Dr. Oliver Bock
Curriculum Vitae
- Studies at FSU Jena (English Literature and Culture, History, Philosophy) and University of Kent, Canterbury (English and American Literature)
- 2009–2013 Sessional lecturer in English Literature, University of Erfurt
- 2011–2012 Lecturer, Medieval English Language and Literature, University of Göttingen
- 2012–2015 DFG-funded research position “The Flâneur in American Literature of the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century”, FSU Jena
- 2016 Post-Doc scholarship, German Historical Institute London (UK)
- 2016–2019 Lecturer, Department of English and American Studies, FSU Jena
- since 2020 Lecturer, Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik, MLU Halle-Wittenberg
- Studies at FSU Jena (English Literature and Culture, History, Philosophy) and University of Kent, Canterbury (English and American Literature)
- 2009–2013 Sessional lecturer in English Literature, University of Erfurt
- 2011–2012 Lecturer, Medieval English Language and Literature, University of Göttingen
- 2012–2015 DFG-funded research position “The Flâneur in American Literature of the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century”, FSU Jena
- 2016 Post-Doc scholarship, German Historical Institute London (UK)
- 2016–2019 Lecturer, Department of English and American Studies, FSU Jena
- since 2020 Lecturer, Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik, MLU Halle-Wittenberg
Teaching Focus
- British culture, art, institutions; their social dimensions
- Sources, resources, and methods for research in British cultural studies
Research Interests
- British Literature and Culture of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries (realist and historical novels; poetry; Victorian and post-WWII politics, institutions, social developments, art)
- Flânerie and urban culture in literature and journalism
- Sociology of literature
- History and culture of wireless broadcasting
- Anglo-German cooperations in philology (1500–1900)
- History of English Studies in Germany
- Manuscript legacy of Old English
- Digital tools in humanities research
Publications
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