Hana Vrdoljak, M.A.

Hana Vrdoljak, M.A.

Graduiertenkollegs
Graduiertenkolleg 2726 Das Sentimentale in Literatur, Kultur und Politik

Room: Room A502
Bismarckstr. 1
91054 Erlangen

Office hours

Tue, 11am-12noon
(please register in advance via e-mail)

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