Robert J Jenkins

Robert J Jenkins serves as a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures and the Program in Translation and Interpreting Studies within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

His research spans:

• 19th-21st Century German and Austrian Literature with focus on Expressionism, New Objectivity, and Avant-garde movements
• Literary Translation and Translation Theory including audiovisual translation
• Cognitive Semiotics and Philosophy of Language approaches to literature
• Interdisciplinary studies of Humor, Urban Modernism, Media, and Masculinity in relation to popular violence

Recipient of the LAS Academic Professional Award, Dr. Jenkins maintains his office in 3127 Foreign Languages Building (FLB) and can be contacted at jenkinrj@illinois.edu.