Curriculum Vitae of Nele Lenze, PhD

Curriculum Vitae of Nele Lenze, PhD
Trondheimsveien 30, 0560 Oslo. [email protected] Phone: +4915166016441 or+4796854035
Education
2009 – 2012:
PhD in Middle Eastern Studies/Media Studies
University of Oslo, Norway
Dissertation: Telling stories online in the Gulf. Prolegomena to the study of an emerging
form of Arabic literature.
2009 – 2010:
PhD-related fieldwork in Oman and the UAE
2002 – 2008:
Magister in Arabic Literature
(German combined degree equal to a Bachelor and Master of Arts)
Second Major: Jewish Studies
Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
Thesis: Internet und mediale Kommunikation in Banāt arRiyāḍ (Internet and medial
communication in Banāt arRiyāḍ)
2005:
Four-month Arabic language course
Jordan University
2004 & 2006:
Two-week course in Arabic communication & Two-week course in advanced Arabic
communication, LandesSprachenInstitut , Bochum, Germany.
2003 & 2008:
Four-week Arabic language course
International Language Institute, Cairo, Egypt
2001:
Two month Hebrew course (MiniUlpan)
Kibbutz Geva, Israel
1993 – 2000:
Abitur (secondary school)
HeinrichBöllGesamtschule, Bochum, Germany
Work Experience
2012-present:
Lecturer, University of Oslo
Masters course “Arabic Cyberspace” (Winter 2012)
Tutorial Arabic One (Spring 2012)
2007:
Editor of Tucholsky in Berlin, collection of feature essays by Kurt Tucholsky about
Berlin.
Berlin Story Verlag (Berlin Story and Publishing House), Berlin, Germany
- Archival research, compiling articles
2007:
Student assistant
Bundestag (German Parliament)
2006:
Researcher for book project Berlin, Potsdam, Brandenburg 1775, based on the work of
historian Anton Fr. Büsching. Edited by Gerd H. Zuchold.
Berlin Story Verlag
2005:
Intern
Goethe Institut Ramallah, Westbank
- Planning and running video workshop for girls in Jenin
- Administrative tasks in relation to German language courses
2003:
Researcher for book project Als die Tage zu Nächten wurden, a collection of eyewitness
reports of the 1944-45 night bombings of Berlin, edited by S. F. Kellerhof and W. Giebel
Curriculum Vitae of Nele Lenze, PhD
Trondheimsveien 30, 0560 Oslo. [email protected] Phone: +4915166016441 or+4796854035
Giebel Verlag Berlin in cooperation with the German newspaper Berliner Morgenpost,
Berlin, Germany.
2002:
Guidebook update, DuMont Extra Berlin
DuMont Reiseverlag, Ostfildern, Germany.
2002:
Guidebook update, Berlin, guide for English-speaking guests of the international
tourism fair in Berlin.
Gordon & Gordon New York
2002-2008:
Coordinator
Berlin Story Verlag Publisher and Books Store, Berlin, Germany.
- Event planning
- Internal administration
- Book sales
- Technical support
2001:
Intern
Telefactory (historical documentary production company), Berlin, Germany.
- Research for historical documentary about the German state of Baden
- Concept creation
- Budget
- Organization of film première
Publications and Lectures
2012
Article: “Short Stories and Interaction in Literature Online in the Gulf” in Babylon.
Nordisk Tidsskrift om Midtøsten og Nord-Afrika. Norway.[forthcoming, December].
2012:
Talk: “Processes in online literary interactivity ”. 10th edition of the EURAMAL
International meeting, Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales,
Paris, France.
2011:
Article: “Aspects of Arabic Online Literature in the Gulf“ in Dichtung Digital
(academic digital journal for electronic poetry),
http://dichtungdigital.mewi.unibas.ch/2010/lenze.htm
2010:
Talk: “Popular Culture Online: Online distribution of literature in the Gulf“.
The 8th Nordic Conference on Middle Eastern Studies, Universitetet i Bergen, Norway.
2010:
Talk: “Two Short Stories in Online Forums in the Gulf“. 9th edition of the
EURAMAL International meeting, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
2010:
Talk: “Features of Online Love Stories in the Gulf“, Conference on Arab Popular
Culture and the Media, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon.
2009:
Talk: “Online Poetry Forums in the Arabian Gulf“. CAMMRO,
King's College, London, UK.
Volunteer Work
2006-2008:
Member, executive board of the history festival Historiale e.V., Berlin, Germany.
2006:
IT-assistant for various events at Gesellschaft Historisches Berlin (The society for a
historical Berlin)