Sibylle Machat

Dr. Sibylle Machat is head of the M.A. program “Kultur – Sprache – Medien (KSM)” at Europa-Universität Flensburg where she also teaches in the fields of U.S. literary and cultural studies. She earned her M.A. degree in English & American Studies, Media & Communication Studies and Business Studies at the University of Mannheim as well as an M.A. in United States Studies at the University of London. Then she moved to Flensburg where she earned her doctorate with a thesis on “Narrative Structures, World Constructions, and Physical Realities in the Post-Apocalyptic Novel.” When she’s not busy as an administrator, Sibylle enjoys sailing, hiking, and photography. You can find some results of that latter endeavor at www.sibyllogy.com.

Blog posts by Sibylle Machat:

It’s Campaign Season – So “Keep the Ball Rolling”!
Have you ever heard the expres­sion “keep the ball rolling” and won­dered about its origins? An antecedent of the phrase stems from the British “keep the … Continue reading It’s Campaign Season – So “Keep the Ball Rolling”! →

Apollo 11 – An Alternate Universe
No, this blog post is not about con­spir­a­cy the­o­ries con­nect­ed to the Apol­lo pro­gram, Apol­lo 11, or the moon land­ing. Instead, it is about an alter­nate … Continue reading Apollo 11 – An Alternate Universe →

Introduction to Literature: Robert Coover’s “A Sudden Story”
Intro­duc­tion to Lit­er­a­ture. Fic­tion. The ses­sion on nar­ra­tive per­spec­tives – some­thing that teach­ers often love, but first year lit­er­a­ture stu­dents just as often dread (close to … Continue reading Introduction to Literature: Robert Coover’s “A Sudden Story” →