Originally from Romania, where she did her graduate work, Professor Godeanu-Kenworthy teaches American Studies in the Global and Intercultural Studies Department at Miami University, and is an affiliate of the Havighurst Center for Russian and Post Soviet Studies at the same institution. In 2011, she was a John W. Kluge postdoctoral fellow at the Library of Congress, Washington DC. She is the recipient of a 2018-19 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Grant to Romania, where she taught in the American Studies Department at University of Bucharest. Professor Godeanu-Kenworthy research and teaching interests focus on the interplay between political ideologies and popular culture, particularly literature and film.
Areas of specialization:
American studies; American literature.
Canadian studies;
Eastern European studies. Romanian Studies/film
Cold War nostalgia
Postcolonial theory; settler colonialism;
Social media and environmental activism
Experience
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2009–presentAssociate teaching professor, Miami University, Ohio
Education
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2006University of Bucharest, romania, Ph. D.
Grants and Contracts
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2019Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
- Role:
- Fulbright Scholar in American Studies
- Funding Source:
- Fulbright Commission
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2011John W. Kluge Postdoctoral Fellowship
- Role:
- Researcher
- Funding Source:
- Library of Congress, DC
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2006European Visiting Postdoctoral Fellowship
- Role:
- Researcher
- Funding Source:
- Center for North American Studies (ZENAF) Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt, Germany
Professional Memberships
- American Studies Association
- American Comparative Literature Association
- Oxford, Ohio, U.S.
- Website
- @OanaGodyKenw
- Article Feed
- Joined
