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Dr. Julia Roth is an Associate Professor of American Studies with a specialization in Gender Studies at Bielefeld University's Faculty of Linguistics and Literature. Currently serving as an Akademische Oberrätin since October 2023, she will assume a Visiting Professor position for Anglophone Literatures and Cultures at the University of Vienna during the winter semester of 2024-25. Her institutional affiliations span multiple research centers including the Center for InterAmerican Studies, the Interdisciplinary Center for Gender Studies (IZG), and the Center for Uncertainty Studies.
- Faculty of Linguistics and Literature / American Studies
- Center for InterAmerican Studies
- Interdisciplinary Center for Gender Studies (IZG) Board Member
- Department of Cultural Studies
- Department of Literary Studies
- Center for Uncertainty Studies (Expert in Gender, Cuba/USA-Cuba relations, racism, postcolonialism)
Dr. Roth's educational trajectory includes postdoctoral research at Freie Universität Berlin (2011-2013) focusing on "Interdependent Inequalities in Latin America" and at Bielefeld University (2013-2018) examining "The Americas as Space of Entanglement(s)."
Her research program centers on intersectional approaches to gender, race, and power dynamics, with particular attention to transnational feminist movements in the Americas. She has spearheaded significant research initiatives including the ZiF Research Group on "Global Contestations of Women's and Gender Rights" (2020-2021) and the DFG Graduate School "Experiencing Gender." Her scholarship critically engages with right-wing populism's gendered dimensions, new feminist movements across the Americas, and the complex interplay between gender, citizenship, and migration.
- Intersectional Feminist Politics of Entanglement in the Americas
- Critical analysis of Right-wing Populism and Gender
- Transnational New Feminist Movements
- Gender and Citizenship frameworks
- "Migrantizing Europe" theoretical approaches
Dr. Roth's scholarly contributions extend to Critical Race Studies, Postcolonial and Decolonial Theories, Critical Whiteness Perspectives, and African American and Afro-Caribbean Feminisms, creating a robust interdisciplinary framework for understanding contemporary gender politics in transnational contexts.
Among her notable scientific contributions are leadership roles in major research collaborations. As co-convenor of the Research Group "Global Contestations of Women's and Gender Rights" at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research, she facilitated international scholarly exchange on emerging challenges to gender rights worldwide. Her involvement with the DFG Graduate School "Experiencing Gender" demonstrates her commitment to mentoring the next generation of gender scholars.
- Co-Convenor, Research Group "Global Contestations of Women's and Gender Rights" (ZiF, 2020-2021)
- Contributing Faculty, DFG Graduate School "Experiencing Gender"
- Research Fellow, "Tandem Transatlantic" program at CALAS, Guadalajara (2022)
Dr. Roth maintains active research collaborations through the Center for InterAmerican Studies and the Interdisciplinary Center for Gender Studies, where she contributes to cutting-edge research on the intersections of gender, race, and postcolonial dynamics in the Americas. Her work with the Center for Uncertainty Studies further demonstrates her interdisciplinary approach, examining how gender and racial inequalities intersect with broader societal uncertainties.
