Biographical Profile
Interest Background
International Activity
Professional Preparation
Positions & Appointments
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
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Janzen, Rebecca
Professor
Rebecca Janzen is Associate Professor of Spanish and Comparative Literature at the University of South Carolina in Columbia. She is a scholar of gender, disability and religious studies in Mexican literature and culture whose research focuses on excluded populations in Mexico. Her first book, The National Body in Mexican Literature: Collective Challenges to Biopolitical Control (Palgrave-Macmillan, 2015), explored images of disability and illness in 20th century texts.
Biographical Profile
- College
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Department
- Languages, Literatures, & Cult.
- Tenure Status
- Tenured
International Activity
- International Activities
- Yes
- Type of Activity
- Research, Teaching
- Countries
- Mexico
- Description
- -Conducted archival research in Mexico City, Mexico and in rural areas in the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Durango and Zacatecas -Faculty exchange with University of Guadalajara
- Institution/Entity
- DF Plett Historical Research Foundation Global Carolina/University of South Carolina
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Arts and Humanities
- Speaks Non-English Language
- Yes (Spanish)
Interest Background
- Interest Keywords
- Mexican literature and culture
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Arts and Humanities
- Personal Focus Areas
- excluded populations in Mexico
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
| Dates | Institution | Location | Degree | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/2009 - 06/2013 | University of Toronto | Toronto, Canada | PhD | Spanish |
Positions & Appointments
| Dates | Description | Institution/Entity |
|---|---|---|
| 08/2017 | Assistant Professor, Mexican Literature and Culture | University of South Carolina |
| 12/2017 | Core Faculty, Comparative Literature | University of South Carolina |
| 12/2017 | Faculty Associate, Rule of Law Collaborative | University of South Carolina |
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
| Dates | Type | Description | Foundation/Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Award | Breakthrough Star Award | University of South Carolina |
| 2017 | Fellowship | Kreider Fellowship | Elizabethtown College |
| 2017 | Fellowship | Newberry short-term fellowship | Newberry Library |
| 2022 | Fellowship | McCausland Faculty Fellowship | College of Arts and Sciences at the University of South Carolina |
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