PD Dr. Felicity Ann Jensz
Current affiliations
- Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics"
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- History of missionaries in German and British colonies
- Historical transregional studies
- Colonial history of the 19th century
- Cultural transfer
- Form and function of (Missionary) Periodicals
- The afterlives of German colonies and the culture of remembrance
Academic Education | |
| 2018 | North Rhine-Westphalia Certificate "Professional Teaching Competence for the University" |
| 2017 | Habilitation at Münster University ("Venia legendi" in Modern and Contemporary History with a particular focus on the nineteenth century) |
| 2002 - 2007 | Doctor of Philosophy, School of Historical Studies, University of Melbourne, Australia |
| 1999 - 2000 | Master of Arts (German), University of Melbourne, Australia |
| 1992 - 1998 | Bachelor of Arts with Honours (German), University of Melbourne, Australia |
Work Experience | |
| since 08/2008 | Postdoctoral research fellow at the cluster of excellence “Religion and Politics in Modern and Pre-Modern Cultures”, University of Münster |
| 08/2019 | Honorary Visiting Academic, History & Archaeology, Flinders University, Australia |
| 03/2019 | Academic Fellow, The University of York, UK, ERASMUS+ STA/STT Mobility |
| 2006 - 2008 | Community Awareness Programme Manager, ARC Centre of Excellence for Free Radical Chemistry University of Melbourne, Australia |
| 2006 | Member of the “History Council of Victoria Rural Outreach Program, History Road-Show” |
| 2006 | Advisor for television programmes; “First Australians”, SBS Independent television series, Blackfella Films, Sydney, Australia |
| 2002 - 2006 | Research assistant and project manager, Centre for the Study of Higher Education University of Melbourne, Australia |
| 2002 - 2006 | Academic researcher at the project “Future of Chemistry”, Royal Australian Chemical Institute, National Office, Australia |
| 2000 - 2001 | Academic researcher at the project “Moravian Mission Papers and Victorian Indigenous languages”, Victorian Aboriginal Corporations for Languages |
Functions and Memberships | |
| since 2019 | Member of Center for Digital Humanities, WWU Münster |
| since 2019 | Member of Digital Humanities im deutschsprachigen Raum |
| since 2019 | Member of Steering Committee on the Project: "Children as Objects and Agents of Change. Strategies of (post)colonial development, 1880 - 2020"", led by Professor dr. Geertje Mak (Amsterdam School of Historical Studies, Modern History Group, University of Amsterdam), funded by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research |
| since 2017 | Member of Verband der Historiker und Historikerinnen Deutschlands |
| since 2014 | Editorial Board Member for Journal of Moravian History Penn State University Press, USA |
| 2012 - 2014 | Elective Representative of the Early to Mid-Career Researchers, Cluster of Excellence Religion and Politics, WWU |
| 2012 - 2014 | Member of the Board of Directors of the Cluster of Excellence, WWU |
Publications
Jensz, Felicity; Petterson, Christina (eds.) (2024) Cham: Springer International Publishing. Type of Publication: Book (edited collection) | |
Gerster, Daniel; Jensz, Felicity (2024) In: History of Education, 53 Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
Jensz, Felicity (2024) In: Journal of Moravian History, 24(1) Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
Jensz, Felicity; Petterson, Christina (2024) In: Jensz, Felicity; Petterson, Christina (eds.), Vermächtnisse von David Cranz' "Historie von Grönlad" (1765). Cham: Springer Publishing. Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution) | |
Jensz, Felicity (2024) In: Jensz, Felicity; Petterson, Christina (eds.), Vermächtnisse von David Cranz’ „Historie von Grönland“ (1765). Cham : Springer Publishing. Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution) |
Projects
Duration: 01/10/2023 - 30/09/2024 Funded by: LWL-KulturStiftung Type of project: Individual project | |
Duration: 01/04/2023 - 31/03/2026 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Individual Grants Programme Type of project: Individual project | |
Duration: 05/11/2020 - 06/11/2020 Funded by: DFG - International Scientific Events Type of project: Scientific Event | |
Duration: 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2025 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 22/09/2015 - 24/09/2015 Funded by: DFG - Initiation of International Collaboration Type of project: Scientific Event |
Talks
| SprachRäume. Religiöse Texte als Ressource im kolonialen Kontext Weinrich, Ines; Jensz, Felicity (23/01/2024) Vortragsreihe und Webquest am Exzellenzcluster "Religion und Politik", Münster Type of talk: scientific talk |
Prizes
| Bristol Benjamin Meaker Distingished Visting Professor 2025 Awarded by: University of Bristol Award given to: Jensz, Felicity Announced at: 30/08/2024 | Date of awarding: 01/02/2025 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Docent in Church History Awarded by: University of Helsinki Award given to: Jensz, Felicity Announced at: 01/06/2021 | Date of awarding: 01/06/2021 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Horner Memorial Library Fellowship Awarded by: German Historical Institute (Washington) and the German Society of Pennsylvania, USA Award given to: Jensz, Felicity Announced at: 01/01/2011 Type of distinction: Scholarship | |
| The Ian Robertson Travel Scholarship Awarded by: The University of Melbourne Award given to: Felicity Jensz Announced at: 01/01/2007 Type of distinction: Scholarship | |
| Research Grant for foreign doctoral candidates and young academics and scientists Awarded by: German Academic Exchange Service Award given to: Jensz, Felicity Announced at: 01/01/2003 Type of distinction: Scholarship |