جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

• Modern Chinese literature
• Cinema and film history
• Cultural history
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Christopher Rea is a Professor of Modern Chinese Literature in the Department of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia's Faculty of Arts. He serves as a faculty member and former Associate Head of the Department of Asian Studies, former Director of the Centre for Chinese Research, an associate of the Hong Kong Studies Initiative, and a Faculty Fellow of St. John's College. His academic journey includes a Ph.D. from Columbia University (2008) and a B.A. from Dartmouth College (1999). Rea's research focuses on the modern Chinese-speaking world, with particular expertise in Chinese literature, cinema, print culture, translation, and the cultural history of humor and deception. His scholarly approach bridges literary analysis, cultural history, and film studies, creating a distinctive interdisciplinary perspective on modern Chinese cultural production. He is particularly known for his work on Republican-era China (1912-1949), exploring how cultural forms evolved during this transformative period. His major publications reveal a trajectory from studies of humor and laughter in modern China ( The Age of Irreverence , 2015) to literary hoaxes and deception ( The Book of Swindles , 2017), Chinese cinema ( Chinese Film Classics , 2021), and research methodology ( Where Research Begins , 2022). His current projects include China on the Make: Stories of Chinese Deception and The Unfinished Comedy , a sequel to The Age of Irreverence . National Endowment for the Arts Translation Fellowship (2024) UBC Dean of Arts Mentorship Award (2024) UBC Killam Research Prize (2022) Joseph Levenson Book Prize (2017) Rea actively supervises graduate students and has developed significant digital resources, including the Chinese Film Classics project (chinesefilmclassics.org) featuring 40+ subtitled Chinese films and 22 video lectures, and a YouTube channel with over 250 videos on Chinese cinema and culture. His teaching extends to free online courses on The Modern Chinese Novel and early Chinese cinema, demonstrating his commitment to making scholarly resources accessible beyond traditional academic boundaries.

William H. Nienhauser, Jr.مشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Classical Chinese Literature
• Early Traditional Chinese Fiction
• Chinese Historiography
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William H. Nienhauser, Jr. is the Halls-Bascom Professor of Classical Chinese Literature in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, College of Letters and Science. He is a leading authority on early Chinese literature, historiography, and poetry, with a particular focus on Sima Qian’s Shiji and the poetry of Du Fu. He has held visiting and research positions in China, Japan, Germany, and Taiwan, and remains academically active, including a 2018 appointment as Visiting Professor at Nankai University. His research interests include early traditional Chinese fiction, historiography, chuanqi and zhiguai tales, and the application of modern Western critical theories to Chinese literary texts. He is deeply engaged in the translation and annotation of classical works, especially the Shiji , often in collaboration with graduate students. His scholarship bridges philology, literary theory, and historical contextualization, contributing significantly to the global understanding of pre-modern Chinese literature. Nienhauser’s publications reveal a sustained focus on textual analysis, narrative structure, and the interplay between history and literature. His work spans from early Shijing poetry to Tang dynasty fiction, with a strong emphasis on Sima Qian’s historiographical methods and legacy. He has also contributed foundational reference works and critical editions, shaping the field of Chinese literary studies. His scientific awards reflect the international recognition of his scholarship: Woodrow Wilson Fellowship ACLS Fellowship NEH Fellowship Fulbright-Hayes Fellowship Japan Foundation Fellowship German Research Foundation Fellowship Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Fellowship Humboldt Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award (2003) Nienhauser has advised numerous graduate students in collaborative research projects, particularly on the Shiji and Du Fu. He has secured major fellowships and grants from prestigious organizations including the NEH, ACLS, Fulbright-Hayes, and the Humboldt Foundation, enabling extended research and translation work. His editorial roles, especially as a founding editor of Chinese Literature: Essays, Articles, Reviews (CLEAR), have been instrumental in advancing the field. While no formal lab or research center is mentioned, Nienhauser leads a major international collaborative translation project on the Shiji , involving scholars and students across institutions. His seminars and graduate courses foster a close-knit research community focused on classical Chinese texts.

Agnes Lugo-Ortizمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Latin American Literature
• Caribbean Cultural Histories
• Slavery and Visual Culture
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Agnes Lugo-Ortiz serves as Associate Professor of Latin American Literature in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at the University of Chicago's Division of the Humanities. Her scholarly profile centers on nineteenth-century Latin American literatures and Caribbean cultural histories within transatlantic frameworks of modernity, with particular emphasis on slavery, visual culture, and archival epistemology. Her educational foundation includes a PhD from Princeton University (1990), followed by teaching appointments at Northwestern University and Dartmouth College before her tenure at Chicago. Her research trajectory examines cultural politics through lenses of national identity formation, anti-colonial projects, and diasporic community reconfigurations, notably through decades of affiliation with the Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage Project. Lugo-Ortiz's current book project "The Plantation Gaze: Slavery and Visual Culture in Colonial Cuba (1727–1886)" interrogates the imbrication of visual culture with plantation slavery, analyzing diverse artifacts from religious performances to medical treatises. Her co-edited volume "Slave Portraiture in the Atlantic World" and co-founding of the Working Group on Slavery and Visual Culture (2016) demonstrate her leadership in visual studies of enslavement, recently expanded through the digital exhibit "Palimpsests: Visual Idioms of Enslavement in the Nineteenth-Century and Their Afterlives". Her scholarly impact is recognized through awards including the Latin American Studies Association Prize for Best Essay in Nineteenth-century Studies and the Premio Alejandro Tapia y Rivera. Prestigious fellowships from Ford Foundation, Mellon Foundation, Franke Institute, and Clark Art Institute have supported her research. As co-founder and co-editor of the anti-colonial digital journal "Categoría Cinco. Revista de Política y Cultura", she actively engages Puerto Rican decolonial politics. Her editorial service spans PMLA and University of New England Press publications, while advisory roles include the Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Project and Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics. She maintains robust institutional engagement through affiliations with Chicago's Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Gender and Sexuality Studies, and Center for Race, Politics, and Culture.

Signy Lynchمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Contemporary theatre
• Intercultural and diasporic performance
• Black theatre
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Signy Lynch is an Assistant Professor in English and Drama at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) and a graduate faculty member at the Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies. Her research focuses on contemporary intercultural/diasporic performance, Black theatre, participatory performance, audience research, and critical theatre criticism in Canada. Education : PhD and MA from York University, Hon. BA from Queen’s University Her work explores the intersections of digital media and intercultural performance, including immersive theatre practices and audience dynamics in pandemic-era performances. She co-edits Canadian Theatre Review and investigates epistemic violence in traditional criticism frameworks. In the 15 most recent publications , Lynch examines topics like racial dynamics in theatre criticism, intermedial performance technologies, audience complicity in Indigenous storytelling, and pandemic-era performance adaptations. Her articles appear in Theatre Research in Canada , Contemporary Theatre Review , and New Theatre Quarterly . Awards : Barbara Godard Prize (2021), Governor General’s Gold Medal (2022), CTCA Outstanding Critical Essay runner-up (2022) Lynch co-directs the Centre for Spectatorship and Audience Research and serves on Cahoots Theatre’s board. Her SSHRC-funded research addresses hiring equity in Canadian theatre academia and reimagines critical dramaturgy for digital futures.

• Contemporary German-Language Literature
• GDR Literature
• Cultural Studies Didactics
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Dr. Frank Thomas Grub is Professor of German and Head of the Department of Modern Languages at Uppsala University. Educated at Universität des Saarlandes (Dr. phil. 2003) and promoted to Associate Professor at Gothenburg University (2012) before joining Uppsala as Professor (2018), he has been recognized as Excellent Teacher (2021). As founder of the Landeskunde Nord network since 2012 and editor of the Peter Lang book series since 2013, his career bridges academic research, educational innovation, and international collaboration. His research focuses on contemporary German-language literature , GDR cultural studies , and transcultural didactics . Key projects explore autobiographical writing, post-Wall literary representations, and the intersection of travel literature with cultural memory. Recent publications (2024-2025) examine media narratives of reunification and cultural stereotypes in language pedagogy. Prof. Grub contributes to German as a foreign language curriculum development Intercultural competence frameworks Editorial leadership in Northern European Germanistics His 2023-2025 works analyze graphic novels in education, migration discourse in literature, and media transitions during the Cold War.

Bruce FUDGEمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Arabic Literature
• Qur'anic Studies
• Islamic Civilization
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Prof. Bruce FUDGE is a Full Professor at the University of Geneva within the Department of Mediterranean, Slavic and Oriental Languages and Literatures . His academic work bridges Qur'anic studies and Arabic literature , with a particular focus on the Arabian Nights tradition. He has made significant contributions to understanding scriptural hermeneutics, Islamic identity formation, and cultural symbolism through works like Qur'anic Hermeneutics: al-Tabrisi and the Craft of Commentary (2011) and A Hundred and One Nights (2016). Research Focus : Qur'anic exegesis, medieval Islamic storytelling, and sociocultural symbolism in Middle Eastern traditions Key Publications : The Turban and the Hat (2022) Non Sola Scriptura: Essays on the Qur'an and Islam (2022) Barbe et barbus (2019) His 2025 BSOAS article critiques Stephen J. Shoemaker's historical-critical approach to Quranic origins, while his 2022 Routledge publication explores mimetic representation theories. FUDGE's analysis of beard symbolism (2019) connects ancient Mesopotamian practices to modern ISIS propaganda. He has extensively reviewed works on Islamic civilization, including Robert Irwin's Ibn Khaldun biography (2018) and Shahab Ahmed's Before Orthodoxy (2017). Recent 2023 MLA publication examines teaching methodologies for the Thousand and One Nights , and his 2018 Die Welt des Islams article compares Qur'anic theocentrism with Western tragic traditions. FUDGE's 2008 Brill publication deconstructs al-Rummānī's taḍmīn concept, influencing modern Arabic literary theory.

Tom Brownمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس ارشد

• Film Classicism
• Historical Representation
• French Cinema
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Tom Brown is Senior Lecturer in Film Studies at King's College London, specializing in cinematic classicism and historical representation. With a PhD and MA from University of Warwick and BA from University of Kent, his research examines spectacle in 1930s Hollywood, French cinema, and performance theory. Monographs include Spectacle in 'Classical' Cinemas (2016) analyzing musicality in 1930s film and Breaking the Fourth Wall (2012) on direct address techniques. Recent videographic work explores Abraham Lincoln portrayals and Hollywood's Production Code era. Teaching integrates videographic essay production and mindfulness techniques. Recognized through multiple Teaching Excellence nominations (2017, 2018, 2020). Public engagement includes BFI Southbank events and media commentary on historical cinema.

Michelle Boulous Walkerمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• European Philosophy
• Aesthetics
• Ethics
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Michelle Boulous Walker is an Associate Professor at the School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry , The University of Queensland , specializing in European philosophy, aesthetics, ethics, and feminist philosophy. Her work bridges philosophy with literature, focusing on thinkers like Levinas, Adorno, Irigaray, and Le Doeuff, while exploring intersections with politics and the maternal body. Affiliated with the European Philosophy Research Group and Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities . Research includes slow philosophy , ethics of laughter , and interdisciplinary approaches to affect theory and literary practice. Recent publications analyze refugee representation , postcolonial ethics , and temporal critiques in institutions. She advocates for slow reading and resistance to academic urgency . Email: mbw@uq.edu.au

Nina Sharmaمشاهده پروفایل

عضو هیئت علمی

• Creative Writing
• Personal Essays
• Asian American Literature
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Nina Sharma is an Adjunct Lecturer in the Department of English at Barnard College, part of Columbia University, where she teaches and mentors students in creative writing and literature. She holds an M.F.A. from Columbia University’s School of the Arts, an M.A. from Columbia’s School of Arts and Sciences, and a B.A. from Barnard College, reflecting a deep academic engagement with the literary arts. M.F.A, Columbia University School of the Arts M.A., Columbia University School of Arts and Sciences B.A., Barnard College Her research and creative interests center on personal essays, BIPOC narratives, mental health in Asian American communities, humor writing, and intersectional identity. Her work explores themes of love, race, gender, and cultural belonging through a deeply personal and often satirical lens. She has been a two-time grantee of the Asian Women Giving Circle for her workshop “No Name Mind: Stories of Mental Health from Asian America,” highlighting her commitment to community-based storytelling. Her publications include essays and interviews in The New Yorker , Harper’s Bazaar , Electric Literature , Women’s Studies Quarterly , and The Margins . Her debut collection, The Way You Make Me Feel: Love in Black and Brown (Penguin Press, 2024), synthesizes personal narrative with cultural critique, examining interracial love and identity. The essays reflect recurring themes: the emotional labor of womanhood, the absurdities of assimilation, and the resilience of marginalized voices. She has been awarded prestigious residencies from the Vermont Studio Center and St. Nell’s Humor Writing Residency. These fellowships underscore her recognition in the literary community. She is also a proud co-founder of Not Your Biwi Improv and co-created the column Blackshop for Anomaly , fostering allyship between BIPOC communities. Nina Sharma formerly served as Programs Director at the Asian American Writers’ Workshop, where she expanded programming for emerging writers. Her current teaching at Barnard and Columbia continues this mission of mentorship and literary advocacy. She has no formal PhD students listed, but her workshops and public engagements suggest a strong advisory role in creative development. She is actively involved in literary events, with a book tour spanning New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Portland, engaging audiences through readings and panel discussions. Her work bridges academic, artistic, and public spheres, contributing to contemporary conversations on race, gender, and narrative form.

Hugh Reidمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Eighteenth-Century Literature
• Book Trade
• Subscription Lists
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Hugh Reid is a Lecturer at Carleton University, affiliated with the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the Department of English. He holds degrees from Carleton, Queen’s, and the University of London, with a Ph.D. focusing on eighteenth-century literature. His research centers on the eighteenth-century book trade, particularly book subscription lists and their insights into reading publics. He has a long-standing interest in the Wartons, serving as Advisory Editor for New Perspectives on the Eighteenth Century and contributing extensively to scholarly debates about their literary and cultural influence. Hugh Reid has published 15 significant works, including a 2010 monograph The Nature and Uses of Eighteenth Century Book Subscription Lists and chapters in edited volumes such as the 2022 The World of Elizabeth Inchbald . His articles span biographical entries in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (2004), textual discoveries (1987), and critical studies on the Wartons’ relationships with publishers and readership. He has received multiple teaching awards, including the Contract Instructor Teaching Award (2019) and Carleton University Students Association Teaching Excellence Award (1994–1995). He supervised the 1998–1999 M.A. thesis on Henry MacKenzie’s The Man of Feeling and guided research essays on topics like Elizabeth Carter’s poetry (1997–1998).

Anthony Julian Tamburriمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Literature
• Cinema
• Semiotics
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Anthony Julian Tamburri serves as Dean of the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute at Queens College, City University of New York (CUNY), and holds the position of Distinguished Professor of European Languages and Literatures. With a career spanning over fifty years since beginning as a high school Italian teacher in 1972, Tamburri has established himself as a leading scholar in Italian and Italian American studies, advocating for the recognition and institutionalization of these fields within academia. Tamburri's research encompasses literature, cinema, semiotics, interpretation theory, and cultural studies, with particular focus on the relationship between Italian studies and Italian diaspora studies. He has authored sixteen books and over one hundred essays in English and Italian, dividing his intellectual work evenly between Italian and Italian American subject areas. His scholarship critically examines issues of ethnic identity, cultural representation, and the historical experiences of Italian immigrants in the United States, challenging the marginalization of Italian American culture in academic settings. His recent publications reveal consistent focus on challenging misconceptions about Italian American identity, advocating for proper historical understanding, and examining political dimensions of ethnic representation. Tamburri's work addresses the tension between 'authentic Italian' culture and Italian American cultural expressions, arguing for recognition of Italian American culture as a legitimate tradition. His scholarship frequently intersects with contemporary political issues regarding immigration, citizenship, and ethnic representation in American society, particularly critiquing the absence of Italian American studies in graduate programs despite New York's large Italian American population. Cavaliere dell'Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana (Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic) As Dean of the Calandra Institute, Tamburri has been instrumental in promoting Italian American studies, though he has expressed frustration that CUNY lacks structured graduate programs in Italian American or Italian Diaspora studies beyond limited MA courses at Queens College. He advocates for creation of master's and doctoral programs to train professionals who can properly research and propagate Italian American history and culture, following the vision of Giovanni Schiavo, whom Tamburri considers the founding voice of Italian American studies. Tamburri also maintains an active Substack newsletter where he engages with current issues affecting Italian Americans.

Hans Harderمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Modern South Asian Literatures
• Bengali Literature
• Nineteenth Century Religious Movements
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Hans Harder serves as Professor of Modern South Asian Languages and Literatures at Heidelberg University's South Asia Institute, where he has held his position since 2007. His academic career spans institutions including the universities of Hamburg, Heidelberg, and Martin Luther University in Halle-Wittenberg, where he completed both his PhD and postdoctoral work. Research Interests: Professor Harder's scholarly focus encompasses modern South Asian literatures (particularly Bengali), religious movements from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries , colonial and postcolonial intellectual history , and popular literature and film across South Asia. His work consistently examines the intersections of language, culture, and power in colonial and postcolonial contexts, with special attention to vernacular expressions of identity and resistance. His recent publications reveal a deepening engagement with language ideologies and vernacular conceptualizations in South Asia, particularly evident in his 2024 co-authored work The Vernacular: Three Essays on an Ambivalent Concept and Its Uses in South Asia . Earlier works demonstrate his longstanding interest in religious movements (particularly Sufism in Bangladesh), literary satires from colonial Calcutta, and cross-cultural perceptions between colonized and colonizing societies. His scholarship bridges literary analysis, religious studies, and cultural history through meticulous textual examination and theoretical sophistication. Professor Harder has established himself as a leading scholar through numerous monographs and edited volumes that have significantly shaped South Asian literary and intellectual studies. His collaborative work with scholars like Nishat Zaidi, Torsten Tschacher, Barbara Mittler, and Charu Gupta demonstrates his commitment to interdisciplinary and international scholarly exchange. Based at Heidelberg University's South Asia Institute, Professor Harder continues to advance research on South Asian cultural production while mentoring students and contributing to the global academic community through his extensive publications and editorial work.

Ingunn Lundeمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• 19th-century Russian literature
• Russian language policy
• Rhetoric
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Ingunn Lunde is a full-time Professor of Russian at the Department of Foreign Languages , Faculty of Humanities , University of Bergen, Norway. She also holds a part-time (20%) Professor II position in Russian literature and culture at the University of Tromsø (2012–2019). Research Focus: Russian sociolinguistics, Slavic medieval culture, 19th–21st-century Russian literature, Byzantine hagiography, and digital media. Leadership: Head of the Research Group for Contemporary Russia at the University of Bergen. Projects: Principal Investigator for Landslide of the Norm (2005–2008) and The Future of Russian (2008–2013), funded by the Research Council of Norway. Publications: 85 works including 3 monographs, 56 articles, and 13 edited books. Notable works: Language on Display (2018), Fragmenter av fortid (2019), and Digital Russia (2014). Founding editor of the Slavica Bergensia book series (2000–present). Scientific Awards: Ugleprisen (2020) FUND-status (2019) Spurveugleprisen (2017) Fellowship at Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin (2014/15) Meltzer Prize for Young Researchers (2000) Outreach: Regular public speaker, media commentator, and contributor to the Great Norwegian Encyclopaedia on Russian literature.

Leah Shaferمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Television History
• Advertising
• Visual Culture
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Leah Shafer is an Associate Professor of Media and Society at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, where she has been a faculty member since 2008. She earned her A.B., M.A., and Ph.D. from Cornell University, establishing a strong academic foundation in media and cultural studies. She is affiliated with the Media and Society Program, contributing to interdisciplinary scholarship and pedagogy. Joined faculty: 2008 Academic rank: Associate Professor Program: Media and Society Her research and teaching focus on critical media analysis, with core interests in television history, advertising, visual culture, digital media, film aesthetics, interactive documentary, and media literacy. She emphasizes historical context and creative production in her pedagogy, designing courses to challenge students’ perceptions of popular culture. Leah Shafer’s recent publications reflect a strong engagement with digital culture, feminist media, and pedagogical innovation. Her work spans experimental documentaries, peer-reviewed journal articles, and book chapters, appearing in outlets such as Film Criticism , Flow , Cinema Journal , and Routledge Handbook of Medicine and Media . Her scholarship often intersects with digital humanities, exploring how new media forms reshape cultural expression and learning. Current project: Co-editing Fifty Years of Women Media Makers: from New Hollywood to YouTube Professional affiliations: Society for Cinema and Media Studies, National Association for Media Literacy Education She is also a practicing filmmaker and media artist, producing experimental documentaries and video essays that have been exhibited at festivals and cultural institutions, including the Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival and the National Women’s Rights Historical Park. Her creative work often centers on feminist themes and historical memory, particularly around the Seneca Falls Convention.

Jacopo Tomatisمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Ethnomusicology
• Cultural History of Music
• Italian Popular Music
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Jacopo Tomatis is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Humanities at the University of Turin, specializing in Ethnomusicology (SSD: L-ART/08). He teaches in the DAMS (Disciplines of Arts, Music, Entertainment and Digital Media) undergraduate program and the Master’s program in CAM (Cinema, Performing Arts, Music and Media), offering courses such as Fondamenti del suono e della musica and Storia e fenomenologia della popular music . His research centers on the cultural history of Italian popular music, with a focus on canzone d'autore , folk revival movements, political music, media representation, and the ideological construction of musical genres. He explores how music interacts with identity, memory, and social change, particularly in postwar Italy. His recent publications analyze topics such as Lucio Dalla, Nino Rota, the Nuovo Canzoniere Italiano, and the cultural meanings of rock, trap, and folk music. The articles reflect a strong interdisciplinary approach, combining musicology, cultural studies, media theory, and historical analysis, with recurring themes of authenticity, nostalgia, youth culture, and transmedia narratives. He is involved in several research initiatives, including: Atlante della discografia antagonista: Italia, 1958-1980 ECHOFRIENDLY: soundscape preservation and ecoacoustic assessment SPIRITS IN THE MATERIAL WORLD: material culture in popular culture Tomatis also contributes to academic governance through participation in departmental councils and course monitoring commissions. His work emphasizes archival research, historiographical methodology, and the role of music as a cultural and political force.