ac.at

ORCID^® iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0712-9328

 

Research projects

• Hermeneu­tic Exem­pla: Retrac­ing Medieval Exegetic Strate­gies in the Gesta Romano­rum (HER­MES); FWF-Stand-Alone Project (€656,226.00)
• The Boundaries of Fact and Fiction: Barbary Captivity Narratives (1530–1820), FWF Stand-Alone project (€403,220.90)
• The Marco Polo of Christopher Columbus – Francesco Pipino’s Latin Version of Il Milione, FWF Stand-Alone project (€406,305.49)
• MENS – Medieval Explorations in Neuro-Science (1050–1450): Ontology-Based Keyword Spotting in Manuscript Scans, Research Südtirol/Alto Adige 2019 (299.786,68 €)
• TEI Converter for E-Book and Print Editions, Austrian Academy of Sciences, CLARIAH-AT (€20,000.00)
• Maximilian goes digital: From “remembrance” to data storage, Office of the Tyrolean Regional Government and Provincial Capital of Innsbruck, Year of Maximilian 2019 (€500,000.00)
• SLAVES – SchülerInnen leiten eine Ausstellungsvorbereitung zu europäischen Sklaven, Sparkling-Science-Projekt (169.081,00 €)
• KONDE – Kompetenznetzwerk Digitale Edition, HRSM-Projekt, Teilprojekt (51.000,00 €)
• Ambraser Heldenbuch: Transcription and Scientific Dataset, ÖAW go!digital 2.0 project (€146,652.00)
• Pirates and Slaves in the Mediterranean: Jubilee exhibition for the 350th anniversary of the University of Innsbruck – Schloss Ambras Innsbruck (€75,000.00)
• ESCAPE – European Slaves: Christians in African Pirate Encounters: Barbary Coast Captivity Narratives (1550–1780), FWF Stand-Alone project (€275,623.95)

• Framing Media: The Periphery of Fiction and Film (1919–1936), FWF Stand-Alone project (€209,782.43)

Project assistants

• Mag. Hubert Alisade
• Veronika Führer, BA
• Mag. David Messner
• Markus Saurwein
• Mag. Dr. Claudia Sojer
• Aaron Tratter