PhD candidate
maria.junker@polight.uni-halle.de
Master’s degree in German, English and American Studies from the Universities of Leipzig and Halle; second degree in Cultures of the Curatorial from the Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig; academic traineeship in the Museum of the Francke Foundations. Works as a freelance curator.
Research focus: the interweaving of exhibitions and literature; history of curating; political potential of the museum as an institution; curating in the digital space.
Project: Curated Enlightenments. Exhibiting Artificial Intelligences 1767-2024