Nicole Maruo-Schröder is Professor of Cultural Studies with a focus on American literature and culture at the University of Koblenz. She is co-founder of the university’s research unit “Traveling Bodies: Body – Travel – Literature”.Uta Schaffers is Professor of German Literature and Didactics at the University of Koblenz. She is co-founder of the university’s research unit “Traveling Bodies: Body – Travel – Literature”.