جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

• Literary Studies
• Comparative Literature
• Belgian Studies
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Matthieu Sergier is a Professor at the Université catholique de Louvain , affiliated with the Faculty of Philosophy, Arts and Letters and the Language Masters (MDLB) department. His research focuses on Literary Studies , Comparative Literature , and Belgian Cultural Identity , with particular emphasis on Dutch language dynamics, Flemish literature, and ethical dimensions in literary texts. His recent publications explore methodological challenges in literary analysis, such as in the thematic issue Unlimited? Methodological issues and challenges in literature analysis (2023), and examine intersections of language, politics, and identity, including works on Dutch language decline in Brussels (2025) and Flemish political normalization (2022). He has also contributed to studies on diasporic narratives, postcolonialism, and religious themes in literature. While no specific scientific awards are documented, his work spans interdisciplinary collaborations, particularly between French and Dutch literary traditions. He is active in editorial projects and has reviewed significant works on Belgian identity, Holocaust literature, and authorial ethics.

Wesley Kingمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• American Literature
• African American Literature
• Film Studies
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Wesley King is an Associate Professor and Director of the Honors Program at Flagler College's Department of English. He holds a Ph.D. in English Language and Literature from the University of Virginia (2011) and a B.A. in Literature from Claremont McKenna College (1999). His research focuses on American literature, African American literature, film studies, and critical race theory, with notable work published in The Emily Dickinson Journal and co-editing John Huston as Adaptor (2017). King teaches courses ranging from 19th-century American literature to film analysis, including specialized topics like Lacanian psychoanalysis and race in literature. His academic presentations span conferences such as the American Comparative Literature Association and the Association of Adaptation Studies, addressing themes like race, psychoanalysis, and literary adaptation. His scholarly contributions include analyses of Flannery O'Connor, Emily Dickinson, and John Huston's film adaptations. Despite no listed awards, his work demonstrates significant engagement with interdisciplinary approaches to literature and film. He advises the Honors Program and oversees internships and research projects. No dedicated labs or teams are mentioned, though his teaching and research emphasize collaborative intellectual exploration.

• Polish Enlightenment Literature
• Polish Romanticism
• Literary Criticism
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Dr. hab. Agata Seweryn, holding the title of Professor at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (KUL), serves in the Department of Enlightenment Literature, Romanticism and Art Criticism within the Institute of Literary Studies at the Faculty of Humanities. Her academic career spans decades of dedicated scholarship focused on Polish literary traditions from the Enlightenment through Romanticism, with particular emphasis on the intersections between literature and music. Professor Seweryn's research interests form a cohesive interdisciplinary framework examining Polish Enlightenment literature, Romanticism, literary criticism, and the complex relationship between music and literature. Her work demonstrates particular expertise in Norwid studies and Chopin's cultural reception, revealing how musical elements permeate literary works and vice versa. She has made significant contributions to understanding how Polish Romantic poets engaged with musical forms and how composers interpreted literary works. Her scholarly output reveals consistent thematic threads connecting musicology with literary analysis, particularly in examining how Polish Romantic writers incorporated musical structures into their poetry and prose. This interdisciplinary approach has yielded important insights into figures like Norwid and Chopin, while also exploring broader questions about artistic synthesis in 19th-century Polish culture. Medal of the National Education Commission Rector's Award, 1st degree Individual Award, 3rd degree Professor Seweryn actively supervises doctoral and master's theses while participating in numerous research projects funded by the Ministry of Education and Science, including the National Program for the Development of Humanities. She serves on juries for national literature and language olympiads and contributes to academic discourse through conference organization, including co-hosting the nationwide conference '(Po)między: borderlands, crossroads, undefined places.' Her service extends to editorial roles for scholarly publications and review work for academic journals. Her academic activities include regular lectures for secondary schools across Poland and specialized courses on voice production and spoken language culture at the Seminary of Friars Minor Capuchin in Lublin, demonstrating her commitment to both scholarly research and practical language education.

Sarah Kelenمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Medieval Literature
• Renaissance Literature
• Early Modern Cultural Studies
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Sarah Kelen is a Professor of English and former Chair of the Department of English at Nebraska Wesleyan University (NWU), where she has been a faculty member since 1999. She is affiliated with the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and has also held significant administrative roles, including Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and Vice President for Student Life. Education: Ph.D., English, Columbia University M.A., English, Columbia University B.A., English, University of California, Berkeley Sarah Kelen's research focuses on Medieval and Renaissance literature, early modern cultural studies, and the historiography of the Middle Ages. Her work explores how medieval texts were received and reinterpreted during the Tudor period, particularly through editorial practices and literary anthologies. She has a strong interest in Chaucer, Langland, Shakespeare, and the history of the English language. Her scholarly publications reflect a consistent engagement with themes of identity, authority, and cultural memory in early English literature. Her recent and past articles analyze editorial history, censorship, genealogical representation, and the ideological shaping of literary canons, particularly in the Norton Anthology. Scientific Awards: 2025 Roger A. Cognard Professor of the Liberal Arts 2013 Faculty Scholar Award, NWU 2004 Visiting Fellow, Medieval Institute, Western Michigan University 2003-2004 Exemplary Teaching Award, NWU Sarah Kelen has been actively involved in academic leadership and service, including membership in the Peer Review Corps of the Higher Learning Commission and past presidency of the Nebraska State Conference of the AAUP. She advises students and teaches a broad range of courses from first-year composition to senior capstone seminars, including the Archway Seminar. She has also contributed to curriculum development, particularly in signature work assessment. She maintains an active scholarly presence through her publications and academic profiles on Academia.edu and LinkedIn, and she continues to contribute to the field of medieval and early modern literary studies.

• English Language and Literature
• Gothic Literature
• Feminist Literary Criticism
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Turan Özgür GÜNGÖR is a Lecturer in the Department of Western Languages and Literatures at Kafkas University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences, specializing in English Language and Literature. He has been a full-time faculty member since 2013, previously serving as an Instructor from 1994-2007 and as a Teaching Staff member from 2007-2013 at the same institution. He has also held administrative positions including Assistant Dean (2016-2020) and Assistant Department Head (2013-present). His educational background includes: PhD in English Culture and Literature (2007-2013) from Atatürk University's Institute of Social Sciences MA in English Language and Literature (2002-2005) from Kafkas University's Institute of Social Sciences BA in English Language and Literature (1988-1992) from Atatürk University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences GÜNGÖR's research spans multiple areas within English literature, with particular focus on Gothic literature, feminist literary criticism, ecocriticism, and postcolonial studies. His work demonstrates a strong interest in 19th century Victorian literature, especially authors like George Eliot, as well as Romantic poetry including Shelley and Coleridge. He has also explored Turkish literary works through comparative lenses, examining cross-cultural literary connections between Western and Turkish literature. His publication trends reveal a consistent scholarly output with recent emphasis on ecofeminist readings, Gothic literary analysis, and postcolonial perspectives. His work frequently examines gender representation, cultural identity, and historical consciousness in literary texts across different periods and traditions. As an academic advisor, GÜNGÖR has supervised numerous graduate theses, primarily focusing on literary analysis of works by authors such as Chinua Achebe, Toni Morrison, Thomas Hardy, and George Eliot. His teaching portfolio includes courses on 19th and 20th century English literature, English poetry across multiple periods, and literary terminology. He has participated in two research projects: one examining address forms for spouses in Kars province (2016-2017) and another studying expressions used when addressing babies and children in the Kars region (2015-2016), demonstrating his interest in sociolinguistic aspects of language use.

• American Gothic Literature
• Transnational Feminist Studies
• Postcolonial Literature
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Dr. Suzanne Manizza-Roszak is a researcher affiliated with the Faculty of Arts , contributing to the Research Centre for the Study of Democratic Cultures and Politics (DemCP) and Research Centre Arts in Society (AiS) . Her ORCID 0000-0002-4491-9591 highlights her extensive work across 46 research outputs and 22 activities. Research Interests : American Gothic with a focus on childhood, gender, and transnational influences Transnational Feminism exploring diaspora, multilingualism, and postcolonial narratives Ecocriticism analyzing environmental violence and speculative futures Diaspora Studies examining Italian-American and Latinx intersections Publication Trends reveal a blend of peer-reviewed articles (e.g., on Erdrich, Cisneros, and Baldwin) and creative works like the novel The Poison Girl and poetry collection Sicilianas . Her 2025 work on First Ladies and colonial history adaptation underscores her commitment to historical revisionism and political fiction . Scientific Awards include 12 recognized honors, though specific titles are not detailed here.

Chris Homewoodمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• German cinema
• Cultural memory of terrorism
• Popular geopolitics
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Dr. Chris Homewood is an Associate Professor in World Cinemas and German at the University of Leeds' School of Languages, Cultures and Societies. He joined the institution in 2007 after completing his PhD at Leeds, preceded by an MA from the University of Nottingham and a BA from the University of Bangor. As Programme Manager for the MA Film Studies, he oversees postgraduate education in cinematic studies. His research explores three primary domains: German cinematic traditions spanning Weimar era to contemporary Berlin School, with special focus on representations of left-wing terrorism (RAF) and cultural memory of '1968' Popular geopolitics and orientalism , particularly analyzing Hollywood-China relations through frameworks of soft power and neo-colonial discourse Genre theory in World Cinemas , examining transnational narrative patterns and aesthetic developments His publication portfolio (2005-2021) demonstrates consistent focus on German film history, terrorism representation, and cinematic geopolitics, with recent work increasingly examining Sino-Hollywood dynamics. Thematically, his scholarship interrogates how cinema shapes collective memory, negotiates political trauma, and mediates cross-cultural power relations. He has successfully supervised five postgraduate researchers to completion, with projects covering German/Austrian cinema, Gothic horror, music biopics, and gender studies. As co-editor of New Cinemas: Journal of Contemporary Film and advisory board member for Studies in European Cinema , he actively shapes academic discourse. He has organized significant conferences including 'Cinema, Soft Power, and Geopolitical Change' (2017) and the German Screen Studies Network meeting (2014).

• Medieval and Early Modern Iberian Literature
• Economic Thought in Medieval Literature
• Visual Culture in Spain
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Raúl Álvarez Moreno is an Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia, affiliated with the Faculty of Arts and the Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies. He has taught Medieval and Early Modern Spanish literature, culture, and language since joining UBC in 2009, with expertise in historical Spanish linguistics and business Spanish. His academic work bridges literary analysis with economic thought, focusing on Iberian cultural history. Education : Ph.D. from Michigan State University, B.A./R.S. from Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Research interests center on intersections of literature and economic theory in medieval Spain, language-ideology dynamics, visual culture, and travel literature. His work reinterprets scholastic economic frameworks through texts like Celestina and Cervantes, while examining how medieval spatial practices inform modern cultural studies. Recent publications highlight trends in economic discourse, intertextuality (e.g., Aesop-Cervantes connections), and the re-functionalization of medieval motifs in Latin American contexts. His scholarship spans annotated editions, specialized journal articles, and collaborations with editorial boards like Celestinesca and Revista Canadiense de Estudios Hispánicos , where he serves as Book Review Editor. Current projects include a monograph on Spanish scholastic economic thought and co-editing a special issue on literature-economy interplay (2023). He actively supervises graduate students in Hispanic Studies, emphasizing rigorous engagement with primary sources and interdisciplinary methodologies.

• Latinx Literature
• Graphic Narratives
• Comics Studies
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Jennifer Caroccio Maldonado is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English at Baruch College’s Weissman School of Arts and Sciences. Her work bridges Latinx literature, graphic narratives, and critical race studies. Education: Ph.D. in American Studies, Rutgers University-Newark M.A. in English, Brooklyn College, CUNY B.A. in English, Queens College, CUNY Her research explores Latinx graphic counter-histories, queer temporalities, and the intersection of labor resistance with visual storytelling. She has published on topics ranging from Mixtec pictography in comics to BIPOC mythologies in speculative art. Recent publications include work on Who is Ana Mendieta? (2025) and Puerto Rico Strong (2025). Her research also examines the role of sonic theory in punk and hip-hop comics, and she has received a CUNY Faculty Fellowship (2023) and a PSC-CUNY grant (2023). Scientific Awards: Faculty Fellowship, CUNY University Human Resources (2023) She teaches courses on Latino/a Literature, Great Works of Literature, and Writing, and is actively involved in the International Comics Art Forum and Latinx Comic Arts Festival. Her lab work focuses on visual-textual analysis of Latinx life writing.

Ikram Masmoudiمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Modern Arabic Literature
• Iraqi Fiction
• Literary Translation
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Ikram Masmoudi is an Associate Professor of Arabic Studies at the University of Delaware, housed in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures within the College of Arts & Sciences. She chairs the Arabic Program and co-directs the UD Winter Study Abroad Program in Tunisia/Morocco. Educated in Tunisia and France, she holds a Ph.D. in Textual Linguistics and Francophone Literature from Université Stendhal (Grenoble III) and the Agrégation d’arabe (French state teaching diploma). Her research focuses on modern Arabic literature, Iraqi war narratives, literary translation, and gender studies. Her major works include War and Occupation in Iraqi Fiction (2015), analyzing post-2003 Iraqi novels through Giorgio Agamben’s theories, and translations of Iraqi author Hadiya Hussein’s Beyond Love (2012) and Shakir Noori’s The Green Zone . She has taught at Duke University, Princeton University, and Middlebury College, with expertise across Arabic language pedagogy and cultural studies. Recent scholarship examines Gothic poetics in Iraqi fiction, gender violence against Yazidi women, and migration narratives in Arabic literature. As of Spring 2019, she was on sabbatical, continuing her exploration of Iraqi literature’s engagement with war trauma and political violence.

Angelo Castagninoمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Italian Literature
• Narratology
• Crime Fiction
• +۱۱ مورد دیگر

Angelo Castagnino is an Associate Professor of Italian in the Department of Languages, Literatures & Cultures at the University of Denver, within the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. His research centers on Italian literary narrative, particularly crime fiction, the Gothic and fantastic genres, narratology, and the role of intellectuals in society. He is an active scholar with numerous publications and professional affiliations. Castagnino earned his PhD in Romance Languages and Literatures from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2013, an MA in North-American Studies from the University of Turin in 2008, and a BA in Modern Languages and Literatures from the University of Catania in 2005. Prior to joining the University of Denver, he taught at Bucknell University and Tufts University. His research explores the intersections of realism and the fantastic in contemporary Italian literature, examining how narrative forms engage with urgent social issues such as disability, masculinity, memory, ecocriticism, and transhumanism. He has published extensively on authors like Alessandro Perissinotto, Michele Mari, Simona Vinci, and Michela Murgia, analyzing how fantastic tropes serve as tools for social critique. His recent publications show a strong trend toward interdisciplinary literary analysis, combining narrative theory with gender studies, disability studies, and cultural criticism. His monograph Fantastic Echoes in Contemporary Italian Literature (2023) exemplifies this approach by linking Gothic and fantastic elements to modern concerns like artificial intelligence and ecofeminism. He is a member of several scholarly organizations, including: American Association of Italian Studies American Association of Teachers of Italian Modern Language Association Castagnino has not been mentioned as advising students or receiving scientific awards in the provided texts. There is no indication of part-time status or involvement in labs or research teams. His work appears to be primarily independent and publication-focused, with no mention of grants or collaborative projects.

• 20th Century British Literature
• Irish Literature
• Contemporary Literature
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Céline Magot is a Lecturer in English at the University of Toulouse-Jean Jaurès (UT2J), affiliated with the Center for Anglophone Studies (CAS). She specializes in 20th-century British and Irish literature, contemporary literature, and the interplay between arts and literature. Her academic career began with the External English Aggregation in 2002, followed by a doctorate in 2007 on Elizabeth Bowen’s novels, focusing on spatial representation, which earned her the distinction of very honorable mention with unanimous congratulations from the jury . Her research centers on modernist literature, particularly the works of Elizabeth Bowen and Anna Kavan, exploring themes such as temporality, identity, spatiality, narrative structure, and the supernatural. She investigates how urban environments, psychological states, and historical contexts shape literary form and meaning. Her publications appear in peer-reviewed journals such as Textual Practice , Miranda , and Anglophonia , as well as in edited collections like The Female Fantastic . Her recent scholarly output reveals a sustained engagement with modernist aesthetics, gender, and narrative innovation. Articles such as "The Haunting House in Elizabeth Bowen’s ‘The Shadowy Third’" and "Prosthetic Goddesses: Ambiguous Identities in the Age of Speed" demonstrate her interest in the intersection of the corporeal, the technological, and the uncanny within modernist discourse. She also examines the role of cities as narrative interfaces and the cyclical nature of time in Bowen’s fiction, contributing significantly to Bowen scholarship. External English Aggregation (2002) Doctorate (2007): “Frames and Openness: The Representation of Space in Elizabeth Bowen’s Novels”, University of Toulouse II - Le Mirail There is no public information regarding scientific awards, research grants, or doctoral students she may have supervised. However, she has participated in academic events, including organizing a conference with François Delarozière of the artistic company La Machine, indicating interdisciplinary outreach. She teaches English and LANSAD (Langue, Année, Numérique, Sciences, Arts, Disciplines), reflecting a commitment to language pedagogy and interdisciplinary training.

Scott Yarbroughمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• American Literature
• Southern Literature
• Modernism
• +۸ مورد دیگر

Dr. Scott Yarbrough is a Professor in the English Department at Charleston Southern University, where he has taught since 1997 and served as chair from 2003 to 2017. He earned his BA and MA in English from Florida State University and a PhD in American Literature from the University of Alabama, focusing on the novel, modernism, and Southern literature. His research interests span American Literature, Southern Literature, Modernism, and Literary Criticism, with a particular emphasis on Cormac McCarthy, Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, and Billy Collins. His work explores intertextuality, Southern Gothic themes, and connections between literature and popular culture. Yarbrough's publications include co-authoring A Practical Introduction to Literary Study and co-editing two volumes of The Road in the Cormac McCarthy Casebook Series. His recent articles analyze themes in Southern and postmodern fiction, Hemingway's political narratives, and symbolism in McCarthy's novels. Scientific awards and honors include the South Carolina Arts Commission Prose Fellowship (2008), Tennessee Williams Scholar at the Sewanee Writers' Conference (2004), and multiple Excellence in Teaching Awards at Charleston Southern University. He is also a member of the Cormac McCarthy Journal's editorial board and has held leadership roles in the South Atlantic Modern Language Association (SAMLA).

• English Literature
• Romantic Poetry
• Victorian Poetry
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Peter Swaab serves as Professor of English Literature in the Department of English Language and Literature at University College London, where he has maintained continuous faculty service since 1990. His academic career includes visiting professorships at the University of Turin, University of Zürich, Dartmouth College, and the University of Tübingen, alongside significant contributions to literary scholarship through editorial work and public intellectual engagement. His educational foundation includes undergraduate studies in English at the University of Cambridge, followed by a Harkness Fellowship at Harvard University and New York University. He completed his PhD at Cambridge in 1984 with a dissertation on 'Wordsworth and Patriotism,' subsequently holding research and teaching positions at Queens' College and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, where he served as Director of Studies in English for four years. Swaab's research centers on the intersections of Romantic and Victorian poetry traditions, with specialized expertise in nonsense poetry (particularly Edward Lear's work) and 20th-century British literature, notably the writings of Sylvia Townsend Warner. His scholarship frequently examines biographical approaches to literary figures and the evolution of poetic forms across historical periods, reflecting deep engagement with both canonical and marginalized voices in English literary history. Analysis of his recent publications reveals sustained focus on literary continuity between Romanticism and modernism, with particular attention to how Victorian nonsense traditions influenced 20th-century experimental writing. His work consistently addresses gender dynamics and political dimensions in literature, aligning with UN Sustainable Development Goal 5 (Gender Equality). Swaab actively contributes to academic discourse as editor of The Journal of the Sylvia Townsend Warner Society and through media appearances including BBC Radio 4's In Our Time , demonstrating commitment to public scholarship despite no documented grant activity or doctoral student supervision in the provided materials.

Jinyi Chuمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Russo-Chinese relations
• Russian literature
• Chinese literature
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Jinyi Chu serves as Assistant Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures at Yale University, specializing in transnational cultural exchanges between Russia and China during the 19th-20th centuries. His scholarly work bridges literary studies, geopolitics, and translation theory within global modernist frameworks. Education: Ph.D. Slavic Languages and Literatures, Stanford University (2019) M.A. Russian Literature, Shanghai International Studies University (2012) B.A. Russian and English, Shanghai International Studies University (2010) Visiting Researcher, Institute of Russian Literature (Pushkinskii Dom), Russian Academy of Sciences (2015-2016) Chu's research centers on two interconnected axes: Russian modernism of the fin-de-siècle period and Russo-Chinese cultural relations. He investigates how Russian writers engaged with China to reimagine universalism, and how 'reform' was aestheticized in Soviet and Chinese cultural productions of the 1980s. His work spans socialist cultures, memory studies, science fiction, and the history of science, emphasizing translation as a catalyst for global consciousness. His publication portfolio reveals consistent transnational methodology, analyzing cultural circulation across borders through studies of Chinese science fiction in Russia, Daoist philosophy in Tolstoy's work, and avant-garde movements. Recent articles demonstrate growing emphasis on geopolitical dimensions of literature, particularly regarding socialist-era cultural networks and post-apocalyptic narratives in contemporary reception.