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Academia develops at the interface of different fields. This is one reason why the University of Groningen is home to a wide range of fields, each with a great number of subject specialists. The overview below, which is based on a standard categorization of fields, will help you find the right expert for each field. If you cannot find the expert you are looking for in this list, try searching via a related field or faculty; you may find him or her there.

Overview of all disciplines

Modernism, Post-Modernism, the Enlightenment, Theory and Philosophy, Post-Humanism, Imperialism, Cultural Geography, Poetry, Poetics and Publishing
D.M. (David) Ashford, Dr
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d.m.ashford rug.nl
Function
Scandinavian literature, culture, history, dance; cultural transfer and transmission studies; minority literature and culture
prof. dr. P. (Petra) Broomans
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p.broomans rug.nl
Function
Associate Professor European Languages and Cultures (Scandinavian studies) with ius promovendi
Early modern Dutch textual culture in transnational context; early modern theatre; language criticism and language philosophy; digital humanities
dr. L.A. (Lucas) van der Deijl
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l.a.van.der.deijl rug.nl
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Field / Discipline
Old English literature and language, Middle English literature and language, History of the English Language
dr. C. (Kees) Dekker
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c.dekker rug.nl
Function
Senior Lecturer in Older English Literature and Culture
M.A. (Margaret) Finlay
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m.a.finlay rug.nl
Function
Early modern and medieval Anglophone literature and culture. Christianity in English literature.
J. (John) Flood, Dr
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j.flood rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
From a combined background in Languages and Cultures of the Middle East (Arabic) and Translation Studies, I study literary, ideological and ideational exchanges between Western Europe and the Arabic Middle East; modern Arabic literature; literary... read more
H. (Hisham) Hamad, MA
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h.hamad rug.nl
Function
Lecturer
Literature, Modernism, Women's Travel Writing, and Migrant Fiction
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a.c.hoag rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Research interests:
Ancient Judaism in its Formative Phase
The (Political) History of Egypt during the Achaemenid Period
The (Political) History of Egypt during the Ptolemaic Period
Ancient Near Eastern and Egyptian (Matrimonial) Law
Administration in Egypt...
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dr. R.N. (Ruwan) van der Iest
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r.n.van.der.iest rug.nl
Function
Lecturer Koinè and New Testament Greek
Field / Discipline
(long) nineteenth-century English literature and culture (esp. novel, gender, popularity, Empire, realism, Anglo-German relations); travel writing (often with a China/Hong Kong focus, theories of travel/ writing); literary and poetic theory (genre,... read more
prof. dr. J.C. (Julia) Kühn
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j.c.kuhn rug.nl
Function
Medieval romance; Arthurian literature; Chaucer and Lydgate; dream visions; history of the emotions; gender studies; medical humanities; manuscript studies; literature and law; treason, sleep, and dwarves in Middle English literature; Malory's Morte... read more
M.G. (Megan) Leitch, Prof
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m.g.leitch rug.nl
Function
20th Century American Literature
English for Academic Purposes
Legal English
English proficiency
Presentation skills
Writing skills
Holds: UTQ
drs. J.R. (Janene) van Loon
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j.r.van.loon rug.nl
Function
PhD Candidate / English Lecturer
interdisciplinary modernism, modern and contemporary British literature (specializing in the literature of the mid-twentieth century), literature and politics, environmental humanities, the novel
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a.k.maher rug.nl
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Assistant Professor
Twentieth- and twenty-first-century literatures; children's and young adult literature; the gothic; diaspora studies; gender studies; ecocriticism and the more-than-human; multilingualism and translanguaging; creative nonfiction, fiction, and poetry... read more
S.M. (Suzanne) Manizza-Roszak, Dr
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s.manizza.roszak rug.nl
Function
Universitair Docent (tenured)
The fiction and literary archives of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. The prose of Indian writer Kiran Nagarkar and satire in modern Indian literature. Postcolonial Studies in Literature; diaspora fiction and transnational writing; genetic criticism in literary... read more
P.G. (Pauline) Mc Gonagle, Dr
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p.g.mc.gonagle rug.nl
Function
Modern English literature, print culture, book history, periodicals, publishing studies, typography, literary modernism, nationalism, James Joyce, genre fiction, contemporary romance, fanfiction, retellings, translingual and transcultural fiction,... read more
T.D. (Tekla) Mecsnóber, Dr
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t.d.mecsnober rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Critical Discourse Studies
Gender studies
Rhetoric
M.P. (María Pilar) Milagros Garcia, PhD
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m.p.milagros.garcia rug.nl
Function
Lecturer of English
20/21C American literature; literary theory; American Studies
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s.j.h.morrison rug.nl
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Assistant Professor
Field / Discipline
Old English language and literature; Middle English language and literature; Old Norse language and literature; early Irish literature 
K.E.E. (Karin) Olsen, Dr
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k.e.e.olsen rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Late-medieval literature
Wycliffite/ lollard and Hussite writings
Central European religious controversy
Medieval medicine
The Piers Plowman Tradition
Sermon studies
Medieval law
Palaeography, codicology and history of the book


P.J. (Patrick) Outhwaite, Dr
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p.j.outhwaite rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
critical approaches to American literature, art, and media, 1900 to the present; modernism; utopia in literature, theory, and history; the culture of politics and politics of culture in the 21st century
K.S. (Kathryn) Roberts, Dr
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k.s.roberts rug.nl
Function
Senior Lecturer in American Studies
Nederlandse literatuur van de twintigste en eenentwintigste eeuw in internationale context; literatuur en ecologie; hedendaagse poëzie
prof. dr. M.P.J. (Mathijs) Sanders
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m.p.j.sanders rug.nl
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j.k.schauble rug.nl
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Assistant Professor Data Science
Latin American Literature and Art
Gender Studies
Global Modernism
Literary Theory
C.G. (Camilla) Sutherland, Dr
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c.g.sutherland rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor European Culture and Literature: Spanish
Field / Discipline
Contemporary Literature and Culture in French; Canadian Studies; Representation of space in the contemporary novel in Québec; Franco-Iranian womens' literature; Migrant and Minority Writing; Gender Studies; Identity and Exile; Life Writing
dr. J.M.L. (Jeanette) den Toonder
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j.m.l.den.toonder rug.nl
+31 50 36 35891
Function
Assistant Professor / Director Centre for Canadian Studies
History of Ideas (Ancient, Medieval and Early-Modern), history of botany (amateur)
prof. dr. A.J. (Arjo) Vanderjagt
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a.j.vanderjagt rug.nl
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Professor emeritus of the history of ideas
Field / Discipline
D. (David) Veltman, PhD
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d.veltman rug.nl
Function
Keeper digital special collections
Field / Discipline
Institutional Approach to Dutch Modern Literature, professionalization and internationalisation of the literary Field, reading Culture and book Science.
dr. S. (Sandra) van Voorst
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s.van.voorst rug.nl
+31 50 36 35868 geen voic emai l
Function
Assistant Professor
Oscar Wilde
Victorian Literature and Culture
Neo-Victorian Literatre / contemporary appropriations of 19th century literature
Literary Theory
Postmodernism
Word and Music Studies
dr. K. (Kees) de Vries
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kornelis.de.vries rug.nl
Function
Lecturer in English Language and Culture
Ancient epic (Homer, Virgil), Classical reception studies, Minoans in modern literature, J.R.R. Tolkien, fantasy literature, historical fiction, genre studies, utopianism in literature, hospitality narratives, sublime narratives, the sea, mythmaking.
H.G.D. (Hamish) Williams, PhD
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h.g.d.williams rug.nl
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Field / Discipline
Latin literature of the Middle Ages and Early Modern Period, Classical knowledge in Dutch colonialism, history of ideas and religion, European drama, visionary literature and Hildegard of Bingen, dialogue and debate literature
dr. D. (Dinah) Wouters
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dinah.wouters rug.nl
Function
Postoctoral researcher
Field / Discipline
PhD Media Law, University of East Anglia, Master of Research,  University of East Anglia
Master of Laws,  University of East Anglia
Bachelor of Arts,  University of Warwick
J.A. (Jennifer) Young, Dr
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j.a.young rug.nl
Function
Postdoctoral Researcher
Field / Discipline
Satire, Humor, Environmental Humanities, Ecocriticism, Identity
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s.m.zekavat rug.nl
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