Denis Scheck
Encyclopedia
Denis Scheck is a German literary critic and journalist.
, he studied German studies
, contemporary history
and political science
at the universities of Tübingen, Düsseldorf and Dallas
, and earned a master's degree at the University of Texas at Dallas. He was a Visiting Professor at the University of Göttingen in 2004.
Scheck has been a literary agent, translator of American and British authors, publisher and independent critic. In 1997, he was appointed literary editor at Deutschlandfunk
. He has presented the ARD
programme Druckfrisch since February 2003.
Biography
Born in StuttgartStuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
, he studied German studies
German studies
German studies is the field of humanities that researches, documents, and disseminates German language and literature in both its historic and present forms. Academic departments of German studies often include classes on German culture, German history, and German politics in addition to the...
, contemporary history
Contemporary history
Contemporary history describes the period timeframe that is without any intervening time closely connected to the present and is a certain perspective of modern history. The term "contemporary history" has been in use at least by the early 19th century. In the widest context of this use,...
and political science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
at the universities of Tübingen, Düsseldorf and Dallas
University of Texas at Dallas
The University of Texas at Dallas, also referred to as UT Dallas or UTD, is a public research university in the University of Texas System. The main campus is in the heart of the Richardson, Texas, Telecom Corridor, north of downtown Dallas...
, and earned a master's degree at the University of Texas at Dallas. He was a Visiting Professor at the University of Göttingen in 2004.
Scheck has been a literary agent, translator of American and British authors, publisher and independent critic. In 1997, he was appointed literary editor at Deutschlandfunk
Deutschlandfunk
Deutschlandfunk is a German public broadcasting radio station, broadcasting national news and current affairs.-History:Broadcasting in the Federal Republic of Germany is reserved under the Basic Law to the states. This means that all public broadcasting is regionalised...
. He has presented the ARD
ARD (broadcaster)
ARD is a joint organization of Germany's regional public-service broadcasters...
programme Druckfrisch since February 2003.
Publications
- King Kong, Spock & Drella – ein Lexikon amerikanischer Trivialmythen
- Hell’s Kitchen – Streifzüge durch die zeitgenössische US-Literatur
Honours
- Kritikerpreis des Deutschen Anglistentages, 2000
- Übersetzerbarke des Deutschen Literaturübersetzerverbandes, 2007