Research Interests
Literature and Science
Critical Posthumanism
Environmental Humanities
Postcolonialism
Affect Theory & Reception
Literary Genres
Literary Fiction
Short Stories
Nature Writing
Speculative Fiction
Magical Realism
A Thing in a World of Things
Loredana is a first-generation student, a Romanian immigrant in Germany for a decade, and a literature scholar with a passion for science. The naughty nerd who revels in book gatherings and wild nights of dancing, and the naïve cynic who questions and yet trusts everything. A romantic who mocks sentimental displays of affection while secretly dreaming of stargazing with a soulmate. Fumbling through guitar strings, theatrical displays, and natural landscapes, she embodies the goofy philosopher, yearning for knowledge yet knowing so little. Loredana is a technophile Luddite who delves into coding, captures nature through her lens, and curates plant stories online. A scholar whose career is to love her daughter, she seeks to weave together stones, winds, birds, and others into a symphony of existence.