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Ola Wikander is Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor in Old Testament Exegesis at Lund University 's Centre for Theology and Religious Studies, with affiliations to the Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology. His work bridges Ancient Near Eastern languages with Indo-European studies through etymological poetics . Pro Futura Scientia Fellow (2017-2023) Visiting Scholar at Wolfson College, Cambridge (2021-2022) Member of Royal Physiographic Society in Lund Wikander's research focuses on: Philological analysis of Hebrew, Ugaritic, Hittite, and Luwian texts Interactions between Indo-European and Semitic linguistic cultures Historical phonology of Northwest Semitic languages Preservation of knowledge for nuclear waste communication Mythological motif transmission across cultures His scholarly output (69 items) covers: Ugaritic epic analysis Hebrew tense system typology Indo-European loanwords in Semitic Theurgical motifs in religious texts Hydro-philology intersections Comparative mythological studies Notable Awards Pro Futura Scientia Fellowship Eva och Lars Gårding Linguistics Prize August Prize Shortlist (2006) Carlo Landberg Foundation Award Academic Contributions include: Editorial board, Coniectanea Biblica Co-editor, Ugarit-Forschungen (2022-2024) Research projects on Semitic-Indo-European interactions Multi-year nuclear waste communication studies

• Ancient Near Eastern Languages
• Hebrew Bible Studies
• Ugaritic Philology
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Wang Yingji is a tenured professor and doctoral supervisor at the School of Art and Media, Tongji University. He holds a PhD in Literary Studies and has served as director of the China Culture and Art Communication Research Center, member of the China Artists Association, and editorial board member of "Media Criticism" journal. BA: Chinese Language and Literature, Renmin University of China (1995) MA: Journalism, Beijing Normal University (2004) PhD: Literary Studies, Beijing Normal University (2007) His research focuses on the intersections between Journalism and Communication, Media Phenomenology, Philosophy of Technology, and Traditional Chinese Culture. His work explores embodied cognition in media interaction, technological mediation of human perception, and historical epistemology of media systems. The articles demonstrate his expertise in media phenomenology (Hubert Dreyfus analysis), digital reading behavior studies, VR technology ideologies, and historical reconstruction of Chinese communication theories. His publications span from 2016-2022 with consistent CSSCI indexing. National Social Science Fund General Project: "Chinese Modern Public Opinion Thought History" (2021) Major Project Subtopic: "Chinese Media Archaeology in Civilizational Diversity" (2020) Ministry of Education Project: "Husserl's Media and Communication Thought" (2020) Completed NSFC Project: "Rumor Propagation and Governance in Public Emergencies" (2011) As educator, he teaches courses like "Chinese Classical Media Art", "Media Research Methods", and "Communication Theory". His administrative roles include leadership positions in the Chinese Society of Journalism History and multiple journal editorial boards.

• Journalism and Communication
• Media Phenomenology
• Philosophy of Technology
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Nadine Akkerman serves as Professor of Early Modern Literature and Culture at Leiden University, where she is affiliated with the Faculty of Humanities, specifically the Centre for the Arts in Society and the Medieval and Early Modern Studies research group. Her interdisciplinary work bridges literary studies, history, and material culture with a particular focus on women's roles in early modern intellectual and political networks. Akkerman has established herself as a leading expert in deciphering historical correspondence and studying early modern intelligence networks, particularly the overlooked contributions of women as spies and intelligence gatherers during the 17th century. Her groundbreaking scholarship reveals how women's perceived political incapacity paradoxically made them effective intelligence operatives who could move undetected through political spaces. Her research methodology combines archival investigation with material analysis of historical documents, including innovative approaches to studying letterlocking techniques. Her recent publications demonstrate a consistent research trajectory exploring women's agency in early modern political networks. The 2023 encyclopedia entry 'Women and Spy Networks' synthesizes her findings on gendered intelligence operations, while her 2018 monograph 'Invisible Agents' fundamentally reshaped scholarly understanding of women's participation in espionage. Current work on 'The Queen of Hearts: The Life of Elizabeth Stuart' continues her focus on royal women's political networks and correspondence. Member of the Young Academy of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), 2017 Akkerman actively supervises multiple PhD candidates including Marijn van Dijk, Joanna Greenland, Suzanne Klare, Clodagh Murphy, and Holly Riach, fostering the next generation of scholars in early modern studies. She chairs the committee organizing Leiden University's Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture, demonstrating her commitment to promoting women's history and scholarship. Her research is supported by various academic grants that enable her interdisciplinary investigations into early modern correspondence, intelligence networks, and women's political participation.

• Early Modern Literature
• Early Modern Culture
• English Literature
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Lucia Avallone is an Associate Professor at the University of Bergamo, teaching Arabic language and literature. She holds a PhD in 'Near Eastern and Maghreb Studies. Cultural Specificities and Intercultural Relations' from the University of Naples 'L'Orientale' (2011) and graduated from the University of Turin (1989). National Scientific Qualification for Full Professor in Cultures of the Ancient Near East, Middle East, and Africa (2024-2035) Member of AIMA (International Association for the Study of Middle and Mixed Arabic) Advisor for Master's Degree in Modern Languages for International Communication and Cooperation (LM-38) Member of PhD programs in Philological and Linguistic Studies (Bergamo) and Linguistic Sciences (Bergamo-Pavia) Her research focuses on modern and contemporary Arabic language and literature , especially linguistic variation , code switching between standard and vernacular Arabic , and Arabic-European language contact . She analyzes political discourse and develops methodologies for Arabic language teaching, with particular attention to dialect-standard dynamics in literary and pedagogical contexts. Recent publications examine: Linguistic creativity in contemporary Egyptian fiction Sociolinguistic aspects of modern Arabic narratives Translation challenges between Arabic dialects and Standard Arabic Historical connections between Arabic and Mediterranean cultures She supervises master's theses and participates in doctoral committees, emphasizing: Intercultural communication Postcolonial Arabic literature Language pedagogy innovations

• Arabic Language
• Arabic Literature
• Linguistic Variation
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Kim Hai Pearson is a Professor of Law at Gonzaga University School of Law. She holds a J.D. from Brigham Young University, an MSt in International Human Rights Law from Oxford University, and an M.A. and B.A. in British and American Literature from the University of Utah. Research focuses on child identity rights in international migration streams (trafficking, adoption, asylum, economic immigration). Expertise includes Contracts, Law & Sexuality, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), and Wills & Trusts. Her work combines the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) with critical literary theory and family law practice. Professor Pearson’s publications address racial, gender, and religious disparities in family law. Her scholarship appears in prestigious journals like the Yale Journal of Law & Feminism and the UC Irvine Law Review. She has delivered the Neil Gotanda Lecture at Berkeley Law and presented globally on legal identity frameworks. Key publication trends include: Child identity in migration and adoption LGBTQ family law protections Critical analysis of religious and racial identity Intersectionality in custody and custody-related cases Policy reform for marginalized families Scientific Awards: Law Teaching Fellowship, Williams Institute Professor Pearson also teaches courses in Family Law, Sexuality and the Law, and Alternative Dispute Resolution.

• International Human Rights Law
• Family Law
• Child Identity in Migration
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Katherine Stubbs is the Lee Family Associate Professor of English at Colby College, specializing in American literature and cultural studies. Her research spans 18th-, 19th-, and early 20th-century texts, with a focus on marginalized voices in working-class, ethnic, and feminist discourses. Education: Ph.D. from Duke University Her scholarly work interrogates intersections of technology, labor, and identity through feminist theory and cultural analysis. She has edited Anzia Yezierska’s Arrogant Beggar and curated thematic issues on labor and subjectivity. Recent publications explore telegraphy’s influence on narrative forms, material culture in immigrant literature, and gender dynamics in industrial economies. Her writing appears in journals like New Media, 1750-1925 , MELUS , and differences , alongside entries in the Oxford Companion to Women’s Writing in the United States .

• American literature
• Working-class fiction
• Ethnic literature
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Anne Viguier is a Lecturer at the National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations within the Indian, South Asian and Tibetan Studies department. She serves as Head of the Department from 2022 to 2025, while also leading Civilization Courses and the Civilization Diploma in her field. Research Affiliation: CESSMA research team Her research focuses on the cultural and political history of South India , urban history of contemporary India , federalism and regional identities in India (1920-1967) , and historiography of South Asia and non-European worlds . Publications address themes like Madurai's transformation, Tamil literary corpus appropriation, and colonial-era territorial practices. Key academic contributions include the 2024 book History of India and several edited volumes on South Indian historiography. Current projects examine connected histories and international relations through interdisciplinary approaches.

• South Asian History
• Cultural History
• Political History
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Paola Zamperini is an Associate Professor of Chinese Literature at Northwestern University, holding a Ph.D. in Chinese Literature and Women and Gender Studies from the University of California, Berkeley. She joined Northwestern in 2013 as founding chair of the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, where she has focused on department-building, curriculum development, and mentoring students in pre-modern Chinese literature and gender/sexuality studies. Her research and pedagogy bridge Chinese literary studies with feminist and queer theory, evidenced by courses like 'Sexual Subjects: Introduction to Sexuality Studies' and 'Traditions of Feminist Thought.' She actively collaborates with the Sexuality Project at Northwestern (SPAN) as a Curricular Fellow (2020-2023) through the project 'Global Pornographies: A Transnational Approach.' Key research areas include representations of prostitution, female suicide, fashion theory, pornography, and spiritual resonance in Chinese literature. She is currently completing her manuscript Sinopornologies. Writing Sex in Late Imperial Fiction and developing works on gambling and gender, and fashion and desire in early modern literature. Key Awards: SPAN Curricular Fellow (2020-2023) Luce/ACLS China Studies Advisory Group (2020-present) Pre-modern China Book Review Editor, Journal of Asian Studies (2016-present) Her academic service includes roles in ACLS/Luce Fellowship programs since 2015 and leadership in graduate education initiatives at Northwestern.

• Chinese Literature
• Gender and Sexuality Studies
• Feminist and Queer Theory
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Dr. Joanna Malecka is a Tutor at the School of Modern Languages & Cultures , University of Glasgow. She teaches Spanish and Polish language, with a focus on lifelong learning and widening participation initiatives. Her academic work bridges Victorian literature , intellectual history , and linguistic diversity . Role : Tutor (Spanish, Polish), Widening Participation Postgraduate Tutor Key Collaborations : Co-organizer of the 1st International TROPO UK Symposium on Portuguese Language Diversity Her research explores intersections between 19th-century British thought and religious discourse , particularly Thomas Carlyle's engagement with Calvinism and periodical press. She also contributes to pedagogical discussions on multilingual education and linguistic inclusivity . Recent publications include analyses of Carlyle's French Revolution and Calvinist themes in Victorian print culture. Her work spans Global Intellectual History , Studies in Scottish Literature , and History of European Ideas . Contact: Joanna.Malecka@glasgow.ac.uk

• Victorian Literature
• Intellectual History
• Linguistic Diversity
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Dr. Lucy Fraser is a Senior Lecturer in Japanese at the School of Languages and Cultures , University of Queensland. Her work bridges Japanese and English literary traditions with a focus on fairy tales, gender studies, and animal-human relationships. Her research explores: Transnational adaptations of fairy tales Gender representations in Japanese literature and manga Literary translation and cross-cultural connections Environmental narratives through fictional animal depictions Recent publications examine fairy tale fashion translation (2024), border-crossing narratives (2023), and animal symbolism in classical/modern Japanese texts (2022). She co-edited The Routledge Companion to Gender and Japanese Culture (2020) and supervises PhD projects on feminist discourse, queer narratives, and cross-cultural modernity. Dr. Fraser's translation work includes Tsushima Yuko’s Tōkina-to (2020) and collaborations on shojo manga gender studies (2018). She previously received funding for technology-enhanced Japanese language assessment (2019).

• Fairy Tale Studies
• Comparative Literature
• Gender Studies
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Dr. Alexander Kofod-Jensen is a researcher at the University of Agder's Department of Nordic and Media Studies, specializing in Holocaust perpetrator fiction through comparative studies of French and Scandinavian literature. Associated with the Research Council of Norway-funded project "Unfinished Past: Norway and World War II in Contemporary Aesthetic Memory Culture" (Project #324738), his work examines contemporary representations of WWII criminals and their cultural implications. Education: Ph.D. in Literature, Karlstad University (Sweden), focusing on Jonathan Littell's Les Bienveillantes Research Expertise: Comparative Holocaust perpetrator fiction Scandinavian war crime literature Memory studies and trauma representation Postmodern narrative ethics 20th-century literary theory Historiographic metafiction Publication Trends: His recent scholarship (2024-2025) analyzes evolving fictional portrayals of Nazis in Danish literature and the ethical risks of perpetrator perspectives. Earlier works explore Kafka's narrative structures (2012), Fredrika Bremer's literary realism (2017), and Sebald's memory archeology (2017). Project Affiliation: "Unfinished Past: Norway and World War II in Contemporary Aesthetic Memory Culture" (Research Council of Norway)

• Holocaust perpetrator fiction
• French literature
• Scandinavian literature
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Judith Lyon-Caen is Director of Studies at the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (EHESS) and a member of the Center for Historical Research (CRH), where she leads the Interdisciplinary Research Group on the History of Literature (GRIHL). Based in Paris at 54, boulevard Raspail, she specializes in the intersection of literature and history, with particular focus on 19th century France and Holocaust historiography. Former student of the Ecole Normale Supérieure (B/L 1992) History graduate (1995) Lecturer at EHESS (2007-2018) Director of studies at EHESS-CRH since 2018 Doctoral thesis (2002): 'Readings and uses of the novel in France, from 1830 to the advent of the Second Empire' (under Alain Corbin) Accreditation to direct research (2019): 'Making history with literature' Judith Lyon-Caen's research focuses on the social and political uses of literature in 19th century France, experiences of social mobility, and the history of social observation. She has made significant contributions to Holocaust historiography, particularly examining literary testimony in early Shoah documentation. Her work bridges literary studies and historical methodology, exploring how literature functions as both historical source and analytical tool across different historical periods from the 19th century to contemporary testimonies. Her recent publications reveal a clear intellectual trajectory from 19th century French literary history toward Holocaust studies, demonstrating how her methodological approach to literature as historical evidence has evolved to address questions of testimony and memory. This evolution reflects a deepening engagement with how historical experience is mediated through literary forms across different historical contexts, particularly in Eastern European Jewish communities during and after the Holocaust. Judith Lyon-Caen actively participates in research teams and academic networks, particularly through the GRIHL (Interdisciplinary Research Group on the History of Literature) and HHS (History and Historiography of the Holocaust). She co-organizes research workshops and seminars, including the GRIHL 'Autumn School in History and Literature' for master's and doctoral students. Her collaborative work with scholars across Europe and North America demonstrates the international scope of her research impact, particularly in Polish-French academic exchanges on Holocaust studies and literary history.

• History of Literature
• 19th Century French History
• Social History
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Maye Christian Harun serves as a Lecturer in the Department of Media Studies within the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Basel, Switzerland. Based at Holbeinstrasse 12 in Basel, Harun maintains an active research profile spanning media studies, literature, and cultural analysis. Harun's research interests focus on the intersection of literary traditions and contemporary media forms. Specializing in poetry performance, German Romantic literature, and horror genre adaptations, their work examines how classical texts are reinterpreted through modern media frameworks. Particular attention is given to vocal delivery in poetry readings, emotional impact of illustrated literary works, and transmedia adaptations of horror literature. Recent publications demonstrate expertise across diverse media contexts, analyzing Thomas Kling's poetry performances, illustrated editions of Goethe's Werther, and Lovecraftian horror in role-playing games. This multidisciplinary approach bridges traditional literary scholarship with contemporary media studies concerns. Harun maintains professional engagement through the University of Basel's academic channels, contributing to the Department of Media Studies' scholarly output while connecting literary traditions with evolving media landscapes.

• Media Studies
• Literature
• Poetry
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Autumn M. Womack is an Associate Professor in the Department of African American Studies and the Department of English at Princeton University. Her work bridges literary scholarship, archival research, and curatorial practice, with a focus on 19th- and 20th-century African American literary culture. She teaches courses on African American literature, race and media, and Toni Morrison’s creative process, often incorporating the Toni Morrison Papers housed at Princeton University Library. Her research centers on the intersections of literature, visual technologies, and archival practice. She is particularly interested in how material evidence—such as photographs, letters, and manuscript drafts—reveals new dimensions of black life and aesthetic production. Her pedagogy emphasizes critical engagement with primary sources, encouraging students to let archival objects guide their inquiry rather than imposing preconceived theses. Womack’s recent publications and projects reflect a strong focus on African American literary history, data and racial representation, and the creative process of major writers like Toni Morrison and Charles Chesnutt. Her work spans archival exhibitions, scholarly monographs, critical editions, and public-facing essays in venues like The Paris Review , Los Angeles Review of Books , and The Times Literary Supplement . Modern Language Association’s William Sanders Scarborough Prize (2022) Shortlisted for the Modernist Studies Association’s First Book Prize She has advised numerous students through her courses and research supervision, though specific names are not listed. Her curatorial leadership of the exhibition Toni Morrison: Sites of Memory exemplifies her commitment to public scholarship and interdisciplinary collaboration. She is currently working on a book titled The Wanderer , exploring Morrison’s creative process, and co-editing a volume on Morrison and Black archival practice with Kinohi Nishikawa. Womack’s lab or research team includes graduate students and collaborators engaged in archival research, literary analysis, and curatorial projects centered on the Toni Morrison Papers. Her future work continues to expand the understanding of black literary life through material culture and narrative innovation.

• African American Literary Culture
• Archival Practice
• Visual Technologies and Media History
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Julia Gelshorn is a full professor of modern and contemporary art history at the University of Fribourg , Switzerland, since 2013. She specializes in strategies of appropriation, repetition, and translation in art, with a focus on 21st-century practices and 18th-century French art theory. Her research explores artistic subjectivity, realism, and the intersection of art, politics, and economy. Education: Art History, Theater Science, and Italian Literature at the Universities of Cologne and Bern. Key Roles: Post-doctoral fellow at the German Center for Art History (2006-2008); visiting professor at HfG Karlsruhe (2008-2010); professor at Universities of Vienna (2010-2011) and Hamburg (2011-2013). Research Interests center on: (1) artistic appropriation as a critical and affective tool; (2) realisms across historical contexts; (3) artist interviews as legible texts; (4) art’s engagement with political and economic systems; (5) theoretical frameworks for visual culture. Her current Real Abstractions project (2023-2027) rethinks realism through social abstractions like financialization and digital networks. Scientific Contributions include the Lazarus Prize from the University of Bern’s Faculty of Humanities (2003) for her dissertation on Richter and Polke. Her publications span books like Aneignung und Wiederholung (2012) and edited volumes on artists such as Jean Tinguely (2016), while her recent articles address Martin Kippenberger, Rosemarie Trockel, and Benjamin Buchloh’s historiography. Notable Projects include the completed SNSF-funded Cinema in Art and Literature (2016) and the ongoing Real Abstractions initiative, which also involves a traveling exhibition and interdisciplinary workshops.

• Contemporary Art (19th-21st centuries)
• French 18th-century Art and Theory
• Artistic Appropriation
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