Tales of a Grandmother: Female Identity and Transgenerational Storytelling in the Age of Scott
FB 05: Departement of English and Linguistics, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Rainer Emig
| Academic Career | |
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| since January 2025 | Postgraduate Visiting Research Scholar, School of Critical Studies, University of Glasgow, UK |
| since June 2021 | Doctorate at the Department of English and Linguistics, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz |
| 10/2018–05/2021 | Master of Arts, English Literature and Culture, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz |
| 09/2019–05/2020 | Studies in Scottish Literature and Creative Writing (ERASMUS+) University of Edinburgh, UK |
| 03/2015–09/2018 | Bachelor of Arts, Media Studies and British Studies, Institute for Media Studies (IfP), Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz |
| 03/2015 | A-levels equivalent (Abitur), Europa-Gymnasium Wörth am Rhein |
| Employment (Academic and Non-Academic) | |
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| 06/2021–04/2025 | Lecturer and Research Assistant, Department of English and Linguistics, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz |
| 06/2017–06/2019 | Assistant to the Editorial Department of Politics and Current Affairs, ZDF, Mainz |
| 03/2017–04/2017 | Intern at ZDF Studio London, UK |
| 05/2016–10/2016 | Research Assistant, Institute for Media Studies (IFP), Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz |
| 08/2016–09/2016 | Intern at Scripts for Sale, Literature and Film Agency, Frankfurt am Main |
| 07/2013 | Intern at the Editorial Department of TV Drama, ZDF, Mainz |
| 07/2011 | Intern at the Editorial Department of Culture and Science, History and Society, ZDF, Mainz |
| Scholarships and Awards | |
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| since 04/2025 | Appointment as Junior Member of the Gutenberg Academy Fellows Program, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz |
| 07/2024 | DAAD Congress Travel Scholarship for a Conference Talk at the 4th World Congress of Scottish Literature, University of Nottingham, UK |
| since 04/2024 | PhD Scholarship, German Academic Scholarship Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes) |
| 07/2023 | Santander “International Stays” Scholarship for a Conference Talk at the BARS “Romantic Boundaries” ECR and PG Conference, University of Edinburgh, UK |
| 06/2022–06/2023 | Mentee, Christine-de-Pizan-Mentoring Programme for Young Female Scientists in the Humanities and Social Sciences, Music and the Arts, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz |
| Publications |
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| Jungen, Leonie. “The Page as Gendered Cultural Recess: Female Creative Anxieties in Margaret Oliphant’s ‘The Library Window.’” Writing Fear, edited by Jakob Baur, Lars Koch, and Barbara Schaff (forthcoming). |
| Jungen, Leonie. “To ‘lead back the memory of any wandering son of Scotland:’ Cultural Nomadism and Historical Futurities in Christian Isobel Johnstone’s Clan-Albin: A National Tale.” Anglistik Special Issue, Heidelberg, Winter Verlag (forthcoming). |
| Jungen, Leonie. “Stream of Hopelessness: The Craft of Writing About Natural Catastrophes.” A Fearful Hope: Imagining a Blueprint for a Sustainable Future in an international interdisciplinary Global Outreach Project (Mainzer Beiträge zur Kulturanthropologie/Europäische Ethnologie), edited by Sigrid Rieuwerts and Theresa Perabo, Münster et al., Waxmann (forthcoming). |
| Jungen, Leonie and Wegener, Sarah. Selected Papers from the 2022 Conference of the German Association for the Study of English. Anglistik vol. 35, no. 1, Heidelberg, Winter Verlag, April 2024. |
| Lectures, Conference Talks, and Invitations (Selection) | |
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| 11/2024 | Science and Fiction: Ausbruch aus der Klimakrise mit den Geisteswissenschaften, Scientists for Future Mainz/Wiesbaden, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz |
| 10/2024 | “Between Sofa and Social Media: The New Adult Book Hype,” together with Dr. Pascal Nicklas, Hall 1.2, Frankfurt Book Fair |
| 09/2024 | “The Page as Gendered Cultural Recess: Female Creative Anxieties in Margaret Oliphant’s ‘The Library Window’”, Writing Angst: The Gothic/Schauerliteratur in Scotland and Germany from 1800 until Today, University of Göttingen |
| 09/2024 | “To ‘lead back the memory of any wandering son of Scotland:’ Nomadism and Historical Futurities in Christian Isobel Johnstone’s Clan-Albin: A National Tale (1815),” Scottish Futurities Panel, Anglistiktag, University of Augsburg |
| 07/2024 | “’Blood is Thicker Than Water:’ Functionalities and Failings of the Family Narrative in Christian Isobel Johnstone’s Clan-Albin: A National Tale,” 4th World Congress of Scottish Literature, University of Nottingham |
| 06/2024 | “Once There Were Humans: Surrealism and the Post-Anthropocene in Contemporary Fiction,” Scotland Hub, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz |
| 06/2023 | “The Children of Caledonia: Unravelling Generational Boundaries in Elizabeth Hamilton’s The Cottagers of Glenburnie and Sir Walter Scott’s Waverley”, BARS “Romantic Boundaries” ECR and PG Conference, University of Edinburgh |
| 06/2021 | “Into the Light: Emancipation and Scottish National Identity in Margaret Oliphant’s Kirsteen,” 13th Annual Victorian Popular Fiction Conference, University of Greenwich, London (online) |
| Extracurricular Activities and Volunteering Experience | |
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| since 03/2024 | PG and ECR Representative, Members Board, International Association for the Study of Scottish Literature (IASSL) |
| 06/2023–04/2024 | Member of the advisory committee for outstanding undergraduate dissertations and the national teaching award for Rhineland-Palatinate, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz |
| 05/2022–12/2024 | Member of Scientists for Future Mainz/Wiesbaden |
| 09/2018–09/2019 | Member of the Student Council, Department of English and Linguistics, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz |
| 2011–2013 | Editor-in-chief, school newspaper |
