Curriculum Vitae:
| 1983 | born in Osnabrück |
| Abitur (German university entrance qualification) in Osnabrück | |
| 2002-2008 | Studies of History and English Language and Linguistics at the University of Bremen and the University of Portsmouth (UK) Degree: First State Examination (for teaching at secondary schools) Additional bilingual qualification |
| 2006-2008 | Member of the student representation “English Speaking Cultures” |
| 2007-2008 | Tutor (student assistant) of the degree programme English Speaking Cultures |
| since October 2008 | Ph.D. student at WWU Münster; dissertation supervised by Prof. Dr. Heike Bungert |
| 2008-2009 | Graduate assistant at the library of the Department of History at WWU Münster |
| 2009 | Admission to the cluster of excellence “Religion and Politics” of WWU Münster with the project “Religion and ‘Civil Religion’ in US American Patriotic Holidays, 1945−1990/1992” (B12) |
Function within the Cluster/Membership in Projects and groups:
- Member of Project B12, Religion and “Civil Religion” in US American Patriotic Holidays, 1945−1990/1992
- Member of the study group "Multiple Modernities"
- Member of the study group Civil Religion, Religion and Nation in the 19th and 20th Century
- Mid-level faculty member of the Board of Directors (2009-2011)
Publications
Heike Bungert/Jana Weiß, Die Debatte um "Zivilreligion" in transnationaler Perspektive, in: Zeithistorische Forschung/Studies in Contemporary History 7 (2010), pp. 454-459.
Lectures:
- „’On this Memorial Day, we honor all of our fallen soldiers, their commitment to our country, and their legacy of patriotism and sacrifice.’ – Civil Religion and the Memorial Day Celebrations in the United States (11. April 2012, Conference: European Social Science History Conference (ESSHC), University of Glasgow, UK)
- "Thanksgiving - Entstehungsgeschichte und Mythos" (10. November 2011, Deutsch-Amerikanische Gesellschaft Münster e.V.)
- "Civil Religion as a Rhetorical Instrument of Empowerment? The Martin Luther King Day in the United States" (25. June 2011, conference: Empowerment and the Sacred, University of Leeds, UK)
- "Zivilreligion – Möglichkeiten und Grenzen" (9. February 2011, lecture series: Religion und Politik - (un)vereinbar?, Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz)
- Martin Luther King Day – "A Non-violent Man is martyred" (12. February 2010, conference: Sakralisierte Politik und politische Religion- Konfigurationen von Religion und Politik im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert, Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics", Münster)
Memberships:
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Amerikastudien (DGfA)
Contact
Jana WeißHistorical Seminary
Chair for History of Northern America
Geiststraße 24-26
Room 107a
D-48151 Münster
Germany
Tel.: +49 251 83-23511
weissjana@uni-muenster.de
