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Markus Reisenleitner

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Department of Humanities

Professor

Office: Vanier College, 237
Email: mrln@yorku.ca
Primary website: http://www.yorku.ca/mrln/
Secondary website: http://markusreisenleitner.info


Professor Reisenleitner's research focuses on digital humanities, e-learning, urban imaginaries, the role of location in fashion and style, and history, memory and nostalgia in popular and digital culture. Recent publications include Wiener Chic: A Locational History of Vienna Fashion (Bristol: Intellect, 2013, co-written with Susan Ingram).

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Professor Reisenleitner situates his work at the intersections of Cultural History and Cultural Studies. His current research focuses on the imaginaries of mobility, community, fashion and style in the global digital city. He has also worked and published on urban imaginaries of modernity, digital humanities, e-learning, and memory and nostalgia in popular and digital culture.

Degrees

Dr.phil., University of Vienna
Mag.phil., University

Appointments

Faculty of Graduate Studies

Professional Leadership

Graduate Program Director, Humanities, York University (2010-2015)
Coordinator, European Studies Program, York University (2010-2015)
Chair, Faculty of Graduate Studies Council (2013/14)
President, Canadian Comparative Literature Association (2013-2015)
Chair, Department of Cultural Studies, Lingnan University (2004-2006)

Research Interests

Culture and Cultural Studies , History, Film and Fashion, Digital Humanities, Cultural Studies