English Studies

Dr. Jihad Karim

 

Jihad Karim is a scholar in modern languages, with a specialization in narratology and postcolonial literature. He earned his PhD from Goethe University Frankfurt, focusing on teh nuanced realms of implied fictional communication within Nigerian, Caribbean, and Kurdish literatures. His academic journey is marked by a DAAD scholarship, an MA in Creative Wrtiting from Newcastle University, UK, and a BA in English Language and Literature from Sulaimaniyah, Iraq. His work bridges the gap between academic inquiry and creative expression, offering unique perspectives on narrative and culture. 

Norbert-Wollheim-Platz 1
Raum IG 5.211, 60629 Frankfurt am Main                         

E-Mail-Address: j.karim@em.uni-frankfurt.de

Office hours: Tuesdays, 13:30 – 14:30
     

Research Interests

  • Narratology: Multiple Implied Readerships Theory
  • Digital Humanities: Text Analysis and Data Mining, Teaching and Pedagogy
  • Postcolonial Literature: Nigeria, Caribbean, and the Global South
  • Kurdish Literature from Iraq
  • Refugee Literature, Prison Literature, and Forced Migration
  • Literature and Translation

Current research project

PhD Thesis: CRYPTIC SUBTEXTS: UNINIATED AND INITIATED IMPLIED READERS IN NIGERIAN, CARIBBEAN, AND KURDISCH LITERATURE

supervisors: Prof. Dr. Astrid Erll (Goethe University Frankfurt) and Prof. Dr. Astrid Franke (Tübingen University)

Selected presentations

  • Conference presentation: "Multiple Implied Readers in Chinua Achebe´s Things Fall Apart" at the "Trajectories and Transitions of (Post)colonialism" International Conference, organised by London Centre for Interdisciplinary Research, Birbeck College, University of London and online, 10-11 September 2022
  • Conference presentation: “All aboard, the death-coach will sail soon: Behrouz Boochani’s No Friend but the Mountains and the fate of refugees in Australia”, Displacement, Emplacement, and Migration: An Interdisciplinary Conference, organized by Bamberg Graduate School, Germany, 24-26 June 2022

Professional Memberships

  • Frankfurt Memory Studies Platform
  • GAPS (Association for Anglophone Postcolonial Studies)
  • GRADE (Goethe Graduate Academy)
  • European Narratology Network (ENN)

Awards/grants/scholarships

  • Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD), Germany
  • Human Capacity Development Program (HCDP): Kurdistan Regional Government, Iraq

Teaching

  • Blockseminar: Things Fall Apart and The Lonely Londoners: Narratological and Postcolonial Perspectives. Winter semester 2023/24
  • Proseminar: Introduction to Narratology: Current Trends and Applications, Goethe University Frankfurt. Summer semester 2022.

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