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Sebastian Jobs is an Assistant Professor at the John F. Kennedy Institute, Freie Universität Berlin, where he specializes in U.S. cultural history, particularly focusing on African American history and the history of slavery. His scholarly work has contributed to understanding everyday life practices and the role of memory in history, highlighting the performative aspects of historical narratives. He earned his doctorate from the University of Erfurt in 2009, with a focus on U.S. history and was awarded multiple fellowships, including the DAAD P.R.I.M.E. Fellowship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Jobs has organized several academic conferences and workshops aimed at interrogating cultural encounters and resistance throughout history. He has published various monographs and articles on topics such as the cultural implications of military parades and the historiographical influence of postcolonial studies. His recent projects focus on the dynamics of rumor and slave revolts in the antebellum South and the complexities of African American identity during pivotal historical moments. Additionally, he has served in various elected positions within academic committees, advocating for graduate students and postdocs at his institution.
John F. Kennedy Institute, Freie Universität Berlin • Berlin, Germany
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill • Chapel Hill, USA
DAAD P.R.I.M.E. Fellowship.
Graduate School of North American Studies, Freie Universität Berlin • Berlin, Germany
John F. Kennedy Institute, Freie Universität Berlin • Berlin, Germany
DFG Graduate School 'Cultural Encounters Discourses of Scholarship,' University of Rostock • Rostock, Germany
Historical Anthropology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Erfurt • Erfurt, Germany
Administered by the Department of Political and Social Sciences.