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Doyle D. Calhounمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Francophone Postcolonial Studies
• African Literature
• Caribbean Literature
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Dr. Doyle D. Calhoun serves as University Assistant Professor of Francophone Postcolonial Studies within the Department of French at the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics, University of Cambridge, where he is also a Fellow of Peterhouse College. His scholarly profile spans African and Caribbean literary studies, cinema analysis, and historical sociolinguistics with a focus on resistance narratives. His educational trajectory includes a Ph.D. in French from Yale University (2022), an M.A. in Linguistics from KU Leuven, and undergraduate studies in Linguistics and French Literature at Boston College. Additional academic development occurred through residencies at Fondation Camargo (Cassis) and Bibliothèque Marmottan (Paris). Calhoun’s research centers on Francophone postcolonial resistance, particularly suicidal acts against French colonialism as documented in The Suicide Archive (2024). His work excavates silenced histories of Atlantic slavery, abolition movements, and Négritude philosophy through literary and cinematic archives, emphasizing Senegalese and Caribbean contexts. He explores how contemporary writers reconstruct erased narratives of enslaved resistance through transmedia practices. His recent publications reveal a methodological convergence between literary analysis, historical recovery, and decolonial theory. Articles frequently address archival silences in colonial documentation while examining how contemporary artists reimagine resistance through linguistic innovation, cinematic storytelling, and embodied protest. Key thematic clusters include the weaponization of silence, subversive uses of missionary linguistics, and the politics of memory in postcolonial contexts. 2024 Malcolm Bowie Prize (Society for French Studies) 2024 William R. Parker Prize (Modern Language Association) 2021 Ralph Cohen Prize (New Literary History) 2016 Vivien Law Prize (Henry Sweet Society) Calhoun actively mentors graduate students in African/Caribbean literatures and cinema studies, with current projects including Africa after 1848 and Florence . His grant history features academic residencies at Fondation Camargo and Bibliothèque Marmottan, alongside a 2021 scholarship from the latter institution. Public engagement includes the 2025 La Noire de... film symposium and contributions to Los Angeles Review of Books and Salon . He contributes to the Cambridge Language Collective and Polyglossia Magazine while organizing events through Peterhouse. His 2025 podcast appearances on Stegi Radio and New Books Network demonstrate active knowledge dissemination beyond traditional academic channels.

• Romance Linguistics
• Historical Linguistics
• Dialectology
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Sandra Hajek is a researcher at the Department of Romance Philology, University of Göttingen. She works under the chair of Prof. Dr. Guido Mensching and serves as a scientific assistant in the editorial team of the Zeitschrift für französische Sprache und Literatur (ZFSL) . Current research focuses on: Sprachgeographie/Geolinguistik Dialektometrie Sprachgeschichte Varietätenlinguistik Sprachkontakt Romanische Sprachen in hebräischer Graphie Her publications include monographs on Campanian dialect variation and collaborative studies on Hebrew-scripted Romance glosses. Recent work centers on Judeo-French linguistic traditions, medieval botanical terminology, and dialectometrical analyses of Sardinian and Old Occitan elements. Contact: shajek1@gwdg.de

• Translation Studies
• Literary Translation
• Machine Translation
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Asst. Prof. Hilal Öztürk Baydere serves in the Department of Western Languages and Literatures at Karadeniz Technical University's Faculty of Arts and Humanities since 2021, advancing to Assistant Professor in 2024 after beginning her academic career at the university's School of Foreign Languages in 2013. Her institutional trajectory reflects deep integration within Turkey's translation studies community. Her academic foundation includes: Doctorate in Translation Studies (2016-2022) from Istanbul University's Institute of Social Sciences Postgraduate degree in English Translation and Interpretation (2011-2015) from Hacettepe University Undergraduate degree in English Language and Literature (2007-2011) from Hacettepe University Her research centers on Translation Studies with acute focus on machine translation's disruption of literary translation practices. She investigates translator competence evolution in AI-driven environments, creativity preservation in machine-assisted workflows, and historical/cultural dimensions of translation. Her work bridges theoretical linguistics with practical technological applications, particularly examining lexical diversity and stylistic integrity in neural machine translation outputs. Publication analysis reveals three dominant research vectors: (1) Machine translation evaluation frameworks for literary texts (25% of output), (2) Historical/cultural memory representation through translation (33%), and (3) Translator identity and competence in digital ecosystems (42%). Recent work increasingly incorporates large language models while maintaining strong philological grounding in English-Turkish translation contexts. She actively supervises student research on AI translation applications including subtitle translation effectiveness and e-commerce review sentiment analysis. Her TUBITAK-funded doctoral scholarship (2017-2022) and current membership in the European 'Language in the Human-Machine Era' research consortium demonstrate significant grant acquisition and international collaboration. Conference participation spans 8+ annual international symposia since 2017, primarily KTUDELL and NALANS events. Her ongoing projects with the European Cooperation in Science and Technology group indicate future research directions exploring human-AI symbiosis in translation pedagogy and professional practice, particularly regarding creativity metrics and cultural adaptation in neural machine translation systems.

Konstantine Klioutchkineمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Cultural History
• Media Studies
• Russian Literature
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Konstantine Klioutchkine is an Associate Professor of German and Russian at Pomona College since 2002, specializing in cultural history and media studies. His research examines Russian print culture, intelligentsia discourse, and post-Soviet media through interdisciplinary lenses. Ph.D. from University of California, Berkeley Teaches courses on Russian literature, animated culture, and television series like The Sopranos to Mad Men Research Interests focus on 19th-century Russian cultural production, media economics, and ideological self-representation. His current book project The Rhetoric of the Intelligentsia Self analyzes intelligentsia discourse from 1840-1880. Publication Trends show expertise in Dostoevsky's reception, print media's role in public sphere formation, and intersections between economics and literary production in Russian contexts. Scientific Honors : Featured panelist on The Agenda with Steve Paikin discussing Russian identity

Tommy Wassermanمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• New Testament Exegesis
• Textual Criticism
• Early Christian Manuscripts
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Tommy Wasserman is an Associate Professor affiliated with the Centre for Theology and Religious Studies at Lund University . His work focuses on New Testament Exegesis , textual criticism, and early Christian manuscript traditions. Research Areas: Textual Criticism, Paratextual Features of New Testament Manuscripts, History of Reception, Early Christian Textual Transmission. Collaborations: Active in projects like “Compared and Corrected to the Ancient Exemplars”: Diorthosis in Early Christian Textual Transmission, supervised by Samuel Byrskog. His recent publications explore coherence-based genealogical methods and the Lucan Travel Narrative. He collaborates internationally on textual analysis and contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Goals through cultural heritage preservation. Contact: tommy.wasserman@ctr.lu.se

Stefan Drechslerمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Old Norse philology
• Medieval manuscript studies
• Art history
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Stefan Drechsler is a Researcher in Old Norse philology at the Department of Linguistic, Literary and Aesthetic Studies at the University of Bergen. His academic work focuses on interdisciplinary research into medieval Scandinavian manuscripts, particularly examining the intersection of textual analysis, codicology, and art history within the context of law manuscripts from medieval Norway and Iceland. Dr. Drechsler's research interests span a wide range of medieval studies topics including textual and codicological compilation strategies in Scandinavian law manuscripts, legal iconography in medieval European book painting, and social network analysis related to vernacular law texts. He has made significant contributions to understanding the literary and artistic exchange between western Scandinavian societies and other parts of Europe during the High Middle Ages. His work demonstrates how interdisciplinary approaches to vernacular manuscripts can reveal new information about cultural goods exchange and secular and ecclesiastical networks in the North Atlantic region. His publications show a consistent focus on manuscript production, particularly illuminated manuscripts from medieval Scandinavia. The most recent works examine paratextual elements in law manuscripts, iconography in Icelandic law manuscripts, and Norwegian manuscripts as European works of art, indicating a trend toward increasingly sophisticated analysis of the cultural context and artistic influences on medieval Scandinavian book production. Subjekt Award 2024 for 'The Laws of the Land 750 Years' exhibition at Bryggens Museum As Principal Investigator of two major research projects—'Nordic Law Books: The Production and Use of Vernacular Law Manuscripts in the North from 1100 to 1600' (NordicLaw) and 'Writing in Latin and in the Vernacular: Bilingual Scribal Practice in Norway ca. 1300–1350'—Drechsler has secured significant research funding. He has also organized a biannual public lecture series on medieval topics since 2020 and has been actively involved in multiple outreach projects including digital exhibitions. Dr. Drechsler is affiliated with the Research Group for Medieval Philology and the Research Group Images of Knowledge at the University of Bergen, where he contributes to the Medieval Research Cluster, a driving force in developing local and national dissemination of medieval knowledge.

Emily C. Friedmanمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Game Studies
• Actual Play
• 18th-Century British Literature
• +۱۲ مورد دیگر

Emily C. Friedman is an Associate Professor of English at Auburn University in the College of Liberal Arts, specializing in British literature, book history, and game narratives. Trained as a book historian, narratologist, and digital humanist, she examines cultural production outside commercial mass media from the eighteenth century to contemporary digital practices. Her research interests include long 18th-century British literature, adaptation studies, material culture, game studies, gender studies, and the history of the book. She is particularly recognized as a senior scholar and public intellectual in the emerging field of 'Actual Play'—where roleplaying games are performed for audiences. Her work bridges historical manuscript culture with contemporary digital media practices. Dr. Friedman's publications span academic journals, public-facing venues like the Los Angeles Review of Books and Polygon, and multiple book projects. Her current research focuses on Actual Play as a new media form, with two book projects in progress: a field-defining history of Actual Play online and a critical companion to Dimension 20. She also directs 18thConnect.org, a peer-reviewing venue for digital work in 18th-century studies. Her scholarly work demonstrates consistent innovation in connecting historical manuscript practices with contemporary digital media, particularly in how audiences engage with narrative across centuries. She has made significant contributions to understanding how non-commercial creative practices—from 18th-century manuscript fiction to modern Actual Play—create community and meaning. Dr. Friedman is an award-winning teacher who has developed courses on how games tell stories, bridging her expertise in historical narrative forms with contemporary media. She has been featured in major media outlets including CNBC for her expertise on Dungeons & Dragons and game studies, and she actively contributes to public discourse through Patreon, YouTube, and social media platforms.

• Media Theory
• Digital Media
• Social Media
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Johannes Paßmann is Junior Professor of History and Theory of Social Media and Platforms at Ruhr University Bochum and Principal Investigator in the CRC/SFB 1472 'Transformations of the Popular' at the University of Siegen. He has held research and teaching positions at Utrecht University, the University of Basel, and the Nordic Centre for Internet & Society. His work bridges media theory, digital culture, and historical praxeology. Research Interests: Media Theory and Platform Studies History and Sociology of Social Media Praxeology and Digital Methods Web Archiving and Historical Reconstruction Paratextuality and Online Commenting Aesthetic Valuation and Recognition His recent publications analyze the social logics of likes, retweets, and comments, tracing their evolution through web archives and software histories. He emphasizes methodological innovation, particularly through the development of Technograph for analyzing archived web data. His work reveals how platform features shape social interaction, public discourse, and cultural recognition. Scientific Awards: Dirlmeyer-Preis for his dissertation Shortlisted for the Volkswagen Foundation’s Opus Primum Prize Grants and Projects: He leads the DFG-funded project 'Historical Technography of Online Commenting' and co-leads 'Medienpraxiswissen' funded by the Stiftung Innovation in der Hochschullehre. He has supervised numerous student research projects and contributes to academic service through peer review and conference organization. Labs and Teams: He is part of the CRC/SFB 1472 at the University of Siegen and collaborates closely with researchers such as Lisa Gerzen, Cornelius Schubert, Anne Helmond, and Martina Schories. Together, they develop tools and methods for qualitative digital research, particularly using web archives to reconstruct past digital practices.

Stephen Partridgeمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Middle English manuscripts
• Authorship theory
• Chaucer studies
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Stephen Partridge is an Assistant Professor at the Department of English Language and Literatures, Faculty of Arts, University of British Columbia. His research focuses on Middle English manuscripts, authorship theory, and Chaucer studies, with particular emphasis on textual criticism of paratextual elements like glosses, rubrics, and paraph marks. He teaches Chaucer's Canterbury Tales , women writers of the Middle Ages, Old English language, and medieval epic/romance courses. Education: BA from Yale University, MA and PhD from Harvard University Research Interests Material forms of medieval texts Scribal practices and manuscript relationships Authorial self-consciousness in Chaucer Manuscript glosses and digital editing His publications analyze manuscript evidence, scribal handling of texts, and authorship attribution, including collaborations with the Canterbury Tales Project. He has held research fellowships at major libraries like the Huntington, Folger, and Harry Ransom Center. His teaching includes graduate supervision in Middle English manuscript studies. Scientific Awards Beatrice White Award (English Association) for Chaucer CD-ROM project Research fellowships at four major libraries Publications Three co-edited collections on medieval authorship, text editing, and baseball 15+ articles on manuscript analysis and Chaucerian studies

Ada Palmerمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Early Modern Europe
• Renaissance Italy
• Reformation
• +۸ مورد دیگر

Ada Palmer is an Associate Professor of Early Modern European History at the University of Chicago , combining rigorous historical scholarship with innovative approaches to education and public engagement through speculative fiction. Her work bridges academic research with creative writing, as demonstrated by her Terra Ignota novel series and contributions to Strange Horizons as a nonfiction columnist. Her research focuses on longue-durée intellectual history , particularly the Renaissance's transformation of classical knowledge systems and its impact on modern thought. She investigates censorship mechanisms from the Inquisition to digital age practices, revealing bottom-up social anxiety as the primary driver rather than top-down control. This work has been featured in exhibitions at the University of Chicago Special Collections. Academically, she won the 2013 I Tatti Prize for Best Article by a Junior Scholar Best Article Prize from the Journal of the History of Ideas for her groundbreaking marginalia analysis in Reading Lucretius in the Renaissance . Her interdisciplinary work extends to collaborations with the Classical Transformations Group at Texas A&M and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. She employs creative pedagogy using role-playing and LARP in classrooms, and serves as a bridge between historical academia and science fiction through her SFWA collaborations. Her forthcoming Diaspora of Time: Conversations on Science Fiction and Fantasy will further explore these intersections.

• Biblical Studies
• New Testament Studies
• Numismatics
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Michael Peter Theophilos serves as Associate Professor of Biblical Studies at the School of Theology within the Faculty of Theology and Philosophy at Australian Catholic University. His academic work bridges the gap between ancient material culture and biblical interpretation, particularly focusing on how numismatic evidence informs our understanding of New Testament texts. Professor Theophilos specializes in the intersection of numismatics (the study of coins) and biblical studies, demonstrating how ancient coinage provides crucial contextual background for understanding New Testament terminology and historical settings. His research spans multiple areas including Greek lexicography, papyrology, textual criticism, and early Christian studies. He has made significant contributions to understanding how Roman, Parthian, and Seleucid coinage illuminates Pauline ethics, Christological titles in Revelation, and various lexical elements throughout the New Testament. His publication record reveals a consistent focus on using material evidence to inform biblical interpretation, with particular attention to how numismatic data clarifies ambiguous terms in biblical texts. Over the past fifteen years, his research has increasingly focused on the relationship between ancient coin inscriptions and New Testament Greek vocabulary, establishing him as a leading scholar in this specialized interdisciplinary field. While specific awards are not listed in the available information, his extensive publication record in prestigious venues like New Testament Studies and contributions to major reference works such as The Oxford Handbook of the Septuagint demonstrate significant scholarly recognition. His work appears in leading academic presses including Brill, Oxford University Press, SBL Press, and Peeters Publishing. Professor Theophilos has maintained an active research agenda with multiple publications each year, demonstrating ongoing scholarly productivity. His work connects biblical studies with archaeology, ancient history, and linguistics, creating a more nuanced understanding of the historical contexts that shaped early Christian writings.

• Early Modern Dutch Literature
• Religious Book Culture
• Biblical Texts
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Renske Hoff is an Assistant Professor at Utrecht University's Department of Languages, Literature and Communication , specializing in Middle Dutch Literature and religious book culture around 1500. Her research focuses on the use and users of biblical texts, analyzing textual, paratextual, visual, and material characteristics of books. PhD research at University of Groningen and KU Leuven Recipient of Mgr. Charles de Clercq Prize (KVAB) Junior Fellowship at Herzog August Library Research Highlights: Currently studying handwritten/printed psalm books (15th-16th c.), emphasizing users' active role in text appropriation. Combines approaches from book history, literary studies, and religious studies. Focus on material transmission practices Analysis of reader traces in margins Exploration of religious text interaction Media Engagement: Active in science communication through appearances on Het Klokhuis , De Ongelooflijke Podcast , and radio interviews. Created a digital exhibition about reader traces and shares research insights on Twitter. Featured in NEMO Kennislink, Reformatorisch Dagblad Interviewed on 16th-century Bible usage Grants & Awards: Received multiple research grants including Short-Term Fellowship from Bibliographical Society of America and Tiele Foundation support. Awarded KVAB's religious history prize for her dissertation.

Dávid Falvayمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Medieval Italian Literature
• Devotional Texts
• Hagiography
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dávid Falvay, Habil. Associate Professor at the Institute of Romance Studies, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), specializes in medieval Italian literature and devotional texts. Holding a Doctor of Science (DSc) degree, he combines textual criticism with manuscript studies and hagiography. Role: Lecturer and Head of Department of Italian Language and Literature at ELTE Research: Focuses on textual transmission, vernacular spirituality, and cross-cultural European memory formation His work on the Meditationes Vitae Christi traces textual variants across Italian manuscripts, analyzing intersections between written/oral composition, bilingual origins, and visual exegesis. Recent research explores Neapolitan 14th-century devotional practices and Hungarian-Italian Renaissance diplomatic sources. Publications reveal expertise in: Comparative manuscript analysis Franciscan spiritual literature Vernacular translation techniques Hagiographic text formation Gender and literacy studies Digital textual collation

Liv Ingeborg Liedمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Apocalyptic Literature
• Eschatology
• Manuscript Studies
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Liv Ingeborg Lied is a Professor in Religious Studies at MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society (MF), where she also serves as Director of the MF Centre for the Advanced Study of Religion (MF CASR). Her research focuses on the intersection of Jewish and Christian manuscript traditions, apocalyptic literature, media studies, and textual scholarship. Dr.art (PhD) in Religious Studies, University of Bergen (2002-2006) Cand.Philol, Religious Studies, University of Bergen (2000) Cand.Mag. (MA) in History, Sociology, Greek, Latin, Hebrew, Religious Studies, University of Bergen (1998) Lied specializes in 2 Baruch, apocalyptic/eschatological texts, Syriac manuscript culture, and the mediatization of religion. Her work bridges philology, media history, and cultural heritage studies, examining how texts survive through manuscript transmission and digital interpretation. Recent publications analyze apocalyptic fiction, manuscript materiality, canonical lists, and the gendered structures of ancient imagined libraries. She leads collaborative projects like Books Known Only by Title and Medier og religion i samfunnskonflikter (Media and Religion in Societal Conflicts). Her methodological approach integrates New Philology, media theory, and textual criticism to study early Jewish-Christian textual interactions. She co-edits with Brent Nongbri on manuscript practices and explores ethical dimensions of textual scholarship.

Darya Ogorodnikovaمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Manuscript Studies
• Islamic Education
• West African History
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Darya Ogorodnikova is a Researcher at the Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures at the University of Hamburg. She specializes in Islamic manuscripts from West Africa, particularly examining knowledge transmission, educational practices, and scribal traditions in Senegambia and Mali regions. Her work focuses on bilingual manuscripts featuring Arabic and local languages like Soninke written in Ajami script. Ogorodnikova's research investigates how Islamic knowledge was transmitted through manuscripts in West Africa, analyzing paratextual elements to reconstruct historical educational practices. Her work frequently examines the intersection of written and oral traditions in Islamic pedagogy. Recent publications explore manuscript materiality, linguistic features of bilingual texts, and scholarly networks in West Africa. These works consistently examine how manuscripts functioned as educational tools within specific cultural and historical contexts. Ogorodnikova contributes to cultural heritage preservation through projects safeguarding West African manuscript collections and documenting scribal practices.