Hana Vrdoljak, M.A.
Hana Vrdoljak, M.A.
Research Interests
Hip Hop Studies
Sentimentality, Affect, and Public Feeling
Interamerican Studies
Gender Studies and Feminist Theory
African American Culture and Literature
Latinx Culture and Literature
Working-Class Culture and Literature
Current Research Projects
Hip Hop Sentimentality (Dissertation Project)
Education
M.A. in Interamerican Studies (The Americas/Las Américas), FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg (2022)
B.A. in English and American Studies and French Philology, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg (2019)
Employment
Since 2022: Doctoral researcher in Graduiertenkolleg “The Sentimental in Literature, Culture, and Politics” at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg
Talks
- “‘I’d Rather Die than Be Trapped in a Living Hell’: The Imprisoned Self, Police Brutality, and Prison Criticism in 2Pac’s Trapped.” BAA Workshop: Critical Prison Studies, Nürnberg, Sept. 22, 2018.
- “‘Girls in the Hood’: Black Feminist Thought in Contemporary Hip Hop Culture.” BAA Student Conference: Structural Racism in the U.S., July 24, 2021 (online).
Memberships
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Amerikastudien (DGfA)
International Association of Inter-American Studies (IAS)
Society for Latin American Studies (SLAS)
Teaching
- PS/MS “Hip Hop Culture” (SS 23)
- Tutor for “Basismodul The Americas/Las Américas” (WS 20/21, WS 21/22)
Community Involvement
- Workshops for high school students on “Black Activism in Rap Music” and “New York City in Rap Lyrics” (via the German-American Institute Nürnberg)
- Film talks at Casablanca cinema Nürnberg