Prof. Henk de Berg

BIOGRAPHY

Professor Henk de Berg is Professor of German and Head of Germanic Studies in the School of Languages and Cultures at the University of Sheffield. Professor de Berg’s research interests are in classical thinkers like Hegel and Freud, as well as contemporary thinkers and debates in German culture and literature. Some of Professor de Berg's recent books include ‘Freud’s theory and its use in literary and cultural studies’ (2003), which received a Choice Outstanding Academic Title Award and has been translated into multiple languages including Chinese, and ‘Trump and Hitler: A comparative study in lying’ (2024).