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==About me== | ==About me== | ||
Anna Auguscik is a lecturer in English Literature at the Institute of English and American Studies at the University of Oldenburg. She studied English, Slavic and Comparative Literature in Munich and Padova, and graduated with a master thesis on "Oscar Wilde as Subject of Contemporary Literature and Film: Representations of an Eccentric Identity". She has taught seminars on the contemporary novel in English, multiculturalism, literary representations of Muslims, and the role of the critic. Her main research interests are the mapping of postmodernism, postcolonialism and postsecularism; the literary market and its participants; and most recently, the relationship between Literature and Science. She is completing her dissertation on the role of literary prizes for literary communication, specifically the Booker Prize, and the waves of public reactions: "Prizing Debate: Literary Awards and Contemporary Literary Communication in the UK" (working title). | Anna Auguscik is a lecturer in English Literature at the Institute of English and American Studies at the University of Oldenburg. She studied English, Slavic and Comparative Literature in Munich and Padova, and graduated with a master thesis on "Oscar Wilde as Subject of Contemporary Literature and Film: Representations of an Eccentric Identity". She has taught seminars on the contemporary novel in English, multiculturalism, literary representations of Muslims, and the role of the critic. Her main research interests are the mapping of postmodernism, postcolonialism and postsecularism; the literary market and its participants; and most recently, the relationship between Literature and Science. She is completing her dissertation on the role of literary prizes for literary communication, specifically the Booker Prize, and the waves of public reactions: "Prizing Debate: Literary Awards and Contemporary Literary Communication in the UK" (working title). | ||
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+ | *since 2012 - British Society for Literature and Science | ||
+ | *since 2012 - Deutscher Anglistenverband | ||
==Current== | ==Current== | ||
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===Talks=== | ===Talks=== | ||
+ | *"Reviewing the Two Cultures: Discussing Contemporary Fiction in ''Nature''." [International Conference on Narrative 2013 http://www2.hlss.mmu.ac.uk/conferences/international-conference-on-narrative/]. Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. 27-29 Jun 2013. (in preperation) | ||
+ | *"The Human in ''Nature'': The Role of Literature, the Human and the Two Cultures in Leading Science Journals." [The British Society for Literature and Science Annual Conference 2013 http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/share/research/centres/bsls-2013-conference.html]. Cardiff University, Wales, 11-13 Apr 2013. (in preparation) | ||
*"Performing Authorship between Empowerment and Containment: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Literary Win-Win Situations". [http://www.rap.ugent.be/node/23 Reconfiguring Authorship.] Ghent University, Belgium, 15-18 Nov 2012. (with Olaf Simons) | *"Performing Authorship between Empowerment and Containment: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Literary Win-Win Situations". [http://www.rap.ugent.be/node/23 Reconfiguring Authorship.] Ghent University, Belgium, 15-18 Nov 2012. (with Olaf Simons) | ||
*"Literature and Fiction in Contemporary Multi-Disciplinary Science Journals". [http://www.esse2012.org/en/ 11th ESSE Conference 2012]: Seminar 31. Interconnections Between Literature and Science. Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey, 4-8 Sept 2012. | *"Literature and Fiction in Contemporary Multi-Disciplinary Science Journals". [http://www.esse2012.org/en/ 11th ESSE Conference 2012]: Seminar 31. Interconnections Between Literature and Science. Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey, 4-8 Sept 2012. | ||
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==Teaching== | ==Teaching== | ||
*2013 VL Movements - Historical survey and theoretical perspectives ("The McSweeneyites") | *2013 VL Movements - Historical survey and theoretical perspectives ("The McSweeneyites") | ||
− | *2013 | + | *[[2013 Negotiating History in Contemporary Fiction]] |
*[[2012-13 MM Fictional Scientists]] | *[[2012-13 MM Fictional Scientists]] | ||
*[[2012 AM The Role of the Critic]] | *[[2012 AM The Role of the Critic]] |
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About meAnna Auguscik is a lecturer in English Literature at the Institute of English and American Studies at the University of Oldenburg. She studied English, Slavic and Comparative Literature in Munich and Padova, and graduated with a master thesis on "Oscar Wilde as Subject of Contemporary Literature and Film: Representations of an Eccentric Identity". She has taught seminars on the contemporary novel in English, multiculturalism, literary representations of Muslims, and the role of the critic. Her main research interests are the mapping of postmodernism, postcolonialism and postsecularism; the literary market and its participants; and most recently, the relationship between Literature and Science. She is completing her dissertation on the role of literary prizes for literary communication, specifically the Booker Prize, and the waves of public reactions: "Prizing Debate: Literary Awards and Contemporary Literary Communication in the UK" (working title). Membership
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