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Dr. Roel van den Oever is assistant professor of English literature and American studies at the Faculty of Humanities, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. He holds a ‘doctoraal’ degree, cum laude, in American studies from Radboud University Nijmegen (1997-2001). At Radboud University, he also completed a postgraduate program in philosophy on a Thomas More scholarship (2001-2002). He was a visiting student at the University of Iowa (2001), where he took courses in film theory and queer studies. As a research fellow at the Center for the Humanities, Wesleyan University (2005-2006), he published on the poets Allen Ginsberg and Frank O’Hara. He received his Ph.D. degree, cum laude, from Maastricht University (2007-2011). In 2012, Palgrave Macmillan published his book Mama’s Boy: Momism and Homophobia in Postwar American Culture.
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Research Output 2002 2018
The (Un)bearable Lightness of Sex: [Book review of:] Sex, or the Unbearable by Lauren Berlant and Lee Edelman. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2014. Pp. 168
van den Oever, R. V. J., 2018, In : Criticism. 59, 1, p. 171-174 4 p., 12.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Book/Film/Article review › Academic
The English Patient After All
van den Oever, R. V. J., 2017, Hans Bak: Man of Letters. Mehring, F., Plessius, I., Roza, M. & Visser-Maessen, L. (eds.). p. 107-109 3 p.Research output: Chapter in Book / Report / Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic
Gay Male Literature
van den Oever, R. V. J., 2016, The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Gender and Sexuality Studies. Naples, N. A. (ed.). Hoboken: Wiley Blackwell, 3 p.Research output: Chapter in Book / Report / Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic
Masculinities
van den Oever, R. V. J., 2016, Gender: Sources, Perspectives, and Methodologies. Hoogland, R. C. (ed.). Farmington Hills: Macmillan References USA, p. 181-191 11 p.Research output: Chapter in Book / Report / Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic
Angels in America en het mama-isme
van den Oever, R. V. J., 2015, In : Vooys, tijdschrift voor Letteren. 33, 3, p. 8-17 10 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic
Activities 2002 2018
The Narrator in Comics Narratology
Roel van den Oever (Speaker)17 Nov 2018
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
A Rose by Any Other Name: On Don't Ask, Don't Tell, "Private Romeo," and the Suppression of Names
Roel van den Oever (Speaker)6 Apr 2017
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
22nd Netherlands American Studies Association Amerikanistendag
R.V.J. van den Oever (Organiser)10 Jun 2016
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference › Academic
Digressions (Journal)
R.V.J. van den Oever (Member of editorial board)2015
Activity: Peer review and Editorial work › Editorial work › Academic
Holy Camp, Batman! Deconstructing the Opposition Between Seriousness and Silliness in the Batman Universe
M. van Kreij (Speaker), R.V.J. van den Oever (Speaker)3 Jul 2015
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic