Prof. Dr. Andrea Albrecht
Social and behavioural sciences, Languages, Literary studies, recent German literature, cultural studies
Prof. Virginia Langum
Nominated by
- Swedish Research Council
- AcademiaNet member since 28.08.2017
- AcademiaNet- Selection Criteria
Employed by
- Umeå University
Academic Discipline/Fields
- Arts and humanities
Field
Languages
Area of specialisation
Literature
Research interests
Medieval literature
Literature and medicine
Religion and medicine
The Body
Distinctions and Awards
Royal Skyttean Society Prize for a Deserving Younger Researcher, 2017
Overseas Research Studentship, Cambridge University, 2008 – 2010
Leslie Wilson Research Studentship, Major Award (Magdalene College, Cambridge, 2007 – 2010)
Jebb Fund Award, Cambridge University, 2007 – 2010
Derek Brewer MPhil Studentship, Emmanuel College, Cambridge, 2006 – 2007
Interested in
- Lectures, Management position, Membership in scientific bodies, Professorship, Refereeing
Languages
English
Doctorate
- 2011: English
PostDoc qualification, e.g. Habilitation
- 2015
Short CV/Education and training
Virginia Langum is Professor of English and director of the Faculty of Arts Doctoral College at Umeå University. She is a former Pro Futura Scientia Fellow at the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study at Uppsala University and member of the Young Academy of Sweden. She received her doctorate in 2011 from the University of Cambridge where she was Donaldson Bye-Fellow at Magdalene College. Prior to that, she earned her bachelor’s degree in English from Trinity College, Dublin, a master’s degree in Journalism from Columbia University, New York, and a master’s degree in Medieval and Renaissance Literature from the University of Cambridge.
Selected publications
Selected projects
The Physiology of The Seven Deadly Sins in Late Medieval Literature and Culture
Migration and Mental Illness in Literature Before the 20th Century
Media coverage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liYMiCmKdyA&app=desktop
Soft Skills/Other activities and achievements
Other activities and achievements/family
Board Member, Langum Charitable Trust
Judge, Langum Prize in American Historical Fiction
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