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Jason Wilby - Lecturer III of German
Contact Information
Ortega Hall 311
University of New Mexico
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Albuquerque, NM 87131-1146
Fax: (505) 277-3599
Email: jwilby@unm.edu
Educational History
2008, Ph.D. in German Literature with an Emphasis in Critical Theory, University of California, Irvine.
Dissertation:
Searching for a German National Self: Journeys through Transitional Spaces,
directed by Prof. John H. Smith.
2001, M.A. in German and English Philology, Georg-August-Universität, Göttingen.
Thesis:
Überschreitung und Verkleidung des Geschlechts. Zur Konstruktion der Frau und des Mannes im bürgerlichen Realismus bei Fontane und Keller, directed by Prof. Horst Turk.
1995, A.A., Ventura Community College.
Research Interests
- Enlightenment thought
- 18th- and 19-century German literature, philosophy and culture
- Gender Studies
- Cultural Studies
- Psychoanalysis and literature
- Historical Linguistics
- Teaching pedagogies
Jason is currently working on two articles, one on Schiller’s philosophical model of "aesthetic education" and Goethe’s literary response to that model, and another in which he offers a Lacanian reading of Hofmannsthal’s The Age of Innocence.
In addition, Jason is revising his dissertation for publication. On a more personal note, Jason is a big fan of the beach and wide-open spaces, and he loves tinkering with his classic Triumph motorcycle in his free time.
Selected Publications
Articles & Book Chapters
- Global Simulation at the Intersection of Theory and Practice
in the Intermediate-Level German Classroom.
In Die Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German With Glenn S. Levine, Natalie Eppelsheimer, Franz Kuzay, and Simona Moti. 37.2 (2004).
- Review of: ELEONORA BONACOSSA, Der weibliche Sinn in der Welt: Iris von Roten.
Neue Aspekte aus Sicht der Geschlechterdifferenz.
In Focus on German Studies Trans. Renate Bakov. (Ulrike Helmer Verlag 2003). 12.
Conferences
- The Structure of the Self: Goethe’s Literary Challenge to Schiller’s Philosophical Model of Identity Formation.
Presented at the 32nd Annual Conference of the GSA in St. Paul, Minnesota. (2008).
- The Dialectic of Violence: Schiller’s Aesthetic Education and Identity Formation.
Presented at the 123rd Annual Convention of the MLA in Chicago. (2007).
- Imagining the German National Self:
German Classicism and the Politicization of the ‘Ideal’. Presented at the 7th Annual German Studies Conference at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. (2005).
- Cultural Transfer and the (Re-)Production of Culture.
Presented at the Western Humanities Alliance 21st Annual Conference at the University of California, Irvine (2002).
- Irrungen und (Ver-)Wirrungen auch bei Keller? Der spielerische Einsatz von Geschlecht und Sexualität in Kellers Novellen.
Presented at the 6th Annual Conference of the German Studies Association in San Diego, California. (2002).
Awards
- Gloria Flaherty Prize,
Goethe Society of North America. (2008).
- University of California Regents’ Dissertation Fellowship. (2006).
- Dean’s Graduate Research Award,
University of California, Irvine. (2005).
- Best Article of 2004
Journal Die Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German. (2005).
- Humanities Associates’ Graduate Teaching Award,
University of California, Irvine (2004).
- Graduate Teaching Award,
Department of German, University of California, Irvine (2003).
Activities
Professional Development
- Writing a Goethezeit Dissertation,
Goethe Society of North America. (2008).
- Southern California AATG Meeting/Seminar
"Die Wise Guys & die Prinzen im Deutschunterricht". (2006).
- Independent Study - Curriculum Design,
University of California, Irvine. (2004).
- German 220 - Technology in the Classroom,
University of California, Irvine. (2003).
- German 398 - Teaching of German,
University of California, Irvine. (2002).
- German 220 - Second Language Acquisition,
University of California, Irvine. (2001).
Teaching Interests
- German Language and Culture
- 18th Century German Literary and Philosophical Culture
- Gender and its Representation in 19th Century German Literature
- Psychoanalysis and Literature
- The Faustian Tradition
Representative Courses
- GRMN 301 – Advanced German
- GRMN 302 – The Virtual Museum of German Culture(s)
- GRMN 336 – Damned Heroes: From Don Juan to Darth Vader
- GRMN 480 – The Enlightenment and the Birth of the Modern Individual
- GRMN 508 – German for Reading
- GRMN 552 – The Enlightenment and the “Education” of the Modern Individual