Chiona Hufnagel, M.A. (she/her)

Dissertation Project:

“Decolonial Constructions of Masculinities in North American Indigenous Literature Since the Late 1960’s”

Research Interests

  • Postcolonial/Decolonial Theory
  • Gender Studies (esp. Critical Masculinity Studies, Feminist/2SLGBTQ+ Literature)
  • Indigenous Literature
  • Materialist Criticism/Critical Theory
  • Postcritique/Reparative Reading

CV

  • Substituting for the Assistant Professor at the Chair of North American Literary Studies (since April 2023)
  • Associated member of the DFG research training group “Literatur und Öffentlichkeit in differenten Gegenwartskulturen” (“Literature and the Public Sphere in Differentiated Contemporary Cultures”)
  • Doctoral fellowship by the Foundation of German Business for outstanding students (Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft since May 2021)
  • Master of Arts in Ethik der Textkulturen, elite study program (FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg/Universität Augsburg, 09/2020)
  • Master of Arts in North American Studies: Literature and Culture (FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg, 06/2020)
  • Community work/research stay at the Native American Women’s Health and Resource Center in Lake Andes, South Dakota (09/2018-12/2018)
  • Bachelor of Arts in Germanistik & English and American Studies (FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg, 08/2016)
  • Student assistant for ELINAS (Center for Literature and Natural Science) at the chair of German Studies/Theoretical Physics (01/2016-12/2016)
  • Fellowship by the Foundation of German Business for outstanding students (Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft, 2014-2019)

Conference Presentations

  • “But What about Love?’: Decolonial Love as a Radical Reparative Practice of Resurgence in Leanne Simpson’s Islands of Decolonial Love and This Accident of Being Lost”. Conference: “Walking the Walk? Fatigue and Hope in the Study of Canada”, Robarts Centre Graduate Conference/York University Canada, 04/08/2022.
  • “We Don’t Have Time. Time Has Us”: Der Mythos des ‘Vanishing Indian’ und das Metanarrativ des Fortschritts“. Conference: “Von Zeit zu Zeit. Polyperspektivische Konzepte von Temporalität”, FAU, 04/02/2022.
  • “Cultural Imperialism? Der europäisch/US amerikanische Gender- und Postkolonialismusdiskurs und die marginalisierten indigenen Frauen Nordamerikas”. Conference: “Was war Geschlecht? Geschlechterforschung kooperativ”, FAU/Brown University, 07/25/-07/26/2019.
  • “’Boys are so fragile’–New men in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: (De)konstruktionen traditioneller Maskulinität im Kontext von ‘race’, ‘class’ und ‘sexuality”. Conference: “Ohne Leitbilder? Vom Nutzen und Nachteil der Tradition für das Leben”, FAU/Brown University, 07/20-07/21/2018.

Roundtables and Workshops

  • “Can the Other of Native Studies Speak?: Indigiqueerness in Billy-Ray Belcourt”, TU Dresden American Studies with a Focus on Diversity Studies, Diversity Research Lab 3: Indigenous Studies, 06/07/2024
  • “Cultural Memory and Literature: Research in Dialogue”, research traing group (DFG) “Practicing Place – Socio-Cultural Practices and Epistemic Configurations”, KU Eichstätt, 13.-14. Juli 2022

Teaching

  • “Lektüreseminar: English and American Literature since the 19th Century” (WS 2021/22, SS 2022, SS 2023)
  • “Kombiseminar: Lingustic Varienties and Cultural Difference” (WS 2022/23, WS2023/24)
  • “Aufbauseminar Literature” (SS 2023)
  • Mittel/Proseminar “Negotiating Masculinities in North American Indigenous Literature” (SS 2023)
  • “Grundseminar Literature” (2x WS 2023/24)
  • Tutor for “Grundlagen der Neueren deutschen Literatur 2“ (SS 2017)

Memberships and Networks