Contact Information
707 S Mathews Ave
Urbana, IL 61801
Research Areas
Biography
Robert Jenkins is Visiting Assistant Professor and Director of Undergraduate Outreach in the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures.
Robert regularly teaches courses in literature, culture, translation, and Austro-German cultural influence in the European Union. In addition, he advises German language students of study abroad opportunities in Germany & Austria, including the Illinois exchange program with Vienna.
His research interests broadly include late 19th, 20th, and 21st century German and Austrian literature, specifically Expressionism, New Objectivity, and Avant-garde literary forms. Additional interests include literary translation and translation theory, audiovisual translation, philosophy of language, cognitive-semiotic approaches to literature, language, humor, media, and concepts of masculinity as circumscribed by popular violence.
Research Interests
Robert Jenkins' research interests broadly include late 19th, 20th, and 21st century German and Austrian literature, specifically Expressionism, New Objectivity, and Avant-garde literary forms. Additional interests include literary translation and translation theory, philosophy of language, cognitive-semiotic approaches to literature, humor, urban-modernism, media studies and audiovisual translation, and concepts of masculinity as circumscribed by popular violence.
Education
Ph.D. Vanderbilt University
M.A. University of California Santa Barbara
Awards and Honors
LAS Academic Professional Award
Courses Taught
- GER 201, German Popular Culture
- GER 205, Germany and Europe
- GER 211, German Conversation and Writing I
- GER 212, German Conversation and Writing II
- GER 250, The Grimms’ Fairy Tales in Context, with Advanced Writing
- GER 251, The Grimms' Fairy Tales
- GER 321, German for Economics
- GER 331, Introduction to German Literature
- GER 332, German Literature & Culture: Humor in German-language Prose, Theater, Film and Television.
- GER 401, Global Issues in German Media
- GER 403, German-English Translation. Grad/UGrad
- GER 473, German Lit. 1920s to Today, The Mind and Literature—Literature in the Mind. Grad/UGrad
- GER 473, German Literature, 1920s to Today: 20th & 21st Century Narrative. Grad/UGrad
- TRST 201, Introduction to Translation Studies
- TRST 580, Special Topics: Audiovisual Translation-Subtitling. Grad/UGrad
- TRST 410, Theory of Translation. Grad/UGrad
- TRST 432, Audiovisual Translation Studies. Grad/UGrad
- TRST 501, Applied Literary Translation
- Courses Taught Elsewhere (Below)
- German Language at all levels
- Literature and the Interpretation of Culture
- Foreign Language Teacher Education Practicum
- Introduction to German Studies (co-taught)
Additional Campus Affiliations
Visiting Assistant Professor, Germanic Languages and Literatures
Visiting Assistant Professor, Program in Translation and Interpreting Studies
Teaching Assistant Professor, Germanic Languages and Literatures