| Classical reception studies |
| Histories of gender and sexuality |
| Queer theory |
| European Romanticism |
| Participatory cultures and fandom studies |
| Intermediality |
Detailseite Neidhardt
Wiss. Mitarbeiter*in
Jennifer Neidhardt M.A.
Gebäude: 23.21Etage/Raum: 02.063
+49 211 81-12521
Profile
I am interested in processes of participatory storytelling, mythmaking and and historiographic (mis-)remembering. My current research focus lies on the reception of Greek mythology in European Romanticism and its contemporary afterlife, which I discuss from the perspective of queer theory in my current PhD project.
My seminars introduce students to comparative mythologies, intertextuality and diversity in European literature and international popular culture.
Research Interests
CV
Education
Since 2019 | Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf: PhD Comparative Literature Thesis Title: "Queering Romantic Hellenism and Its Afterlife" (working title) |
| 2015-2018 | Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf: M.A. Comparative Studies in English and American Language, Literature and Culture |
| 2011-2014 | Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf: B.A. English and American Studies, Contemporary Japanese Studies |
Professional Experience
Since 2019
| Research Assistant (Wiss. Mitarbeiter*in), Department of Comparative Literature, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf |
2017-2019
| Graduate Assistant (Wiss. Hilfskraft), Department of American Studies, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf |
2017
| Coordinator of the eLearning Support Fund, Studiendekanat Medizin, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf |
2015-2016
| Tutor for new students in English and American Studies, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf |
2014-2016
| Internships and Assistantships
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Teaching
| Introduction to Classical Reception and Popular Mythmaking (Blockseminar, WS 21/22) |
| Romanticism and the Age of Revolution (Online Intermediate Seminar, SoSe '21) |
| Diving into the Wreck: Queer Theory and Revisions of Classical Myth (Online Advanced Seminar, WS '20/21) |
| Dancing with the Devil: Feminism and the Monstrous Lover in Literature and Cinema (Online Advanced Seminar, SoSe '20) |
| Tale As Old As Time? Rewriting and Intertextuality in Literature and Popular Culture (Advanced Seminar, WS '19/20) |
| Academic Writing and Research: Literature (Tutorial, SoSe '19) |
| Tutorial for new students (WS '15/16) |
Talks and Publications
| "Lovers from the Underground: Contemporary Revisions of Hades and Persephone." Imagining Alternatives: Fantasy and the Political. Gesellschaft für Fantastikforschung, Online Conference, October 2020. |
"The Three Lives of Tiresias: Revisiting ‘Transgender’ Myths and Their Reception." At the Crossroads: Narratives of the Excluded, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Online Conference, September 2020. |
"'I knew there was something in the closet': Marvel’s Spider-Man and Queer Identity." Übersetzung, Lokalisierung, Imitation und Adaption: Aspekte der Comickomparatistik. Gesellschaft für Comicforschung, Schwarzenbach a.d. Saale, October 2019. |
“"'The Hands of the King are the Hands of a Healer' – Masculinity and the Deconstruction of Traditional Heroism in the Work of J.R.R. Tolkien." 80 Jahre Tolkien – Rezeption und Wirkung. Deutsche Tolkien Gesellschaft, University of Aachen, October 2018. |
Memberships
| Deutsche Gesellschaft für Comicforschung |
| Deutsche Gesellschaft für Fantastikforschung |
| Deutsche Tolkien Gesellschaft |
| Netzwerk Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung NRW |
| AG Partizipations- und Fanforschung |