Jennifer Ruth Hosek

Professor Jennifer Ruth Hosek is a faculty member in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures at Queen's University within the School of Arts and Science. She is cross-appointed with Gender Studies and Film and Media, affiliated with the Cultural Studies Graduate Program, and associated with the Queen’s-University of Havana Exchange.

• PhD in Comparative Literature, University of California, Berkeley (2004)
• MA in Comparative Literature, University of California, Berkeley (1995)
• Bachelor's summa cum laude in Comparative Literature and German, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1992)

Her research explores:

• 20th-21st Century German Culture, particularly film
• Transnational and Feminist Theories
• European Union Cultural Dynamics
• Cuban-German Cultural Intersections
• Urban Mobility Cultures
• Petrocultures and Environmental Humanities

Recent publications analyze:

• Urban development in post-WWII Berlin
• German cultural perceptions of Cuba
• Gendered dimensions of Latin American cinema
• Technological impacts on mobility cultures

Scientific awards and support include:

• 2008 National Coalition of Women in German Best Article Prize
• Berlin Studienstiftung des Abgeordnetenhauses
• DAAD Fellowship
• Humboldt Foundation Grants
• Mellon Foundation Support

She co-organized the Contagion Cultures lecture series and developed the peer-to-peer language exchange tool LinguaeLive, both funded by SSHRC and internal Queen's grants. Her teaching spans German Studies, Film and Media Studies, and Global Development (Cuba), with courses on cultural history, urban mobility, and transnational cinema.