Andrea Gremels

Research Associate

Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main

DE

Biographie

Andrea Gremels is research associate at the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at Goethe-Universität in Frankfurt, Germany. Her main research interests are transcultural studies, transmedial approaches and Surrealism. To pursue her current research project on the transnational connections of Surrealism between Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean she has received an Alexander von Humboldt-Fellowship at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris.

Articles (1)

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Wifredo Lam and Transversal Surrealism

Cuban-born artist Wifredo Lam was a key figure of Surrealism's transversal network in the 20th century. His work explored Afro-Caribbean syncretism and the haunting memory of the transatlantic slave trade. His resistance against colonial oppression developed in later collaborative projects with Aimé Césaire and Joyce Mansour.