- 513 745-3549
- Walter Schott Hall, Rm 910
- Fax: 513-745-1955
- ML 5184
Irene Luken
Associate Professor, German
A native of Austria, Irene Luken is involved with the European American Chamber of Commerce (EACC) in Cincinnati and is an active member of its Austria, Switzerland, Germany (ASG) committee. She is married to Clement H. Luken Jr., the Austrian Honorary Consul for Indiana, Kentucky and Southwestern Ohio.
Irene is a 'Prüfungsbeauftragte', a certified examiner, for the Goethe Institut exams B1, B2 and C1.
- 513 745-3549
- Walter Schott Hall, Rm 910
- Fax: 513-745-1955
- ML 5184
A native of Austria, Irene Luken is involved with the European American Chamber of Commerce (EACC) in Cincinnati and is an active member of its Austria, Switzerland, Germany (ASG) committee. She is married to Clement H. Luken Jr., the Austrian Honorary Consul for Indiana, Kentucky and Southwestern Ohio.
Irene is a 'Prüfungsbeauftragte', a certified examiner, for the Goethe Institut exams B1, B2 and C1.
First Year at Xavier
1991
Expertise Teaching German language, culture and literature as well as Business German and Advanced Business German at the undergraduate level
Professional Interests Elfriede Jelinek and her views on Austria; teaching the undergraduate student
- MA in German Literature, University of Cincinnati; Ph.D. in German Literature, University of Cincinnati
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, German Language and Culture, University of Cincinnati; Assistant Professor, German Language and Literature, Xavier University; Associate Professor, German Language and Literature, Xavier University
- Irene B. Compton. Kritik des Kritikers. ANSICHTEN EINES CLOWNS und Kleists "Schreiben als permanente Überschreitung. Elfriede Jelinek und Irene Compton über die typisch 'österreichische' Position des Künstlers als Schwellenexistenz". In: Wiener Salongespräche, Christine Dobretsberger, ed. NP Buchverlag, 2003.