Dr. Jennifer Hosek

Biography

Jennifer Hosek is a Professor in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures at Queen's University. She holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the University of California, Berkeley, completed in 2004, and has extensive teaching and research experience in German Studies. Her research interests focus on 20th and 21st century German culture, particularly in film, as well as European Union cultures and various critical cultural theories including feminist and transnational studies. She has published widely on literature, urban mobility cultures, and the intersection of culture with digital technology and neuroscience. Her monograph, 'Sun, Sex, Socialism: Cuba and the German Imaginary,' was published by University of Toronto Press in 2012. Jennifer has received several prestigious fellowships and grants, including from the DAAD and the Humboldt Foundation. She has co-edited works such as 'Cultural Topographies of New Berlin' and is actively involved in collaborative projects like the documentary 'Rolando en La Habana.' Her teaching encompasses a range of subjects from German language to critical cultural studies, reflecting her diverse academic interests.

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