Jan Jokisch
Research Interests:
- Drama history
- Quantitative and digital literary studies
- Methods and methodology in literary studies and the humanities
At present:
Collaboration in the DFG project "Forager Folklore Datatbase (FFDB)" (Project leader: Katja Mellmann)
Vita
Academic Education
| 04/2018–08/2021 | Master's program comparative literature, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Final thesis: Epistemologischer Horror in der Literatur. Eine medientheoretische Untersuchung anhand von Richard Weiners Prázdná židle und Mark Z. Danielewskis House of Leaves |
09/2019–05/2020 | Master's program comparative literature and translation studies, University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| 10/2014 – 01/2018 | Bachelor's program comparative studies/European literature/philosophy, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Final thesis: Die literarische Verfremdung des Alltäglichen. Versuch einer Neuinterpretation von Šklovskijs Literaturkonzept auf der Grundlage von Heideggers Phänomenologie |
Professional Experience
| Since 08/2022 | PhD student at the Max-Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics - group Heisenberg, Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
08/2021–06/2022 | Lecturer for German language and literature at the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba and the Universidad Tecnológica Nacional - Facultad Regional Córdoba |
01/2020–11/2021 | Translator for DEFA film library (UMass Amherst) |
Publications
Book Chapter
Jokisch, J. (in print). Should You Let Your Computer Do The Reading? A Discussion on the Benefits of Distant Reading for Literary Studies, with a Quantitative Study on the Development of Stage Directions in European Drama. In J. Jokisch (Ed.), Identities and Representations/ Reaching One Another: Language as Interface and Performance. Joined Proceedings of the 3rd and 4th International Students’ Conference ICON 2020/21.
Jokisch, J. (2020). The Meaning of Art and the Absurdity of Life. In M. Lehmann, D. Schmicking, & A. Schulz (Eds.), Bounds of humanity : conference proceedings : ICON International Students' Conference (pp. 26-40). Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
Edited Books
Jokisch, J. (Ed.). (in press). Identities and Representations/ Reaching One Another: Language as Interface and Performance. Joined Proceedings of the 3rd and 4th International Students’ Conference ICON 2020/21.
Jokisch, J. (Ed.). (in press). The Appeal of Manipulation. Proceedings of the 2nd International Students’ Conference ICON 2019.
Awards & Grants
Awards and Grants
| 2021 | Scholarship language assistance at foreign universities, DAAD |
| 09/2019 | Full scholarship for graduates of all scientific disciplines, DAAD |
02/2018 | Award for outstanding scientific work of the Gutenberg Lehrkolleg |