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Jani Scandura is an Associate Professor of English at the University of Minnesota, where she also holds affiliations with the departments of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature, and American Literature. She previously co-directed the Space&Place Research Collective at the University of Minnesota (1999-2010) and served as a Visiting Professor in American Studies at the University of Graz (2015-16). Her research focuses on modern temporal/spatial practices, materiality, memory, and emotion.
Education:
- B.A. (Honors) in English from the University of Pennsylvania
- M.A. and Ph.D. in English from the University of Michigan
Her current projects include Proximity: Nearness and Similarity in the Age of Absolutes (exploring WWII memory, visual art, and spatial relations) and a nonfiction novel Cemetery of Elephants. Earlier works include Down in the Dumps: Place, Modernity, and American Depression (Duke UP, 2008) and co-edited Modernism, Inc.: Body, Memory, Capital (NYU Press, 2001).
Her articles span topics like atomic bomb artifacts, cinematic analysis, and material culture, reflecting interdisciplinary engagement with modernist studies and cultural theory. While no awards are explicitly listed, her prolific publications highlight scholarly impact. Advising and grant details are not provided here, though her work with the Space&Place Collective underscores collaborative research.
Before academia, Scandura worked as a magazine editor/writer for outlets like GQ, Vogue, and Self, blending creative writing with academic rigor.
