C. J. Johnson, MA
PhD Candidate
Germanic Studies
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About
Charlie Johnson received their MA from UIC in 2021 and is a PhD candidate, TA, and Head TA in the department of Germanic Studies. Charlie has received scholarships such as Robert Kauf Awards For Excellence in Teaching and Research, Goethe Society of North America travel scholarship, Astrida Tantillo “Bridges” scholarship, and a Max Kade fellowship. As a TA, Charlie is committed to practicing inclusivity in the classroom with a focus on linguistic gender inclusivity. While interested in inclusive pedagogy, Charlie's primary field of research is German literary Modernism with a focus on gender and sexuality. Their dissertation topic investigates the centrality of transition and gender ambivalence in the Bildungsroman throughout the long nineteenth century.
Selected Publications
“Gender Ambivalence in Musil’s Törleß” ASA Conference Volume, 2025
“From Society to the Screen: Navigating Non-Binary Inclusion in the German-Language Classroom” Unterrichtspraxis, 2025
Notable Honors
2023-2024, Robert Kauf Award for Research, University of Illinois Chicago
2023, Robert Kauf Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of Illinois Chicago
2020-2023, Bridges Scholarship, University of Illinois Chicago
2019-2020, Max Kade Fellowship, University of Illinois Chicago
2018, Outstanding Service to the Department scholarship, University of Kansas
2016, Engel Study Abroad Scholarship, University of Kansas
Education
MA: University of Illinois Chicago, Germanic Studies 2021
BA: University of Kansas, Germanic Studies 2018
Selected Presentations
Trans/Figurations: Goethe’s “zwitterhaftes Geschöpf” Inclinations Conference, Essen, 2024
“Gender Ambivalence in Musil’s Törleß” ASA Conference, Philadelphia PA, 2024
“Implementing a Gender-Inclusive German Language Curriculum” ACTFL, Chicago, 2023