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EDUCATION<br />

RUTH VON BERNUTH<br />

CURRICULUM VITAE, UPDATED OCT 18, 2012<br />

Department of <strong>German</strong>ic Languages and Literatures<br />

CB# 3160 432 Dey Hall<br />

University of North <strong>Carol<strong>in</strong>a</strong> at Chapel Hill<br />

Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3160<br />

Tel: 919-843-8863<br />

Fax: 919-962-3708<br />

rvb@email.unc.edu<br />

2005 Humboldt-Universität zu Berl<strong>in</strong>, PhD <strong>in</strong> Medieval and Early<br />

Modern <strong>German</strong> Literature<br />

1999 Humboldt-Universität zu Berl<strong>in</strong>, Erstes Staatsexamen<br />

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE<br />

2010- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of <strong>German</strong>ic Languages<br />

and Literature, <strong>Duke</strong> University, Durham<br />

2008- Assistant professor, Department of <strong>German</strong>ic Languages and<br />

Literatures, University of North <strong>Carol<strong>in</strong>a</strong> at Chapel Hill<br />

2005-2008 Assistant lecturer, Medieval and Early Modern <strong>German</strong><br />

literature, Humboldt-Universität zu Berl<strong>in</strong><br />

PUBLICATIONS<br />

BOOK<br />

Wunder, Spott und Prophetie: Natürliche Narrheit <strong>in</strong> den “Historien <strong>von</strong> Claus Narren.” Frühe<br />

Neuzeit 133. Tüb<strong>in</strong>gen: Max Niemeyer, 2009.<br />

REFEREED BOOK CHAPTERS<br />

“Baron Jakob Paul <strong>von</strong> Gundl<strong>in</strong>g et le Collège du tabac.” In: Savoir ludique. Pratiques de<br />

divertissement et émergence des <strong>in</strong>stitutions littéraires dans l’Europe moderne, eds. Katja<br />

Gvozdeva and Alexandre Stroev. Paris: Honoré Champion 2012 (forthcom<strong>in</strong>g).<br />

“Die spihlende Hand GOttes: Schamlosigkeit und Christusnarrheit im Mittelalter und <strong>in</strong> der<br />

Frühen Neuzeit.” In: Scham und Schamlosigkeit: Grenzverletzungen im Spannungsfeld <strong>von</strong><br />

Dissimulation und Ostentation, eds. Katja Gvozdeva and Hans Rudolf Velten. Berl<strong>in</strong>, New


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York: de Gruyter 2011 (forthcom<strong>in</strong>g).<br />

“Shalom bar Abraham’s Book of Judith <strong>in</strong> Yiddish.” In: <strong>The</strong> sword of Judith. Judith studies<br />

across the discipl<strong>in</strong>es, eds. Kev<strong>in</strong> R. Br<strong>in</strong>e, Elena Ciletti and Henrike Lähnemann.<br />

Cambridge: OpenBook Publishers 2010, p. 127-150. (with Michael Terry)<br />

“‘Wer jm guots thett dem rödet er vbel’: Natürliche Narren im Gebetbuch des Matthäus<br />

Schwarz.” In: Homo debilis: Beh<strong>in</strong>derte—Kranke—Versehrte <strong>in</strong> der Gesellschaft des<br />

Mittelalters, ed. Cordula Nolte. Korb, Remstal: didymos 2009, p. 411-430.<br />

“Glaube am Narrenseil: Claus Narr am ernest<strong>in</strong>ischen Hofe zu Beg<strong>in</strong>n des 16. Jahrhunderts.” In:<br />

Glaube und Macht: Sachsen im Europa der Reformationszeit, eds. Harald Marx and<br />

Cecilie Hollberg. Dresden: Sandste<strong>in</strong>, 2004, p. 298-304.<br />

“Aus den Wunderkammern <strong>in</strong> die Irrenanstalten: Natürliche Hofnarren <strong>in</strong> Mittelalter und Früher<br />

Neuzeit.” In: Kulturwissenschaftliche Perspektiven der Disability Studies, ed. Anne<br />

Waldschmidt. Kassel: bifos, 2003, p. 49-62.<br />

REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES<br />

“Zwischen Kreuzrittern und Sarrazenen: Der jüdische Held <strong>in</strong> Elia Levitas Bovo d’Antona.” In:<br />

<strong>German</strong>isch-Romanische Monatsschrift, Beiheft 44 (forthcom<strong>in</strong>g).<br />

“Über Zwerge, rachitische Ungeheuer und blöds<strong>in</strong>nige Leute lacht man nicht: Zu Karl Friedrich<br />

Flögels Geschichte der Hofnarren <strong>von</strong> 1789.” In: traverse 13 (2006), p. 61-72.<br />

“From Marvels of Nature to Inmates of Asylums: Imag<strong>in</strong>ations of Natural Folly.” In: Disability<br />

Studies Quarterly 26:2 (2006). URL: http://www.dsq-sds.org/article/view/697/874<br />

OTHER ARTICLES<br />

Early Modern Yiddish Readers. Immoderately Addicted to Rhyme? In: Early modern<br />

workshop, Volume 6: Read<strong>in</strong>g across Cultures: <strong>The</strong> Jewish Book and Its Readers <strong>in</strong> the<br />

Early Modern Period, 2009, <strong>The</strong> Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studies at Harvard<br />

University, Cambridge, MA. URL:<br />

http://www.earlymodern.org/workshops/2009/<strong>von</strong><strong>bernuth</strong>/<strong>in</strong>dex.php?pid=99<br />

“‘Dem dot zu drucz und dracz’: Zum Tod im Fastnachtspiel.” In: Narren—Masken—Karneval:<br />

Meisterwerke <strong>von</strong> Dürer bis Kub<strong>in</strong> aus der Düsseldorfer Graphiksammlung “Mensch und<br />

Tod,” ed. Stefanie Knöll. Regensburg: Schnell & Ste<strong>in</strong>er 2009, p. 80-85.<br />

BOOK REVIEWS<br />

Review of Re<strong>in</strong>hart, Max, ed., Early Modern <strong>German</strong> Literature, 1350-1700. H-<strong>German</strong>, H-Net<br />

Reviews. April, 2009. URL: http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=23091<br />

Review of Schumacher, Jutta, ed., Sefer Mishle Shuolim (Buch der Fuchsfabeln) <strong>von</strong> Jakob<br />

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Koppelmann. Zeitschrift für <strong>German</strong>istik New Series 18 (2008), p. 419-420.<br />

Review of Dicke, Gerd and Klaus Grubmüller, eds., Die Gleichzeitigkeit <strong>von</strong> Handschrift und<br />

Buchdruck. Wiesbaden 2003. sehepunkte 4 (2004).<br />

URL: http://www.sehepunkte.historicum.net/2004/10/5680.html<br />

ENCYCLOPEDIA ENTRIES AND NOTES<br />

“Wolfgang Bütner.” In: Frühe Neuzeit 1520-1620. Verfasserlexikon. vol. 1, eds. Jan-Dirk Müller,<br />

Wilhelm Kühlman, Michael Schill<strong>in</strong>g, Johann Anselm Steiger and Friedrich Vollhardt.<br />

Berl<strong>in</strong>: de Gruyter 2011, col. 404-409.<br />

“Fool.” In: Encyclopedia of Disability. Ed. Gary L. Albrecht. London: Sage, 2006, p. 738-740.<br />

“Folly Literature.” In: Encyclopedia of Disability. Ed. Gary L. Albrecht. London: Sage 2006,<br />

p. 1038-1040.<br />

“Der (im-)perfekte Mensch. Zwischen Anthropologie, Ästhetik und <strong>The</strong>rapeutik.” In: Das<br />

Argument 43 (2001), p. 701-702.<br />

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS<br />

“De<strong>in</strong> Gott ist me<strong>in</strong> Gott: Jüdische und christliche Konversionsdialoge <strong>in</strong> frühneuzeitlichen<br />

Auslegungen des Buchs Ruth,” Invited presentation at Zwischen Ereignis und Erzählung:<br />

Konversion als Medium der Selbstbeschreibung <strong>in</strong> Mittelalter und Früher Neuzeit,<br />

Interdiscipl<strong>in</strong>ary conference, Berl<strong>in</strong>, May 9-11, 2012.<br />

“<strong>The</strong> Wise Men of Chelm: Eastern European Jewry’s Favorite Folk Tradition and its Orig<strong>in</strong>s.”<br />

Invited presentation at: Furst Forum lecture, UNC, March 1 2012; YIVO, New York,<br />

March 5, 2012; Hebrew University of Jerusalem, May 2 2012 and Bar Ilan University<br />

May 21 2012.<br />

“Natural Fools: God’s Gift to Humank<strong>in</strong>d.” Presented at the Sixteenth Century<br />

Society and Conference, Montreal. October 14-17, 2010.<br />

“Ayn shmue fun der frume Shoshana.” Presented at the 13th Symposium für Jiddische Studien <strong>in</strong><br />

Deutschland, Düsseldorf. October, 2010.<br />

“Fortunatus. Mediterranean Traveler <strong>in</strong> Early Modern Yiddishland.” Presented at the 9th<br />

Congress of the European Association for Jewish Studies Judaism <strong>in</strong> the Mediterranean<br />

Context, Ravenna, July 25-29, 2010.<br />

“Juden, Narren, Monster - Begegnungen mit dem Wunderbaren.” Invited presentation at the<br />

workshop Konzepte des Wunderbaren, Freie Universität Berl<strong>in</strong>, June 20, 2010.<br />

“Le baron Jakob Paul <strong>von</strong> Gundl<strong>in</strong>g et le Collège du tabac.” Invited presentation at Savoir ludique.<br />

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Pratiques de divertissement et émergence des <strong>in</strong>stitutions littéraires dans l’Europe<br />

moderne, Colloque <strong>in</strong>ternational, Sorbonne, Paris, June 18-19, 2010.<br />

“Der spektrale Konvertit. Konversionsliteratur <strong>in</strong> Mittelalter und Früher Neuzeit.” Workshop at<br />

the research cluster Transformations of Antiquity, Project B 2: Identity <strong>in</strong> Transmutation.<br />

Figures of Metamorphosis and Conversion <strong>in</strong> Ancient, Medieval, and Early Modern<br />

Literature, Berl<strong>in</strong>, May 20, 2010.<br />

“Shared Worlds: <strong>The</strong> Status of Old Yiddish Literature <strong>in</strong> the Early Modern World.” Presented at<br />

the Research Workshop K<strong>in</strong>g’s College London, Centre for Late Antique & Medieval<br />

Studies, University of North <strong>Carol<strong>in</strong>a</strong>, Medieval & Early Modern Studies, London, March<br />

11, 2010.<br />

“Luther <strong>in</strong> Yiddish: Hayyim ben Nathan's book of Judith.” Presented at the <strong>Carol<strong>in</strong>a</strong> Sem<strong>in</strong>ar on<br />

Jewish Studies, February 28, 2010.<br />

“Paulus <strong>von</strong> Prag und se<strong>in</strong>e moderne Nachgeschichte/ Paulus of Prague and his modern legacy.”<br />

Invited presentation at the International conference Leipziger Judentümer: Stadt, Hof und<br />

Universität. Jewish Leipzig: City, Court and University, Leipzig, December 16-18, 2009.<br />

“Shared Worlds: <strong>The</strong> Status of Yiddish <strong>in</strong> Early Modern <strong>German</strong>y.” Presented at the Sixth<br />

Annual <strong>Carol<strong>in</strong>a</strong>-<strong>Duke</strong> <strong>German</strong> Studies Works <strong>in</strong> Progress Forum, December 1, 2009.<br />

“... für der Menschen Augen gleich e<strong>in</strong> Eckel/ Grewel vnd Schewsal: Emotion und Sehen <strong>in</strong><br />

Christoph Irenäus’ ,De Monstris‘.” Presented at the <strong>German</strong> Study Association,<br />

Wash<strong>in</strong>gton, October 8-11, 2009.<br />

“Schaustellungen: Frühneuzeitliche Darstellungen <strong>von</strong> beh<strong>in</strong>derten Menschen im Buch, am Hof<br />

und im Privatmuseum.” Invited presentation at Die Wege zur Kultur – Barrierefreiheit <strong>in</strong><br />

Bibliotheken und Museen, conference at Herzog<strong>in</strong> Anna Amalie library, Weimar, October<br />

1-3, 2009.<br />

“Early Modern Yiddish Readers: Immoderately Addicted to Rhyme?” Presented at History of<br />

Read<strong>in</strong>g across Cultures: <strong>The</strong> Jewish Book and Its Readers <strong>in</strong> Early Modern Europe,<br />

Early modern workshop, Boston, August 23-25, 2009.<br />

“Schamlose Christusnarren.” Presentation at Scham und Schamlosigkeit, Grenzverletzungen im<br />

Spannungsfeld <strong>von</strong> Dissimulation und Ostentation, Interdiscipl<strong>in</strong>ary conference,<br />

Humboldt-Universität, Berl<strong>in</strong>, June 4-6, 2009.<br />

“Luther auf Jiddisch.” Presented at Early Modern Jewish History as Sacred History. Confron-<br />

tation, Exchange, and Transfer, 5th Conference of the Research Cluster „<strong>The</strong> Holy<br />

Roman Empire“, Munich, March 28-30, 2009.<br />

“Christian prayers <strong>in</strong> Yiddish.” Presented at the <strong>German</strong> and Jewish Studies Workshop, Durham,<br />

February 15-17, 2009.<br />

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“Jüdischer Held? Zum Bovo-bukh <strong>von</strong> Elia Levita.” Presented at the conference on Altfranzösi-<br />

sche Chanson de geste im europäischen Kontext, Gött<strong>in</strong>gen, August 14-16, 2008.<br />

“S’iz nit keyn yidishe, s’iz reyn kristlikhe tfiles. Christliche Gebetbücher <strong>in</strong> hebräischer Schrift<br />

vom Beg<strong>in</strong>n des 16. Jahrhunderts aus Augsburg.” Presented at the 10th Symposium für<br />

Jiddische Studien <strong>in</strong> Deutschland, Trier. October, 2007.<br />

“Zwischen Narrenturm und Gebetbuch: Konzeptionen <strong>von</strong> natürlicher Narrheit <strong>in</strong> der Frühen<br />

Neuzeit.” Invited presentation at the conference on Homo debilis: Beh<strong>in</strong>derte –<br />

Kranke – Versehrte <strong>in</strong> der Gesellschaft des Mittelalters. Bremen, September, 2007.<br />

“Christliche Gebete <strong>in</strong> Jiddisch: Das Manuskript Ms. orient. Ag. 31 der Forschungsbibliothek<br />

Gotha.” Presented at the scholars’ colloqium of the Forschungsbibliothek Gotha,<br />

Schloss Friedenste<strong>in</strong>, Gotha. April, 2007.<br />

“Fools are everywhere.” Presented at the 8th Congress of the European Association for Jewish<br />

Studies, Moscow. July, 2006.<br />

POSTER PRESENTATION<br />

„A little <strong>German</strong> prayer book with Hebrew characters“, co-author: Joseph B. Meeks, presented at<br />

the University Research Day, Chapel Hill. March 3, 2009.<br />

OTHER CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES<br />

Co-organizer for conference Zwischen Ereignis und Erzählung. Konversion als Medium der<br />

Selbstbeschreibung <strong>in</strong> Mittelalter und Früher Neuzeit. Interdiscipl<strong>in</strong>ary conference,<br />

Berl<strong>in</strong>, May 10-12, 2012.<br />

Co-organizer for conference Scham und Schamlosigkeit, Grenzverletzungen im Spannungsfeld<br />

<strong>von</strong> Dissimulation und Ostentation, Interdiscipl<strong>in</strong>ary conference, Humboldt-Universität,<br />

Berl<strong>in</strong>, June 4-6, 2009.<br />

POSTDOCTORAL HONORS AND AWARDS<br />

2011/12 Yad Hanadiv Visit<strong>in</strong>g Fellowship <strong>in</strong> Jewish Studies, Israel<br />

2011/12 Vivian Lefsky Hort Memorial Fellowship, YIVO, New York<br />

2011 UNC Junior Faculty Development Grant<br />

2010 UNC MEMS Research Grant<br />

2010 UNC MEMS Conference Travel Award<br />

2010 UNC University Research Council Award<br />

2009 UNC University Research Council Award<br />

2007-2008 Herzog-Ernst Fellowship of the Fritz Thyssen Stiftung<br />

2007 Postdoctoral Fellowship of the Humboldt-Universität zu Berl<strong>in</strong><br />

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TEACHING RECORD<br />

Undergraduate Teach<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Fall 2010 GERM 065: <strong>German</strong> Heroes? (FYS)<br />

GERM 303: Introduction to <strong>German</strong> literature<br />

Spr<strong>in</strong>g 2010 GERM 390: Adaptations of the Past: Literature of the <strong>German</strong> Democratic<br />

Republic<br />

Fall 2009 GERM 089: <strong>German</strong> Heroes? (FYS)<br />

GERM 303: Introduction to <strong>German</strong> literature<br />

Spr<strong>in</strong>g 2009 GERM 303: Introduction to <strong>German</strong> literature<br />

Fall 2008 GERM 303: Introduction to <strong>German</strong> literature<br />

GERM 390: Fools and Laughter<br />

<strong>Graduate</strong> Teach<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Spr<strong>in</strong>g 2010 GERM 825: Travel literature<br />

Spr<strong>in</strong>g 2009 GERM 502: Middle High <strong>German</strong><br />

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