AOR Dr. Barbara Winckler

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Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Moderne arabische Literatur, insbesondere Prosa der Postmoderne und der nahḍa (19. Jh.)
Krieg und Nachkriegsdiskurse in der libanesischen Literatur
Gender Studies
Grenz- und Schwellenphänomene
Kulturkontakte zwischen Orient und Okzident seit dem frühen 19. Jahrhundert
Periodische Presse und neue Öffentlichkeiten im ‘langen 19. Jahrhundert’

Academic Education
11/2009	Promotion im Fach Arabistik an der Freien Universität Berlin
10/2001	Magisterabschluss an der Freien Universität Berlin mit den Fächern Islamwissenschaft, Romanische Philologie (Französisch) und Ethnologie
10/1994 - 06/1995	Studienjahr am Institut Français d´Etudes Arabes de Damas (IFEAD), Damaskus
10/1990 - 07/1992	Studium der Allgemeinen Sprachwissenschaft an der Universität Köln
10/1989 - 06/1990	Studienjahr in „Lettres modernes“ an der Université de Provence, Aix-en-Provence
Work Experience
since 10/2013	Juniorprofessorin für Arabische Literatur und Kultur der Moderne an der WWU Münster
10/2011 - 03/2013	Vakanzvertretung des Lehrstuhls für Arabistik an der Freien Universität Berlin
01/2009 - 12/2010	wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Zentrum für Literatur- und Kulturforschung Berlin (ZfL) / BMBF-Projekt „Topographie pluraler Kulturen Europas, in Rücksicht auf die ‘Verschiebung Europas nach Osten’“
07/2008 - 12/2008	wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Seminar für Semitistik und Arabistik der Freien Universität Berlin / DFG-Projekt „Die libanesische Gegenwartsliteratur zwischen nationaler Identität, levantinischer Tradition und Internationalität“
11/2001 - 07/2008	wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Seminar für Semitistik und Arabistik der Freien Universität Berlin
11/2002 - 03/2003	Mitarbeiterin des Vereins West-östlicher Diwan e. V. / Redaktion der Zeitschrift diwan. Zeitschrift für arabische und deutsche Poesie, Berlin
Functions and Memberships
since 2014	Member of the Arab-German Young Academy of Sciences and Humanities (AGYA)
since 2013	Co-editor of the series "Literatures in Context. Arabic – Persian – Turkish", Wiesbaden: Reichert, 2000ff.
since 2008	Co-editor of the "Kritisches Lexikon zur fremdsprachigen Gegenwartsliteratur" (KLfG), Munich: edition text + kritik, 1983ff.
2012 - 2014	Member of the Executive Committee of the European Association for Modern Arabic Literature (EURAMAL)
2008 - 10/2014	Member of the Advisory Board of "Fikrun Wa Fann / Art and Thought" (a cultural magazine promoting the dialogue with the Islamic world, published by the Goethe Institute in Arabic, English and Persian)

Publications

Organised Decay: Genealogies, Functions, and Interpretations of Ruins Klein, Konstantin; Winckler, Barbara (2022) In: Khansa, Enass; Klein, Konstantin; Winckler, Barbara (eds.), Thinking Through Ruins. Genealogies, Functions, and Interpretations. Berlin: Kadmos. Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution)
Seriality, Journal-Specific Communication and Archival Practices in Two Late 19th- and Early 20th-Century Arabic Periodicals: How Writing and Publishing Strategies Potentially… Winckler, Barbara (2022) In: Mergenthaler, Volker; Ramtke, Nora; Schmitz-Emans, Monika (eds.), Journale lesen: Lektüreabbruch – Anschlusslektüren / Reading Journals: Coherence and Interruption. Hannover: Wehrhahn Verlag. Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution)
دراساتٌ عربيّة في غياب العربيّة؟ العربيّة الأكاديميّة في ألمانيا - مقاربة ما بعد استعماريّة Junge, Christian; Winckler, Barbara; يونغي، كريستيان؛ وينكلر، بربارة (2022) In: الجبالي، علاء؛ سبليني، رنا (eds.), العربية والمعرفة: قراءات في حاضر اللغة ومستقبلها. Beirut: Dar al-Mashriq. Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution)
‘Translating’ Orality and Sociability into Print: Strategies for Building a Community of Shared Values in a 1920s Beirut-Based Women’s Magazine Winckler, Barbara (2022) In: Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication, 15(1-2) Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Media Transitions and Cultural Debates in Arab Societies: Transhistorical Perspectives on the Impact of Communication Technologies – Introduction Pepe, Teresa; Winckler, Barbara (2022) In: Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication, 15(1-2) Type of Publication: Research article (journal)

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Projects

Time and Artefact Duration: 01/11/2022 - 31/12/2023 Funded by: Uni Münster-internal funding - Topical Programs Type of project: Internally at the University of Münster funded project
Cultures of Debate and Media in Transition Duration: 01/10/2020 - 31/12/2021 Funded by: Uni Münster-internal funding - Topical Programs Type of project: Internally at the University of Münster funded project
Conference: "Media Transitions and Arabic Cultural Debates: Transhistorical Perspectives on the Impact of Communication Technologies", 24.11. - 26.11.2017,… Duration: 04/08/2017 - 31/12/2017 Funded by: Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities Type of project: Scientific Event
Practicing "Blickwechsel": Entangled Perspectives on Theory, Arts and History in the Field of Arabic Literary Studies / AGYA - International Bilingual Summer… Duration: 04/08/2017 - 31/12/2017 Funded by: Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities Type of project: Scientific Event
Cross-Cultural Exchange via Translation - Tandem Translation Workshop for Students from Germany and Tunisia Duration: 01/12/2016 - 31/01/2017 Type of project: Own resources project

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Prizes

Hedwig-Hintze-Frauenförderpreis 2010 Awarded by: Fachbereich Geschichts- und Kulturwissenschaften der Freien Universität Berlin Award given to: Winckler, Barbara Date of awarding: 15/02/2011 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction
Dilthey-Fellowship Awarded by: VolkswagenStiftung / Fritz Thyssen Stiftung Award given to: Winckler, Barbara Announced at: 15/04/2011 Type of distinction: Scholarship

Doctorates

Arabic Prose Poetry – A Path of its Own: al-shiʿr al-manthūr in Egypt: Traces from Overlooked Literary Journals of the 1930s Candidate: Fayek, Nevine \| Supervisors: Winckler, Barbara; Dagher, Charbel \| Reviewers: Winckler, Barbara; Mersal, Iman Period of time: 01/10/2015 - 20/12/2022 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Der Klon-Mensch im deutschen und arabischen Roman. Ein interdiskursiver Vergleich Candidate: Shraim, Iyad \| Supervisors: Baßler, Moritz; Winckler, Barbara Period of time: until 30/06/2016 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Margins in the Center. Reading Thresholds of the Egyptian Novel. A Study of Structure and Significance Candidate: Metwally, Mohammed \| Supervisors: Gründler, Beatrice; Winckler, Barbara Period of time: 01/10/2011 - 26/01/2015 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at another university (NOT University of Münster)