Long is a doctoral student in the binational Transcultural German Studies PhD program at the University of Arizona and Leipzig University. Born and raised in Germany, Long obtained his Staatsexamen (equivalent to a Master’s degree) in Teacher Education for Upper Secondary Schools from Leipzig University, with majors in German, Political Science, and Educational Science. His research focuses on contemporary German literature, German literature in Prague, German literature in Asian contexts, and women’s studies, with particular interests in topics such as space, identity, narrative theory, migration, and transculturalism.