The Instituto Franklin-UAH and AEDEAN award the Margaret Fuller 2025 research Scholarship
On November 7th, 2024, the Instituto Franklin-UAH and AEDEAN awarded the Margaret Fuller 2025 Scholarship to Ieva Stončikaitė, postdoctoral researcher at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, for her project “Contemporary Perspectives on Female Aging: Insights from Erica Jong.”
The project consists of a manuscript focusing on the work of contemporary American writer Erica Jong (b. 1942-, New York) from the perspective of interdisciplinary age studies entitled Contemporary Perspectives on Female Aging: Insights from Erica Jong. The project aims to show how Jong's narrative can help create spaces for inscribing alternative female experiences of aging by guiding readers through her journey from her early writings to her most recent works.
Ieva Stončikaitė holds a BA in English Philology (with Extraordinary Prize) and a PhD in Cultural and Literary Gerontology from the Universitat de Lleida (2017). She is a member of the research group Grup Dedal-Lit, ENAS (European Network of Ageing Studies), TCAS (Trent U), and ACT (Montreal U). Ieva has participated in different research projects in relation to cultural and literary gerontology, and has collaborated as a researcher in several international projects. During her doctoral studies she received two fellowships to conduct her research at the Université de Fribourg (Switzerland) and the University Centre Peterborough (Canada). Ieva has presented papers at national and international conferences and has published articles in international journals and volumes such as Peter Lang, Societies, Life Writing, and Educational Gerontology. Her research areas focus on aging studies, cultural gerontology, sexuality, tourism and leisure, and gender studies. She is also a member of the board of reviewers of the journal International Societies (ISSN 2075-4698), published quarterly by MDPI.
The Margaret Fuller Scholarship is a €1,600 grant aimed at AEDEAN members in the field of North American Studies. This grant is intended either for young researchers or for established researchers who wish to expand or change their lines of research. This grant is financed by the Instituto Franklin of the Universidad de Alcalá and consists of a stay at the Instituto to conduct research on the topic proposed by the applicant.
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