Jens Georg Fischer, M.A.
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Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Research Focus
- Classical Arabic literature in its social context
- History and literature of al-Andalus (esp. in the Almoravid period)
- Christian and Muslim contact in the Iberian Pensinsula (esp. Aljamiado literature)
- Early Modern Tunisia
- Poetry in Arabic dialects
Academic Education | |
| since 10/2019 | Doctoral studies in Arabic and Islamic Studies, Westphalian Wilhelms-University Münster |
| 10/2014 - 08/2019 | M.A. Islamic and Arabic Studies, Westphalian Wilhelms-University Münster |
| 10/2015 - 06/2017 | Language courses and study abroad at the Université Tunis El Manar, Tunisia |
| 10/2010 - 10/2014 | B.A. Arabic-Islamic Culture and Romance Philology (Spanish), Westphalian Wilhelms-University Münster |
| 09/2012 - 06/2013 | Study abroad (Spanish Philology) at the Universidad de Oviedo, Spain |
Work Experience | |
| since 10/2019 | Researcher at the Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics" |
| 09/2017 - 09/2019 | Research assistant at the Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Westphalian Wilhelms-University Münster |
| 09/2013 - 09/2015 | Student assistant at the Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Westphalian Wilhelms-University Münster |
| 02/2015 - 04/2015 | Internship at the Instituto de Lenguas y Culturas del Mediterráneo y Oriente Próximo (CSIC), Madrid, Spain |
Publications
Fischer, Jens G. (2023) In: Fleet, Kate; Krämer, Gudrun; Matringe, Denis; Nawas, John; Stewart, Devin J. (eds.), Encyclopaedia of Islam THREE, 62-66. Leiden: Brill. doi:10.1075/sl.22043.fis Entry in encyclopedia (book contribution) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
Fischer, Jens G.; Persohn, Bastian; Ritt-Benmimoun, Veronika (2023) In: Studies in Language, Online First. doi:10.1075/sl.22043.fis Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
Fischer, Jens G. (2022) In: Der Islam - Zeitschrift für Geschichte und Kultur des Islamischen Orients, 99(1), 142-186. doi:10.1515/islam-2022-0007 Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
Manzano Moreno, Eduardo (2022) Freiburg: Herder Verlag. Translation of a monograph | Published |
Projects
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 |
Talks
| Ibn Sanāʾ al-Mulk and the supernova of 1181 Fischer, Jens G. (09/12/2023) Arabische Literatur im Dialog mit der Natur, Universität Münster Type of talk: scientific Talk | |
| Making Saladin: How Arabic poets of the Crusader period helped create the image of an exemplary Muslim warrior Fischer, Jens G. (15/11/2023) Invited talk, UT Dallas Type of talk: scientific Talk | |
| “Among princes he is a prince, among scholars a scholar”: learned rulers in 18th-century Tunisia Fischer, Jens G. (04/11/2023) 57th Annual Meeting of the Middle East Studies Association, Palais des congrès, Montréal Type of talk: scientific Talk | |
| Generous catamites and nourishing monarchs: parodic sermons in pre-modern Arabic literature Fischer, Jens G. (24/10/2023) Lachen und Kritik: Parodien in jüdischen, islamischen und christlichen Kontexten, Universität Münster Type of talk: scientific Talk | |
| Remembering a martyred ruler: the assassination of Ṭalāʾiʿ b. Ruzzīk in the poetry of ʿUmāra al-Yamanī Fischer, Jens G. (22/09/2022) Forum Insaniyyat Tunis 2022, Université de la Manouba Type of talk: scientific Talk |
Doctorates
| Poetry and politics. Arabic Panegyric Poetry as a Medium of Political Communication in the Post-Seljuk Middle East. Candidate: Fischer, Jens | Supervisors: Bauer, Thomas Period of time: 01/10/2019 - 30/09/2022 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster |