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Karina Lickorish Quinnمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس ارشد

• Creative Writing
• Magic Realism
• Surrealism
• +۱۳ مورد دیگر

Karina Lickorish Quinn is a Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at the Department of English, Royal Holloway, University of London, where she joined in June 2022. She has previously taught at the University of Leeds, Queen Mary University of London, and the University of Reading. She holds a PhD from Queen Mary University of London, an MA from the UCL Institute of Education, a PGCE in English from Canterbury Christ Church University, and a BA in Jurisprudence from the University of Oxford. Her research focuses on memory and counter-memory in post-conflict literature, especially in the context of Peru's internal armed conflict. She investigates how contemporary Peruvian novelists engage with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission from an Andeancentric perspective, using Andean philosophy and aesthetics. Her work also explores anti-realist literary forms such as surrealism, magic realism, and the carnivalesque, challenging Western realist norms and colonial epistemologies. She is deeply interested in multilingual and translingual writing, advocating for its inclusion in educational curricula to recognize linguistic diversity in modern Britain. Her recent publications include the novel The River Dies Quietly (2025) and The House of Skin (2023), alongside scholarly articles such as 'Mapping British Latinx Writing' (2025) and 'A confluence of counterhistories' (2022). These works reflect her interdisciplinary approach, combining creative and critical practices to explore identity, memory, and social justice. Her debut novel, The Dust Never Settles (2021), received critical acclaim as a powerful work of new magic realism and a 'love letter to Peru.' Arts Council Funding for second novel on Amazon River impacts Runner-up for Teacher of the Year Award at Queen Mary University of London Karina Lickorish Quinn leads the research project 'Por qué am I writing das? Exploring the impact of translingual creative writing in the primary classroom on children’s literacy development, self-esteem, and inclusion' (2023), which examines how multilingual creative expression enhances educational outcomes. Her work contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly those related to inclusive education and reduced inequalities. She is an active public intellectual, giving invited talks such as her reading from 'The River Dies Quietly' in November 2023. As a bilingual writer, she continues to push the boundaries of literary form and pedagogy, advocating for epistemic justice in literature and education.

Agnieszka Rzepaمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Contemporary US and Canadian Novel
• Feminist Literary Theory
• Life Writing
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Agnieszka Rzepa is a Professor at the Faculty of English, Adam Mickiewicz University (AMU), Poznań, Poland. She holds the title of profesor uczelni and is actively engaged in research and teaching. Her office is located at Collegium Heliodori 339, and she holds consultations on Mondays from 14:00 to 15:00. Her educational background includes: M.A. in English, Katowice, 1993 Ph.D. in English, Poznań, 1998 D.Litt. in American Literature, Poznań, 2010 Her research centers on contemporary North American literature, with a strong emphasis on feminist theory, life writing, and the representation of place and memory. She explores multicultural perspectives in women's memoirs and Canadian-US literary connections, particularly in magic realist and auto/biographical prose. Her work bridges literary criticism, cultural studies, and gender studies. Although no specific publications are listed in the provided text, her research leadership and conference presentations indicate a strong scholarly output in the fields of life writing, Canadian studies, and feminist literary theory, with recurring sub-themes of identity, memory, multiculturalism, and transnationalism. She has received research funding and scholarships, including from the National Science Centre (NCN) and international institutions such as the John F. Kennedy Institute (Berlin), Eastern Michigan University, and the University of Ottawa. She has also been recognized through active roles in scholarly organizations. Professionally, she has served as: Past Editor-in-Chief of TransCanadiana Guest editor of Studia Anglica Posnaniensia Founding member and former Secretary, Vice-President, President, and Chair of the Board of Auditors of the Polish Association for Canadian Studies Member of the British Association for Canadian Studies She has organized numerous international conferences, including the 7th and 11th Literature in English Symposia and the 6th Congress of Polish Canadianists, and has delivered plenary lectures at major events. Her leadership in research projects, such as 'The aesthetics and politics of North American female memoir 1990–present: multicultural perspectives,' highlights her role in guiding scholarly collaboration and inquiry.

Lena Wetenkampمشاهده پروفایل

عضو هیئت علمی

• German literature 18th–21st century
• Realism and contemporary literature
• European discourses and intercultural literary studies
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Jun.-Prof. Dr. Lena Wetenkamp is Junior Professor for Gender Studies in German Studies/Modern German Literature at the University of Trier, Germany. From 1 September 2025 she will move to KU Leuven in Belgium. She studied German, Journalism and Cultural Anthropology at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, earned her doctorate in 2017 with the study “Europe narrates, locates, remembers. European discourses in contemporary German literature,” and has since held visiting and guest appointments in Lisbon, New York, Metz, Bydgoszcz, Sassari and Milan. Education 2005–2011: Studied German, Journalism and Cultural Anthropology, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (German National Academic Foundation scholar) 2008–2009: Study abroad, Faculdade de Letras, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal 2009–2010: Internship, Cultural Department, Goethe-Institut New York, USA 2017: Doctorate, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz Research Interests Her work spans German-language literature from the 18th to the 21st centuries, with particular emphasis on realism and contemporary writing. She investigates European discourses and intercultural literary studies , exploring how literature frames Europe as narrative, location and memory. A second major strand is gender research in literature and media studies , analysing representations and constructions of gender across textual and visual media. She also pursues memory, postmemory, violence and trauma studies , examining how collective and individual memories of war and displacement are mediated. Finally, she focuses on the mediality of literature , researching inter- and transmedia relations between literary texts and 19th-century visual technologies such as dioramas, magic lanterns and panoramas. Publication Profile Wetenkamp’s recent publications cluster around three topical nodes: (1) Realism and media history , analysing how 19th-century optical media shaped literary form; (2) Memory and trauma , combining narratology with Memory Studies to investigate Holocaust and post-socialist legacies in contemporary German-language literature; and (3) Gender, body and visibility , theorising the textual performance of gendered and racialised bodies across literature and film. Scientific Awards & Fellowships Scholar of the German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung) Member, Young Academy at the Academy of Sciences and Literature Mainz (since 2020) UniGR Guest Professorship, Université de Lorraine, Metz (Sept–Nov 2024) Editorial & Organisational Roles She is Co-Editor of the Jahrbuch der Raabe-Gesellschaft and has co-edited special journal issues on “Memory and Literature” ( Journal of Literary Theory ), “Literature and Memory – Transphilological Analyses” ( PhiN ), and the volumes Text/Körper (2024), Fragilität (2023), Langsames Sehen (2024), and several essay collections on violence, realism and European literature. Labs & Research Groups Wetenkamp co-leads the interdisciplinary working group “Geschichte(n) des Sehens” within the Young Academy | Mainz, which investigates historical and theoretical models of vision and visibility. She is also a member of the working group “Higher-education teaching in the digital age”, producing policy papers on digital pedagogy.

Dalena Stormمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Creative Writing
• Fiction
• Speculative Fiction
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Dalena Storm is an Instructor of English at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts , specializing in creative writing pedagogy and genre experimentation. She earned a B.A. in Asian Studies from Williams College and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Bennington College. Education M.F.A., Bennington College B.A., Williams College Her teaching philosophy emphasizes helping students cultivate their unique voices through exploration of hybrid forms like autofiction, as well as popular genres such as speculative fiction and magical realism. Storm's creative work interrogates themes of personal identity, emotional intensity, and the boundaries between artistic expression and lived experience. Recent publications include the short story Bird Woman (2018), the psychological narrative Sculpture (2018), and the domestic drama Winter's Kitchen (2018). She is currently developing a novella titled Intimate Traps and collaborating with her husband Jason Storm on a magical realist novel set in Washington state, tentatively named Kingwood .