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The drupa Prize, worth 6,000 euros, was presented on 7 May 2026 during a formal ceremony at the exhibition grounds in D\u00fcsseldorf. The presentation was attended by Wolfram N. Diener, Chairman of the Management Board of Messe D\u00fcsseldorf, Sabine Geldermann, Director of the drupa Portfolio Print Technologies, Prof. Dr Heidrun Dorgeloh, Vice-Rector of Heinrich Heine University D\u00fcsseldorf, Prof. Dr Ulli Seegers, Dean of the Faculty of Arts at Heinrich Heine University D\u00fcsseldorf, and her supervisor, Prof. Dr Birgit Neumann.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr Andreas Ple\u00dfke, Chairman of the drupa Committee, paid tribute to the award winner: \u201cChristina Slopek-Hauff\u2019s work exemplifies research that transcends disciplinary boundaries and brings global perspectives to light. Particularly in a time of profound transformation, including within our industry, such nuanced, intercultural approaches are crucial for understanding complex interrelationships and developing new ways of thinking.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Interdisciplinary contribution to literary and cultural studies About the 2026 drupa Award Winner About the drupa Prize
<\/strong>In her dissertation, awarded a summa cum laude, Christina Slopek-Hauff analyses literary texts as spaces in which dominant, often Western-influenced concepts of psychology and mental health are critically questioned and expanded. In doing so, she combines approaches from the Medical Humanities<\/em>, Disability Studies<\/em> and Postcolonial Studies<\/em>. The work demonstrates how literature helps to make diverse (\u201cplural\u201d) perspectives on mental health visible and to challenge hegemonic structures of knowledge. In doing so, it makes both an academic and a societal contribution to the current debate on diversity and cultural perspectives on health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>Christina Slopek-Hauff is a literary scholar specialising in Anglophone and British literature, postcolonialism, medical humanities, and gender and queer studies. She has held positions at institutions including Heinrich Heine University D\u00fcsseldorf and is currently a researcher and lecturer in British Studies at TU Dortmund University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>Since 1978, Messe D\u00fcsseldorf has awarded the drupa Prize, worth 6,000 euros, to recognise outstanding doctoral theses produced at the Faculty of Arts at Heinrich Heine University D\u00fcsseldorf. The prize money is used to fund the publication and dissemination of the winning humanities thesis. The award of the drupa Prize is decided by an expert panel comprising the Rectorate of Heinrich Heine University D\u00fcsseldorf (HHU), the Chair of the drupa Committee and the Chair of the Management Board of Messe D\u00fcsseldorf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n