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Jana Pocrnja

Postdoctoral Scholar in Comparative Literature, January 2025 - January 2026

Jana Pocrnja holds a Ph.D. in Romance Languages and Literatures from the University of Vienna and is currently a Max Kade Postdoctoral Scholar at the Department of Comparative Literature. Her ongoing research explores the intersection between philosophy and literature, with a particular focus on the concept of poetic reasoning in the works of María Zambrano. Previously, she has conducted research on 19th- and 20th-century Spanish/Latin American and French literature, as well as literary theory, particularly in the field of poetology and reader’s response theory.

Academic Background (all degrees with honors):

  • Ph.D. in Spanish/Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, University of Vienna
  • M.A. in French Literature, Sorbonne University (Paris IV)
  • Mag. Phil. in French Language, Literature, and Culture (with a combination of Philosophy and a certificate in German Language and Culture Teaching), University of Vienna
  • Mag. Phil. in Spanish/Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, University of Vienna

Research Interests:
 

  • Latin American and Spanish Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
  • French Language, Literature, and Cultures
  • Philosophy and Literature
  • Poetry and Poetics
  • Literary and Cultural Theory

 

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Research Interests

  • French Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

     

  • Latin Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

     

  • Literary and Cultural Theory

     

  • Philosophy and Literature

     

  • Poetry and Poetics