Sonja Fritzsche has been named Chair of Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asian and African Languages effective August 1, 2015, at Michigan State University. Sonja Fritzsche's research focuses on (East) German literature and film, Heimat discourse, ecotopia, and science fiction.

She is the editor of the new book series World Science Fiction Studies with Peter Lang. Her publications include: The Liverpool Companion to World Science Fiction Film, editor (Liverpool University Press, 2014), Science Fiction Literature in East Germany (Peter Lang, 2006); articles in the German Quarterly, German Politics & Society, German Studies Review.