Prof. Dr. Rebecca Janzen

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsGeneral and Comparative Literature; Cultural Studies,Romance Literature,Religious Studies
KeywordsAmericas, Mineral, Extraction, Religion, Mining
Honours and awards

2025: McCausland Foundation Faculty Fellowship, University of South Carolina

2025: Plett Foundation Short-Term Fellowship, University of Winnipeg (declined because of Humbolt)

2024: Common Ground Travel Scholarship, Not Sorry Productions

2024: H. B. du Pont Fellowship, Hagley Library and Archives

2024: Marian Library Visiting Scholar Fellowship, University of Dayton

2024: Short-Term Residency and Kilian McDonnell Fellowship, Collegeville Institute

2023: Excel Research Award, University of South Carolina

2023: Exploratory Grand, Hagley Library and Archives

2023: Faculty Research Award, University of South Carolina (also in 2021, 2020 and 2019)

2022: Breakthrough Star Award, University of South Carolina

2021: Book Manuscript Finalization Award, University of South Carolina (also 2020, 2018)

2017: Karl B. Schultz Award, Bluffton University

2017: Kreider Fellowship, Elizabethtown College

2017: Midwest MLA Fellowship, Newberry Library

2017: Open Educational Resources Award, University of South Carolina

2016: Bluffton University Research Council Grant, Bluffton University

2016: C. Henry Smith Peace Lectureship

2016: DF Plett Historical Research Foundation Grant, Plett Foundation

2015: Bluffton University Innovation Council Grant

2014: LASA Travel Grant, Latin American Studies Association

2014: MLA Travel Grant, Modern Language Association

2012: Mexican Foreign Ministry Award for Doctoral Research in Mexico

2012: Ontario Graduate Scholarship, Ontario Provincial Government

2011: Canadian Association of Hispanists Best Graduate Essay Award

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CityColumbia

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Tina AsmussenHistorisches Institut, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum
Start of initial sponsorship01/05/2025

Programme(s)

2024Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme for Experienced Researchers