{"id":18641,"date":"2025-05-16T19:22:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T17:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gafp.uni-mainz.de\/?page_id=18641"},"modified":"2026-05-11T08:35:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T06:35:21","slug":"profil-leonie-jungen-m-a-english-literature-and-culture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gafp.uni-mainz.de\/en\/profil-leonie-jungen-m-a-english-literature-and-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Profil Leonie Jungen, M.A. English Literature and Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Tales of a Grandmother: Female Identity and Transgenerational Storytelling in the Age of Scott<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FB 05: Departement of English and Linguistics, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Rainer Emig<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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poster dissertation topic<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Academic Career<\/strong><\/th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
since January 2025<\/em> <\/td>Postgraduate Visiting Research Scholar,
School of Critical Studies, University of Glasgow, UK <\/td><\/tr>
since June 2021<\/em><\/td>Doctorate at the Department of English and Linguistics,
Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz<\/td><\/tr>
10\/2018\u2013<\/em>05\/2021<\/em><\/td>Master of Arts, English Literature and Culture,
Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz<\/td><\/tr>
09\/2019\u2013<\/em>05\/2020<\/em><\/td>Studies in Scottish Literature and Creative Writing (ERASMUS+)
University of Edinburgh, UK<\/td><\/tr>
03\/2015\u2013<\/em>09\/2018<\/em><\/td>Bachelor of Arts, Media Studies and British Studies,
Institute for Media Studies (IfP), Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz<\/td><\/tr>
03\/2015<\/em><\/td>A-levels equivalent (Abitur),
Europa-Gymnasium W\u00f6rth am Rhein<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Employment (Academic and Non-Academic)<\/strong><\/th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
06\/2021\u2013<\/em>04\/2025<\/em><\/td>Lecturer and Research Assistant, Department of English and Linguistics, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz<\/td><\/tr>
06\/2017\u2013<\/em>06\/2019<\/em><\/td>Assistant to the Editorial Department of Politics and Current Affairs, ZDF, Mainz<\/td><\/tr>
03\/2017\u2013<\/em>04\/2017<\/em><\/td>Intern at ZDF Studio London, UK<\/td><\/tr>
05\/2016\u2013<\/em>10\/2016<\/em><\/td>Research Assistant, Institute for Media Studies (IFP), Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz<\/td><\/tr>
08\/2016\u2013<\/em>09\/2016<\/em><\/td>Intern at Scripts for Sale, Literature and Film Agency, Frankfurt am Main<\/td><\/tr>
07\/2013<\/em><\/td>Intern at the Editorial Department of TV Drama, ZDF, Mainz<\/td><\/tr>
07\/2011<\/em><\/td>Intern at the Editorial Department of Culture and Science, History and Society, ZDF, Mainz<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Scholarships and Awards<\/strong><\/th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
since 04\/2025<\/em><\/td>Appointment as Junior Fellow of the Gutenberg Academy Fellows Program, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz<\/td><\/tr>
07\/2024<\/em><\/td>DAAD Congress Travel Scholarship for a Conference Talk at the 4th<\/sup> World Congress of Scottish Literature, University of Nottingham, UK<\/td><\/tr>
since 04\/2024<\/em><\/td>PhD Scholarship, German Academic Scholarship Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes)<\/td><\/tr>
07\/2023<\/em><\/td>Santander \u201cInternational Stays\u201d Scholarship for a Conference Talk at the BARS \u201cRomantic Boundaries\u201d ECR and PG Conference, University of Edinburgh, UK<\/td><\/tr>
06\/2022-06\/2023<\/em><\/em><\/td>Mentee, Christine-de-Pizan-<\/em>Mentoring Programme for Young Female Scientists in the Humanities and Social Sciences, Music and the Arts, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Publications<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Jungen, Leonie. \u201cThe Page as Gendered Cultural Recess: Female Creative Anxieties in Margaret Oliphant\u2019s \u2018The Library Window.\u2019\u201d Writing Fear,<\/em> edited by Jakob Baur, Lars Koch, and Barbara Schaff (forthcoming). <\/td><\/tr>
Jungen, Leonie. \u201cTo \u2018lead back the memory of any wandering son of Scotland:\u2019 Cultural Nomadism and Historical Futurities in Christian Isobel Johnstone\u2019s Clan-Albin: A National Tale.<\/em>\u201d Anglistik Special Issue, <\/em>Heidelberg, Winter Verlag (forthcoming).

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Jungen, Leonie. \u201cStream of Hopelessness: The Craft of Writing About Natural Catastrophes.\u201d A Fearful Hope: Imagining a Blueprint for a Sustainable Future in an international interdisciplinary Global Outreach Project <\/em>(Mainzer Beitr\u00e4ge zur Kulturanthropologie\/Europ\u00e4ische Ethnologie), edited by Sigrid Rieuwerts and Theresa Perabo, M\u00fcnster et al., Waxmann (forthcoming). <\/td><\/tr>
Jungen, Leonie and Wegener, Sarah. Selected Papers from the 2022 Conference of the German Association for the Study of English<\/em>. Anglistik vol. 35, no. 1, Heidelberg, Winter Verlag, April 2024.

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Lectures, Conference Talks, and Invitations (Selection)<\/strong><\/th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
11\/2024<\/em><\/td>Science and Fiction: Ausbruch aus der Klimakrise mit den Geisteswissenschaften, Scientists for Future Mainz\/Wiesbaden, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz<\/td><\/tr>
10\/2024<\/em><\/td>\u201cBetween Sofa and Social Media: The New Adult Book Hype,\u201d together with Dr. Pascal Nicklas, Hall 1.2, Frankfurt Book Fair<\/td><\/tr>
09\/2024<\/em><\/td>\u201cThe Page as Gendered Cultural Recess: Female Creative
Anxieties in Margaret Oliphant\u2019s \u2018The Library Window\u2019\u201d, Writing Angst: The Gothic\/Schauerliteratur in Scotland and Germany from 1800 until Today, University of G\u00f6ttingen<\/td><\/tr>
09\/2024<\/em><\/td>\u201cTo \u2018lead back the memory of any wandering son of Scotland:\u2019
Nomadism and Historical Futurities in Christian Isobel Johnstone\u2019s Clan-Albin: A National Tale (1815),\u201d Scottish Futurities Panel, Anglistiktag, University of Augsburg<\/td><\/tr>
07\/2024<\/em><\/td>\u201c\u2019Blood is Thicker Than Water:\u2019 Functionalities and Failings of the Family Narrative in Christian Isobel Johnstone\u2019s Clan-Albin: A National Tale<\/em>,\u201d 4th<\/sup> World Congress of Scottish Literature, University of Nottingham<\/td><\/tr>
06\/2024<\/em><\/td>\u201cOnce There Were Humans: Surrealism and the Post-Anthropocene in Contemporary Fiction,\u201d Scotland Hub, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz<\/td><\/tr>
06\/2023<\/em><\/td>\u201cThe Children of Caledonia: Unravelling Generational Boundaries in Elizabeth Hamilton\u2019s The Cottagers of Glenburnie<\/em> and Sir Walter Scott\u2019s Waverley<\/em>\u201d, BARS \u201cRomantic Boundaries\u201d ECR and PG Conference, University of Edinburgh<\/td><\/tr>
06\/2021<\/em><\/td>\u201cInto the Light: Emancipation and Scottish National Identity in Margaret Oliphant\u2019s Kirsteen<\/em>,\u201d 13th<\/sup> Annual Victorian Popular Fiction Conference, University of Greenwich, London (online)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Extracurricular Activities and Volunteering Experience<\/strong><\/th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
since 03\/2024<\/em><\/td>PG and ECR Representative, Members Board, International Association for the Study of Scottish Literature (IASSL)<\/td><\/tr>
06\/2023\u2013<\/em>04\/2024<\/em><\/td>Member of the advisory committee for outstanding undergraduate dissertations and the national teaching award for Rhineland-Palatinate, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz<\/td><\/tr>
05\/2022\u2013<\/em>12\/2024<\/em><\/td>Member of Scientists for Future Mainz\/Wiesbaden<\/td><\/tr>
09\/2018\u201309\/2019<\/em><\/td>Member of the Student Council, Department of English and Linguistics, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz<\/td><\/tr>
2011\u2013<\/em>2013<\/em><\/td>Editor-in-chief, school newspaper<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/jgu-base-section>
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Tales of a Grandmother: Female Identity and Transgenerational Storytelling in the Age of Scott<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/div>\n\n\n\n

FB 05: Departement of English and Linguistics, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Rainer Emig<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/div>\n\n\n\n

poster dissertation topic<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Academic Career<\/strong><\/th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
since January 2025<\/em> <\/td>Postgraduate Visiting Research Scholar,
School of Critical Studies, University of Glasgow, UK <\/td><\/tr>
since June 2021<\/em><\/td>Doctorate at the Department of English and Linguistics,
Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz<\/td><\/tr>
10\/2018\u2013<\/em>05\/2021<\/em><\/td>Master of Arts, English Literature and Culture,
Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz<\/td><\/tr>
09\/2019\u2013<\/em>05\/2020<\/em><\/td>Studies in Scottish Literature and Creative Writing (ERASMUS+)
University of Edinburgh, UK<\/td><\/tr>
03\/2015\u2013<\/em>09\/2018<\/em><\/td>Bachelor of Arts, Media Studies and British Studies,
Institute for Media Studies (IfP), Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz<\/td><\/tr>
03\/2015<\/em><\/td>A-levels equivalent (Abitur),
Europa-Gymnasium W\u00f6rth am Rhein<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Employment (Academic and Non-Academic)<\/strong><\/th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
06\/2021\u2013<\/em>04\/2025<\/em><\/td>Lecturer and Research Assistant, Department of English and Linguistics, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz<\/td><\/tr>
06\/2017\u2013<\/em>06\/2019<\/em><\/td>Assistant to the Editorial Department of Politics and Current Affairs, ZDF, Mainz<\/td><\/tr>
03\/2017\u2013<\/em>04\/2017<\/em><\/td>Intern at ZDF Studio London, UK<\/td><\/tr>
05\/2016\u2013<\/em>10\/2016<\/em><\/td>Research Assistant, Institute for Media Studies (IFP), Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz<\/td><\/tr>
08\/2016\u2013<\/em>09\/2016<\/em><\/td>Intern at Scripts for Sale, Literature and Film Agency, Frankfurt am Main<\/td><\/tr>
07\/2013<\/em><\/td>Intern at the Editorial Department of TV Drama, ZDF, Mainz<\/td><\/tr>
07\/2011<\/em><\/td>Intern at the Editorial Department of Culture and Science, History and Society, ZDF, Mainz<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Scholarships and Awards<\/strong><\/th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
since 04\/2025<\/em><\/td>Appointment as Junior Fellow of the Gutenberg Academy Fellows Program, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz<\/td><\/tr>
07\/2024<\/em><\/td>DAAD Congress Travel Scholarship for a Conference Talk at the 4th<\/sup> World Congress of Scottish Literature, University of Nottingham, UK<\/td><\/tr>
since 04\/2024<\/em><\/td>PhD Scholarship, German Academic Scholarship Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes)<\/td><\/tr>
07\/2023<\/em><\/td>Santander \u201cInternational Stays\u201d Scholarship for a Conference Talk at the BARS \u201cRomantic Boundaries\u201d ECR and PG Conference, University of Edinburgh, UK<\/td><\/tr>
06\/2022-06\/2023<\/em><\/em><\/td>Mentee, Christine-de-Pizan-<\/em>Mentoring Programme for Young Female Scientists in the Humanities and Social Sciences, Music and the Arts, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Publications<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Jungen, Leonie. \u201cThe Page as Gendered Cultural Recess: Female Creative Anxieties in Margaret Oliphant\u2019s \u2018The Library Window.\u2019\u201d Writing Fear,<\/em> edited by Jakob Baur, Lars Koch, and Barbara Schaff (forthcoming). <\/td><\/tr>
Jungen, Leonie. \u201cTo \u2018lead back the memory of any wandering son of Scotland:\u2019 Cultural Nomadism and Historical Futurities in Christian Isobel Johnstone\u2019s Clan-Albin: A National Tale.<\/em>\u201d Anglistik Special Issue, <\/em>Heidelberg, Winter Verlag (forthcoming).

<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Jungen, Leonie. \u201cStream of Hopelessness: The Craft of Writing About Natural Catastrophes.\u201d A Fearful Hope: Imagining a Blueprint for a Sustainable Future in an international interdisciplinary Global Outreach Project <\/em>(Mainzer Beitr\u00e4ge zur Kulturanthropologie\/Europ\u00e4ische Ethnologie), edited by Sigrid Rieuwerts and Theresa Perabo, M\u00fcnster et al., Waxmann (forthcoming). <\/td><\/tr>
Jungen, Leonie and Wegener, Sarah. Selected Papers from the 2022 Conference of the German Association for the Study of English<\/em>. Anglistik vol. 35, no. 1, Heidelberg, Winter Verlag, April 2024.

<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Lectures, Conference Talks, and Invitations (Selection)<\/strong><\/th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
11\/2024<\/em><\/td>Science and Fiction: Ausbruch aus der Klimakrise mit den Geisteswissenschaften, Scientists for Future Mainz\/Wiesbaden, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz<\/td><\/tr>
10\/2024<\/em><\/td>\u201cBetween Sofa and Social Media: The New Adult Book Hype,\u201d together with Dr. Pascal Nicklas, Hall 1.2, Frankfurt Book Fair<\/td><\/tr>
09\/2024<\/em><\/td>\u201cThe Page as Gendered Cultural Recess: Female Creative
Anxieties in Margaret Oliphant\u2019s \u2018The Library Window\u2019\u201d, Writing Angst: The Gothic\/Schauerliteratur in Scotland and Germany from 1800 until Today, University of G\u00f6ttingen<\/td><\/tr>
09\/2024<\/em><\/td>\u201cTo \u2018lead back the memory of any wandering son of Scotland:\u2019
Nomadism and Historical Futurities in Christian Isobel Johnstone\u2019s Clan-Albin: A National Tale (1815),\u201d Scottish Futurities Panel, Anglistiktag, University of Augsburg<\/td><\/tr>
07\/2024<\/em><\/td>\u201c\u2019Blood is Thicker Than Water:\u2019 Functionalities and Failings of the Family Narrative in Christian Isobel Johnstone\u2019s Clan-Albin: A National Tale<\/em>,\u201d 4th<\/sup> World Congress of Scottish Literature, University of Nottingham<\/td><\/tr>
06\/2024<\/em><\/td>\u201cOnce There Were Humans: Surrealism and the Post-Anthropocene in Contemporary Fiction,\u201d Scotland Hub, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz<\/td><\/tr>
06\/2023<\/em><\/td>\u201cThe Children of Caledonia: Unravelling Generational Boundaries in Elizabeth Hamilton\u2019s The Cottagers of Glenburnie<\/em> and Sir Walter Scott\u2019s Waverley<\/em>\u201d, BARS \u201cRomantic Boundaries\u201d ECR and PG Conference, University of Edinburgh<\/td><\/tr>
06\/2021<\/em><\/td>\u201cInto the Light: Emancipation and Scottish National Identity in Margaret Oliphant\u2019s Kirsteen<\/em>,\u201d 13th<\/sup> Annual Victorian Popular Fiction Conference, University of Greenwich, London (online)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Extracurricular Activities and Volunteering Experience<\/strong><\/th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
since 03\/2024<\/em><\/td>PG and ECR Representative, Members Board, International Association for the Study of Scottish Literature (IASSL)<\/td><\/tr>
06\/2023\u2013<\/em>04\/2024<\/em><\/td>Member of the advisory committee for outstanding undergraduate dissertations and the national teaching award for Rhineland-Palatinate, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz<\/td><\/tr>
05\/2022\u2013<\/em>12\/2024<\/em><\/td>Member of Scientists for Future Mainz\/Wiesbaden<\/td><\/tr>
09\/2018\u201309\/2019<\/em><\/td>Member of the Student Council, Department of English and Linguistics, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz<\/td><\/tr>
2011\u2013<\/em>2013<\/em><\/td>Editor-in-chief, school newspaper<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gafp.uni-mainz.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18641","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gafp.uni-mainz.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gafp.uni-mainz.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gafp.uni-mainz.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/800"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gafp.uni-mainz.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18641"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/gafp.uni-mainz.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18641\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19285,"href":"https:\/\/gafp.uni-mainz.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18641\/revisions\/19285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gafp.uni-mainz.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gafp.uni-mainz.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gafp.uni-mainz.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}