Ren Puckett

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Ren Puckett

Wiss. Mitarbeiter
Professur Englische Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaft
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Raum 625
Ernst-Abbe-Platz 8
07743 Jena Google Maps – LageplanExterner Link

About

I am a research assistant and PhD student in FSU Jena's Department of English and American Studies department, supervised by Professor Stephan Karschay. My dissertation explores nonlinear temporalities, monstrosity, and ecocriticism.

I completed my undergraduate studies at George Mason University and New College, Oxford, followed by an MA in English: Culture, Literature, and Linguistics at Freie Universität Berlin.

Research Areas

  • Temporalities
  • Gothic literature and culture
  • Victorian fin de siècle
  • Monsters and monstrosity
  • Ecocriticism
  • Aesthetics of culture
  • Satire as a genre
  • Inclusive literature

Projects

  • 2026 — Dismantling Fascist Forms (International Symposium): presenting "Fascism and Monsters: The Policing of Transition"
  • 2025 — "Unnatural Natures: Gender, Monstrosity, and the Collapse of Boundaries in Machen's The Great God Pan"
  • 2025 — Temporal Communities: The Aesthetics and Politics of Collapse (Masterclass): organizer and participant
  • 2025 — Prized Temporalities and Contested Progress Neo-Historical Fiction (Symposium): organizer and participant
  • 2024 — Literature, Prizeworthiness, and Kinship Across Borders (Symposium): organizer and participant