جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Claudia Gronemannمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Postcolonial Theory
• Autobiography and Autofiction
• Gender Studies
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Claudia Gronemann has been Professor of Romance Literature and Media Studies at the University of Mannheim’s Romance Studies Department since 2009. Her research spans postcolonial theory, autobiography/autofiction, gender studies, and intermediality in 18th-, 20th-, and 21st-century Francophone, Spanish, and Latin American literature. Co-editor of Passagen: Transdisziplinäre Kulturperspektiven (Olms Verlag) Member of the editorial board for Cuadernos de Estudios del Siglo XVIII Her work interrogates: gender performativity in Spanish Enlightenment texts; transcultural memory (e.g., Saint Augustine in Maghrebian narratives); postcolonial hybridity; and intermedial strategies in Maghrebian and Latin American cinema. Recent publications explore picaresque narratives in Algerian literature, conjugal friendship as a model for marriage in Spanish comedy, and queer readings of Tunisian cinema. She employs keywords like transcultural memory , gender performativity , autofictional strategies , colonial legacies in film , entangled histories , and intermediality in postcolonial contexts . As a leading scholar in gendered literary analysis, she has co-edited volumes on Spanish gender debates, Maghrebian masculinities, and Latin American intermediality. Her habilitation Polyphonic Enlightenment (2009) established her expertise in 18th-century Spanish gender discourses.

Sonja Fritzscheمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• German Studies
• Science Fiction Studies
• Comparative Literature
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Sonja Fritzsche serves as Senior Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies and Administration and Professor of German Studies in the College of Arts and Letters at Michigan State University. Since January 1, 2024, she has overseen academic affairs, Integrative Studies in the Arts & Humanities, the Humanities Pre-Law and Interdisciplinary Humanities degree programs, and the Excel Network in the College. Her administrative leadership extends to supporting non-tenure stream faculty development and leading the College's efforts to improve conditions for academic specialists, which earned the 2024 Delphi Award from the USC Pullias Center of Higher Education. Dr. Fritzsche earned her Ph.D. in Germanic Studies from the University of Minnesota, an M.A. in Modern European History from UCLA, and her B.A. from Indiana University. Her academic journey reflects a deep commitment to interdisciplinary scholarship that bridges German studies with critical theory and cultural analysis. Her research spans German and Central/Eastern European literary history and film, with particular focus on utopian/dystopian studies and comparative science fiction of the Cold War era. A significant portion of her current work falls under critical health humanities, specifically examining comparative German/US autism and disability studies through projects like 'Ableist Fragility' and Chronic Stress in a Non-Autistic Parent Memoir from Germany. She has dedicated her career to expanding awareness of science fiction beyond Anglo-American contexts and supporting scholars working on non-English SF/Futurisms. Dr. Fritzsche's publication record reveals a consistent trajectory toward institutional transformation and academic equity. While her early work focused on East German science fiction literature and film, her more recent scholarship centers on academic leadership models, particularly the Charting Pathways to Intellectual Leadership (CPIL) initiative she co-developed. This evolution demonstrates her commitment to addressing systemic issues in higher education while maintaining her expertise in German cultural studies. 2024 Delphi Award from USC Pullias Center for Higher Education Big Ten Academic Alliance Academic Leadership Program Fellow (2017-2018) Big Ten Academic Alliance Department Executive Officer Fellow (2016) Fulbright grant recipient German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) grant recipient As co-PI on the $2.5 million Big Ten Academic Alliance Less Commonly Taught and Indigenous Languages Partnership grant funded by the Mellon Foundation (2019-2025), Dr. Fritzsche has championed language education equity, particularly focusing on Anishinaabemowin/Ojibwe instruction in Great Lakes communities. Her mentorship extends through leadership roles including President of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages (2015), Vice President of the Science Fiction Research Association (2019-2021), and service on the Steering Committee of the Coalition of Women in German (2023-2025). She founded and co-edits the World Science Fiction Studies book series with Peter Lang Oxford. Dr. Fritzsche co-created the Charting Pathways to Intellectual Leadership (CPIL) initiative and the Inclusive Pedagogy Fellows Toolkit, both designed to recognize and reward diverse academic work beyond traditional metrics. Her leadership in the Culture of Care initiative and the development of MSU's Arts & Humanities Health and Well-being major demonstrates her commitment to holistic academic environments that prioritize well-being alongside intellectual growth.

• Cultural Theory
• Theatre and Performance Studies
• Digital Media
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Dr. Evelyn Wan is an Assistant Professor in Media, Arts, and Society at Utrecht University’s Department of Media and Culture Studies. She serves as Programme Coordinator for the MA Arts and Society program, teaches courses on contemporary performance practice, cultural theory, and research methodologies, and contributes to interdisciplinary curriculum innovation in Humane AI. Her research bridges decolonial media studies, performance studies, and AI ethics, weaving alternative genealogies between historical technologies and contemporary AI. Education Research MA Media and Performance Studies (cum laude, Utrecht University, 2014) MA Gender Studies (cum laude, Utrecht University, 2011) Bachelor of Social Sciences (Government and Laws, First Class Honours, University of Hong Kong) Wan’s research explores the ethics of technology through decolonial and gendered lenses, focusing on algorithmic violence, posthuman spirituality, and the necropolitics of digital culture. She combines artistic practice with scholarly inquiry, staging performances that interrogate AI, maritime histories, and mythologies. Her recent publications span topics including AI imaginaries, spectral care methods, and decolonial AI ethics, reflecting her interdisciplinary approach. These works intersect with her creative projects like Archaeologies of AI and Beyond the Shore , which employ inter-Asian ocean histories, gender studies, and religious studies frameworks. Scientific Awards Praemium Erasmianum Foundation Dissertation Prize (2019) Wan’s advisory roles include serving on the Board of Directors for Performance Studies international (PSi) and founding the PSi Future Advisory Board (2014–2019). She integrates artistic practice with academia as a founding member of Hong Kong’s If Time’s Limited artist collective, funded by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council and Hong Kong Arts Centre.

Ela İpek Gündüzمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Neo-Victorian Studies
• Posthumanism
• Feminist Theory
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr. Ela İpek Gündüz is an Associate Professor at Gaziantep University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of English Language and Literature. With a career spanning over two decades, she specializes in Neo-Victorian studies, posthumanism, and feminist literary theory.

Kathryn Willsمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Literature and Theology
• Translation Studies
• Sacramental Theology
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Dr Kathryn Wills is an Associate Member of the Las Casas Institute at Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford, where she serves as a teacher and independent researcher specializing in the intersection of Literature and Theology. Her work critically examines French Catholic and English Protestant poetics through literary translation and phenomenological frameworks. Her academic credentials include: MA in Philosophy and Theology MA in Medicine and Literature PhD in Literature and Theology from Glasgow University’s Centre for Literature, Theology and the Creative Arts Dr Wills’ research centers on Yves Bonnefoy’s translations of WB Yeats and Shakespeare, analyzing sacramental interpretations against Protestant textual focus using Jean-Luc Marion’s phenomenology. Her current Practical Theology work explores Liberation Theology through performance art, specifically advocating for inclusion of individuals excluded from mainstream Christian Churches due to physical/intellectual disability, gender identity, and sexual orientation. This dual focus bridges historical literary analysis with contemporary social justice applications in theology. Her publications demonstrate consistent thematic evolution from sacramental poetics (2023 book) toward liberation frameworks (2024 article), with reviews spanning disability theology, Scottish Christian poetry, and ecological feminism. The trajectory reveals deepening engagement with marginalized voices while maintaining rigorous literary-theological methodology across all outputs.

Faith Hollandمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار مدعو

• Gender studies
• Technology and intimacy
• Digital art
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Faith Holland serves as an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Foundation School at Pratt Institute, where she teaches courses related to digital media, new media art, and internet culture. She maintains a parallel career as a professional multimedia artist with exhibitions at prestigious institutions including The Whitney Museum of American Art (New York), NRW Forum (Düsseldorf), Fotografisk Center (Copenhagen), and DAM Gallery (Berlin). Her academic work directly informs and intersects with her artistic practice, creating a cohesive exploration of technology's impact on human experience. Holland's research focuses on the intersection of gender, intimacy, and technology through diverse media including sculpture, performance, video, animated gifs, and net art. Her work employs humor and tenderness to critically examine our embodied relationships with digital technologies. Key areas include feminist technology studies, queer digital spaces, internet pornography critique, and the materiality of digital interfaces. Through projects like 'Improving, Non-Stop' and 'Artist's Statement,' she offers incisive commentary on digital beauty standards and art world rhetoric. Her artistic output reveals evolving interests from early explorations of digital eroticism and internet culture to more recent investigations of artificial intelligence and machine learning systems. Works like 'Artificial Intelligence Forced to Confront Its Own Death' represent innovative approaches where she trains AI models on organic decay processes, creating conceptual frameworks for technology to imagine mortality. This progression demonstrates her sustained engagement with emerging technologies while maintaining consistent critical perspective. Holland has received significant recognition including a 2021 New York State Council on the Arts grant, NYFA Fellowship Finalist status in Digital/Electronic Art, artist residencies at Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning and Harvestworks, and being a finalist for Fotomuseum Winterthur's Post-Photography Prototyping Prize. Her work has been critically acclaimed in major publications including Artforum, The New York Times, The New Yorker, and Hyperallergic. As both an educator and practitioner, Holland occupies a unique position at the intersection of academic discourse and contemporary art practice. Her teaching at Pratt Institute and the School of Visual Arts directly incorporates her professional experience, providing students with insight into the evolving landscape of digital art and technology criticism. She is represented by Microscope Gallery, which has presented her solo exhibitions in New York.

Magda Helena Dziubinskaمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Amazonian indigenous peoples
• Gender studies
• Cultural heritage
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Magda Helena Dziubinska is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Laval University and a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Laboratory of Ethnology and Comparative Sociology at Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense University. Her academic career centers on the study of Amazonian indigenous peoples, with particular focus on the Kakataibo of the Peruvian Amazon. Dr. Dziubinska's research interests span across several interconnected domains of anthropological inquiry. Her primary focus is on cultural dynamics of Amazonian indigenous communities, with special attention to gender relations, political organization, and cultural heritage. She has conducted extensive ethnographic fieldwork among the Kakataibo people, examining how they navigate changing social landscapes while maintaining cultural identity. Her work reveals consistent engagement with themes of gender performance, political representation, and cultural adaptation among indigenous Amazonian peoples. Her publications demonstrate a clear evolution from early studies of ritual practices and social organization to more complex analyses of cultural transformation, political representation, and identity negotiation. Her research on beauty contests among indigenous communities has illuminated how these events serve as spaces for negotiating cultural identity and gender roles, while her more recent work addresses critical issues of land rights, resource extraction, and indigenous sovereignty. Dr. Dziubinska has presented her research at major international conferences including the Association of Critical Heritage Studies. Her methodological approach combines deep ethnographic immersion with theoretical sophistication, employing a pragmatic and interactionist framework that emphasizes the performative aspects of social life while remaining attentive to historical transformations and contemporary political contexts. She maintains strong collaborative relationships with scholars across disciplines and institutions, contributing to interdisciplinary understanding of indigenous issues. Her research has practical implications for indigenous communities navigating complex relationships with state institutions, NGOs, and extractive industries, particularly regarding cultural preservation and political recognition.

Lisa B. Thompsonمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• African American literature
• Black theatre
• memoir
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Lisa B. Thompson is the Bobby and Sherri Patton Professor of African and African Diaspora Studies at the University of Texas at Austin's College of Liberal Arts. She holds courtesy appointments in English, Theatre and Dance, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, and the John L. Warfield Center for African and African American Studies. Ph.D. in Modern Thought & Literature from Stanford University (2000) Advisor to the Dean for Faculty Mentoring and Support since 2021 Her research bridges African American literature, Black theatre, performance studies, and feminist theory. Current work examines contemporary Black cultural production through playwriting and memoir. As a creative scholar, her artistic output directly informs her academic investigations. Recent publications and productions include: The Black Feminist Guide to the Human Body (2024) exploring embodiment politics Underground (2020) addressing historical memory through drama The Mamalogues (2021) on motherhood narratives Awarded the University Research Excellence Creative Endeavor Award (2024-2025), B. Iden Payne Award Feature-length Script, and multiple theatre festival recognitions, her work has received institutional support from Harvard University's Hutchins Center, MacDowell, and the New School. She co-hosts the Black Austin Matters podcast with Dr. Richard J. Reddick, focusing on Greater Austin's Black community. Her teaching includes graduate seminars on Performing Blackness and Staging Black Feminism.

Oneka LaBennettمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Youth culture
• Black girlhood
• Race and gender
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Oneka LaBennett is a Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity and Gender and Sexuality Studies at the University of Southern California. She serves as the Director of USC’s Black Studies Center and has authored and co-edited significant works in Caribbean and African Diaspora studies, including Global Guyana (2024) and Racial Formation in the Twenty-First Century (2012). Her research intersects race, gender, and popular culture. Ph.D. in Social Anthropology from Harvard University (2002) Research Interests: LaBennett’s work focuses on youth culture , Black girlhood , race and gender , popular culture , urban anthropology , and the African Diaspora . She explores the global Caribbean through critical lenses, emphasizing transnational identities and environmental justice. Scientific Awards: Shortlisted for the 2025 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature Recent Publications address diasporic erasure, environmental racism, and digital cartographies in Caribbean contexts. Her scholarship combines ethnography, critical theory, and cultural analysis to interrogate race, gender, and migration dynamics.

Adam M. McCreadyمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Higher Education
• Social Psychology
• Mental Health
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Adam M. McCready is an Assistant Professor at the University of Connecticut , focusing on higher education contexts. His research bridges social psychology, gender studies, and media studies. Academic Rank: Assistant Professor University: University of Connecticut Email: adam.mccready@uconn.edu McCready’s research centers on gender dynamics in student organizations , social media impacts on college students , racial equity in educational environments , and hazing behaviors . He frequently examines how masculinity norms influence fraternity culture and student well-being . Recent work explores digital communication patterns and queer inclusion in Greek life. McCready’s publications span topics including social justice orientation in student organizations, relational leadership development , and instrument validation for racialized aggression metrics . His longitudinal studies analyze how traditional masculine norms correlate with hazing motivations and substance use in fraternities.

Nils Axel Nissenمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• American Literature
• Biography
• Gender Studies
• +۱۲ مورد دیگر

Nils Axel Nissen is a Professor of American Literature at the Department of Literature, Area Studies and European Languages (ILOS) at the University of Oslo. His work bridges literary analysis with queer theory, gender studies, and film history. Education: Cand.mag. (1989), Cand.philol. (1991), Dr.art. (1996) from the University of Oslo Research Interests include: Queer readings of American literature Gender and sexuality in narrative Victorian and Gilded Age literary friendships Queer theory in historical contexts American film history Ethics of storytelling Key Projects Agnes Moorehead: The Life and Legend of an American Actress The Queer Decades: Literary Homosexuality Between the World Wars

• Gender Studies
• Queer Studies
• Visual Culture
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Akiko Mizoguchi is an Associate Professor at Waseda University’s Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences, School of Culture, Media and Society. She specializes in gender and queer studies, with a focus on visual culture, manga, and BL (Boys’ Love) media. She earned her PhD from the University of Rochester and has published extensively on Japanese gendered subcultures. Education: PhD in Visual and Cultural Studies, University of Rochester (1998–2008) BA in English Studies, Sophia University (1981–1986) Research Interests: Mizoguchi’s work explores the intersections of gender, sexuality, and media, particularly in Japanese popular culture. She is a leading scholar in BL studies, examining how women engage with male-male romance narratives as a form of gendered and queer expression. Her research spans manga, film, and feminist theory. Publications and Trends: Her recent articles focus on queer readings of BL and GL films, gender representation in manga, and the evolution of yaoi as a feminist genre. She has contributed to both Japanese and international journals, often inviting readers to reconsider gender norms through media analysis. Awards: Sense of Gender Special Award (2017) – awarded by the Japanese Association for Gender Fantasy and Science Fiction Teaching and Advising: She teaches a wide range of courses including Gender and Image, Politics of Image Culture, and Image Studies at both undergraduate and graduate levels. She supervises graduation research and is involved in research seminars at the Graduate School of Letters, Arts and Sciences. Professional Memberships: Society for Cinema and Media Studies (2024–present) Image and Gender (1998–present)

Wendy Thompson Taiwoمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Cultural criticism
• Material culture studies
• Critical ethnic studies
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Wendy Thompson Taiwo serves as Associate Professor in the Department of African American Studies within San Jose State University's College of Social Sciences. Her academic profile is defined by interdisciplinary research at the crossroads of cultural criticism, material culture studies, critical ethnic studies, and performance studies, with a geographic focus on Black California and the African American West Coast. Her scholarship critically examines how Black communities in the Bay Area navigate belonging through performative acts in public and private spaces, challenging narratives of multicultural progressivism. Central themes include the Second Great Migration's legacy, racial displacement due to gentrification, multiracial identity formation (drawing from her own Black-Chinese heritage), and emerging work on Black environmental relationships. She integrates creative practice with academic inquiry, utilizing oral histories, archival materials, and poetic expression to explore family memory and collective resistance. Analyzing her 15 most recent publications (2021-2025), Taiwo consistently centers Black Californian experiences through interdisciplinary frameworks. Recurring motifs include spatial displacement (Oakland, Marin City), transnational connections (Guangzhou-Lagos), and the interplay of race with digital culture and environmental justice. Her work uniquely bridges scholarly analysis with creative nonfiction, addressing contemporary crises like the George Floyd protests while excavating historical erasures. This output demonstrates her commitment to documenting Black resilience against structural anti-Blackness in purportedly progressive spaces.

Craig Gingrich-Philbrookمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Performance Studies
• Queer Theory
• Digital Performance
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Craig Gingrich-Philbrook serves as a Professor of Communication Studies within the School of Communication Studies at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, maintaining an office in Comm Bldg, Room 2002Q with contactable phone (618-453-1883) and email (craiggp@siu.edu). His academic credentials include: B.A. in English (Creative Writing emphasis) from California State University (1986) M.A. in Information and Communication Studies (Interpersonal and Organizational Communication emphasis) from California State University (1988) Ph.D. in Speech Communication (Performance Studies emphasis) from Southern Illinois University Carbondale (1994) Dr. Gingrich-Philbrook's research interrogates postmodern and queer performance frameworks within digital and mediated contexts, critically examining communication philosophy through both theoretical scholarship and embodied practice. His creative output spans writing, adaptation, performance, and direction—exemplified by the collaborative 2009 production "Bat on a Wyre" with Jonathan Gray—which bridges academic inquiry with artistic expression. Scholarly contributions appear in venues like Text and Performance Quarterly and Narrative Inquiry , alongside presentations at the National Communication Association conferences, demonstrating sustained engagement with performance-centered communication discourse.

• Latin American Literatures (16th–21st Century)
• Law and Literature
• Feminist Literary Studies
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Dr. Elena von Ohlen is a Research Associate at the Institute of Romance Languages and Literatures, University of Duisburg-Essen, specializing in Latin American literatures from the 16th to 21st centuries. Her work bridges Law and Literature, focusing on feminist literary studies, intersectionality, femicide, translingual literatures, early modern witch hunts, and reproductive rights representation. Education: BA and MA in Spanish Philology and Interdisciplinary Latin American Studies from Freie Universität Berlin, with study abroad at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Research: Habilitation thesis on 'Brujas hechiceras' before colonial inquisition tribunals Focus Areas: Femicide, translingualism, colonial inquisition, gender-based violence Her recent publications explore queering Gloria Anzaldúa's works, femicide terminology, and intersections of law and literature in Latin America. Awards include the 2024 Doctoral Prize of the Berlin Scientific Society and multiple DAAD-funded research stays. Scientific Awards 2024 Berlin Scientific Society Doctoral Prize 2021–2023 Erasmus+ Staff Mobility Program 2021–2022 Dahlem Junior Host Program 2020–2021 DAAD Women's Advancement Funding Research Stays 2020 Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá) 2017 Comisión Chilena de Derechos Humanos (Santiago) 2016–2017 El Colegio de México She teaches introductory courses on Spanish literature, focusing on themes like 'The Other Boom' authors, 'Brujas' in literature, and literary multilingualism. Her work contributes to critical discourse on gender violence and colonial legacies.