Rigney Ann

Ann Rigney is a Professor of Comparative Literature at Utrecht University since 2003, with extensive academic experience across Europe and North America. She has held roles including Professor at the Free University Amsterdam (2000–2002), Senior Lecturer at Utrecht University (1997–2000), and various research/teaching positions at Harvard, Toronto, and Dublin institutions. Her research focuses on memory studies, literary historiography, and theories of fictionality. Rigney has received significant grants such as the NWO research grant (2006) and the Jean-Pierre Barricelli Award (2001). She has authored influential monographs like Imperfect Histories (2001) and edited major collections on cultural memory. Her work bridges literary theory with historical studies, emphasizing how cultural memory is mediated through literary narratives.

• Key Roles: Professor of Comparative Literature (Utrecht), Academic Leadership in Cultural Memory Studies
• Notable Grants: €500,000 NWO grant for 'Dynamics of Cultural Remembrance' project
• Awards: Mouton d’Or Award (1994), NIAS Fellowship (2009–2010)

Her research spans narrative historiography, the socio-pragmatics of fame, and the intersection of literature with national identity. Recent articles explore fictional mediation of national memory and dynamics of cultural remembrance. Rigney actively participates in interdisciplinary collaborations, exemplified by co-editing Mediation, Remediation, and the Dynamics of Cultural Memory (2009).