Anglophone

Studies

As part of the BMBF programme line "T!Raum - TranferRäume für die Zukunft von Regionen", the BMBF initiative Transferhafen/transPORT invites applications for a position as Research Associate (m/f/d) Urban Cultural and Literary Studies in the workshop project  transSCAPE . The position is located at the Faculty of Humanities at the Department III, Anglophone Studies, Anglophone Cultural and Literary Studies and is limited until 28 February 2027 with 65% working hours and remuneration according to TV-L 13. The position is to be filled as soon as possible. The application deadline is 15 December 2024, applications will be accepted via the online portal. PD Dr. Nora Pleßke will be happy to answer any questions you may have.

The position of research associate (65% TV-L 13) includes the following areas of responsibility:

• academic services in research in the project transSCAPE in the field of Anglophone Cultural and Literary Studies
• research and publication activities in culture-led transformation, esp. on the topics of space, knowledge, and participation
• research-oriented support of the transfer projects during the conceptualisation and pilot phases, such as the active participation at conferences and the organisation of excursions or lecture series
• work on own academic qualification

Requirements profile:

• master's degree in English Studies and knowledge of methods
• research interest in urban cultural and literary studies, post-industrial transformation, heritage studies, cultural industries, knowledge cultures, participatory cultures, co-creation
• interest in knowledge transfer and scientific communication
• experience in/or explicit interest in interdisciplinary project work; IT user skills
• highly reliable, diligent, and structured work, commitment, self-initiative, ability to work in a team as well as scientific curiosity and readiness to learn
• excellent English language skills (C1 level)

"Cinematic Cities" continues the discussion that began in the 2024 summer semester in the lecture series "City. Culture-led Regeneration: Space - Knowledge - Participation" on cultur-led urban development. In the winter semester 2024/25, the focus will be on the parallel development of the city and film from the modern metropolis of the 1920s to the postmodern, urban utopia of the 2020s. Paradigmatic epochs and genres of cinematographic urban construction as well as themes and motifs of cinematic urban representation will be highlighted. The FILM & TALK format will frame the film screening with an academic guest lecture and an open discussion round led by FHW students.

Starting on 14 November 2024 with a talk by Simon Bracken on Patrick Keiller's London at the Denkfabrik in the Port of Science. BYO snacks and drinks for all events.

Questions about the event will be answered by the transSCAPE team ().

As part of the seminar "Dystopian Film and Fiction" by Prof. Dr Susanne Peters, Dr. Lars Schmeink will give a lecture entitled "Reflections on our Future in the Metaverse" on 19 June 2024 (9:15 to 10:45 a.m., building 40, room 232), to which the interested university public is cordially invited. Lars Schmeink studied American, English and German Studies and completed his PhD in 2014 with a thesis on contemporary posthuman science fiction at the Humboldt University of Berlin. He is one of the initiators and past president of the Gesellschaft für Fantastikforschung, co-editor of the Zeitschrift für Fantastikforschung and managing editor of the SFRA Review. He now works as a researcher in future studies at the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) and will also report on his practical experience following the lecture.

The Department of English Studies is pleased to welcome the renowned cultural geographer Dr. Andrew Harris from University College London for a lecture on "Reimagining Culture-led Urban Regeneration" as part of the interdisciplinary lecture series The City. Culture-led Regeneration. Space – Knowledge – Participation, which takes place weekly from 17:00 to 19:00 in Building 44, Lecture Hall 6 at the Zschokkestraße campus. Before he gives his lecture on 18 June, there will be a Walk & Talk with Andrew Harris and Zuhar Aljundi in the Port of Science from 11:00 to 13:00 on the same day. For registraton, please mail .

Andrew Harris' presentation will assess how culture-led urban regeneration has been approached, understood and implemented, and emphasise the need for greater interdisciplinary exchange and comparative learning in efforts to develop a more imaginative and progressive agenda for the role of culture in contemporary urban policy. Examples will be drawn in particular from London and the UK, which has played a crucial role in the international spread of the creative city. It will show how practices and activities associated with creativity have been incorporated into urban regeneration policy over the last three decades and highlight important limitations identified in this increasing role of culture in shaping urban change.

In the summer semester 2024, PD Dr. Nora Pleßke and her team from the transSCAPE: Cultural Spaces of Knowledge project, part of the TransPORT transfer initiative for the transformation of the Port of Science, are organising the interdisciplinary lecture series at the Faculty of Humanities (Building 44, Lecture Hall 6, Zschokkestraße 32) every Tuesday from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. Under the title "The City - Culture-led Regeneration: Space - Knowledge - Participation", the lecture series will feature experts from the fields of history, political and social sciences, cultural studies, literature and linguistics as well as philosophy, geography, architecture and art, who will examine and critically discuss culture-led regeneration from various disciplinary perspectives. The lecture series invites participants to discuss the challenges and potentials of culture-led regeneration in cities and to provide new impetus for participatory and future-oriented urban development. Further information on the lecture series and the transfer initiative transPORT can be found here.

Commission:

Chair: Prof. Dr. Thorsten Unger, Department III, FHW, OVGU
Supervisor: Prof.in Dr.in Susanne Peters, Department III, FHW, OVGU
Supervisor: Prof.in Dr.in Kylie Crane, University of Rostock
Member: PD Dr.in Nora Pleßke Nora Pleßke, Department III, FHW, OVGU
Member: Prof. Dr. Michael Böcher, InstitutDepartment II, FHW, OVGU