Curriculum Vitae
Oanca Monica
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Born: 24th August 1972, in Brasov, Romania
Married: 19th January 1997, with Daniel Oanca
Children: Nicolae (1998), Cecilia (2000), Cristiana (2005)
Email: monicaoanca@yahoo.com
Telephone: 0755121567
WORK EXPERIENCE
2014 – present: Lecturer – Teaching English language in the Department of Modern Languages in the Faculty of
Foreign Languages and Literatures, at the University of Bucharest
2012 – 2014: Lecturer – Teaching English Literature and Civilization in the Department of Biblical and Historical
Theology and Philology at the Faculty of Orthodox Theology at the University of Bucharest
2003 – 2012: Assistant – Teaching English Language at the Faculty of Orthodox Theology, University of
Bucharest
2001-2003 Junior Assistant – Teaching English Language at the Faculty of Orthodox Theology, University of
Bucharest
1999-2000 Teaching English Language at Christian University “Dimitrie Cantemir”, Bucharest.
EDUCATION
AND TRAINING
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1986-1990 “Sfântul Sava” National College, Bucharest
1990-1995 The Faculty of Physics, University of Bucharest, specialised on Biophysics, (dissertation on: The
Structure of the DNA and Its Properties)
1994-1998 The Faculty of Orthodox Theology, University of Bucharest, specialised in English literature (the
dissertation on George Herbert – the Poet-Parson.
2001-2002 Master’s Degree in British Cultural Studies, the dissertation on: Everyman – Images of Death in Late
Medieval Times.
2004 – 2011 Doctoral studies in philology (May 2011 – the dissertation on The Castle in English Medieval
Society)
PERSONAL SKILLS
Mother tongue(s)
Romanian
Other language(s)
UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING
Listening
Reading Spoken interaction
C2
C2
C2
B2
B2
B2
B2
B2
B2
English
French
Italian
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WRITING
Spoken production
C2
B2
B2
C2
B1
B1
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PUBLICATIONS
I. Translations – The Guide of the Peasant Museum (Ghidul Muzeului Ţăranului Român), 2006
– Four chapters of the volume Orthodox Theology in the 20th Century and early 21st
Century. A Romanian Orthodox Perspective, Basilica Printing Press, 2013
II. Books
1.
Visions of Salvation in Late Medieval English Literature, co-author Martin Potter, University of Bucharest
Press, 2009.
2.
Castelul în Anglia Medievală. Paradigmele și funcțiile lui politice, sociale, economice și culturale, Ars
Docendi Press, 2011.
3.
English for Students in Theology – co-author Maria Băncilă, University of Bucharest Press, 2014.
III. Articles
1. „The Hidden in the Medieval Castle: A Study of a Mental Configuration”, in The Secret and the Known,
University of Bucharest Review. A Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies, Vol. VI, no.3/2004, Editura
Universităţii din Bucureşti, p. 92-105
2. „Julian de Norwich and Her Time: Mental Configurations of God in Revelation of Divine Love by Julian
of Norwich”, in The Journal of the Faculty of Orthodox Theology, University of Bucharest, 2005, p. 453469
3. „The Configuration of Paradise in English Medieval Thought: A Physical Place versus a Spiritual
Expectation”, în Timp şi spaţiu. O abordare din perspectiva ştiinţelor umaniste, University of Bucharest
Press, 2006, pg.262-273
4. „The Relations between King and Church in Post-Conquest Medieval England”, in The Journal of the
Faculty of Orthodox Theology, University of Bucharest, 2006, p.685-695
5. „The Knight Errant and the Castellan: Two Faces/Phases of Nobility”, in Identity and Alterity:Geographies
of the Mind, University of Bucharest Review. A Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies, Vol. IX,
no.2/2007, Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti, p.103-110
6. “Medieval Mental Configuration of the Town and the Castle”, in The Journal of the Faculty of Orthodox
Theology, University of Bucharest,, 2007, p.549-558
7. “The Construction of the Mystic Self: The Book of Margery Kempe.”, in Writing the Self. Modes of SelfPortrayal in the Cultural Text, University of Bucharest Review. A Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies
Vol. X, Nr. 1/2008.
8. „ Biblical Inspiration in the Medieval Work The Cloud of the Unknowing”, in The Journal of the Faculty
of Orthodox Theology, University of Bucharest, 2008, p. 255-265.
9. “Looking at Castles: Durability and Change in the Perception of the Castle”, in Durability and Transience.
Cultural Borders of Temporality. University of Bucharest Review. A Journal of Literary and Cultural
Studies, volume XI, Nr. 2/ 2009.
10. “The Sweetness of Divine Revelation as it was recorded by Julian of Norwich”, in The Journal of the
Faculty of Orthodox Theology, University of Bucharest,, 2009, p.723-736.
11. “Religious Instruction in the Cloud of Unknowing”, in Cultură şi religie. Statutul Religiei şi instrucţia
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şcolară, Bucureşti, Ed. Universitaţii din Bucureşti, 2009.
12. “Richard II. From Chronicle to Drama”, in Genres and Historicity. The Poetics and Politics of Genre, in
University of Bucharest Review. A Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies, volume XI, Nr. 2/ 2009, p. 8998.
13. “Religious Interpretations of the Castle in English Medieval Literature, in The Journal of the Faculty of
Orthodox Theology, University of Bucharest, 2010, p. 521-534.
14. “Discourse on Pilgrimage in Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales and Margery Kempe’s The Book of
Margery Kempe”, in Text și discurs religios, Nr.4/2012, Editura Universității „Alexandru Ioan Cuza”,
2012, p.403-413.
15. “Conflict and Reconciliation between King Stephen and the English Church”, in The Journal of the
Faculty of Orthodox Theology, University of Bucharest,, 2012, p. 525-537.
16. ”Christian Time as Perceived by Margery Kempe” in Analele Universității București, Limbi și Literaturi
Străine, București, Editura Universității București, Nr. 2/2012, p. 171-181.
17. ”The Wisdom of Evelyn Waugh’s Helena: The Conversation with the Wandering Jew as a Test”, in The
Journal of the Faculty of Orthodox Theology, University of Bucharest, 2013, p. 447-456.
18. “Taming Nature in The Luttrell Psalter”, in (M)other Nature? Inscriptions, Locations, Revolutions,
University of Bucharest Review. A Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies, Vol. IV (Vol. II – new series)
no.2, 2012. p. 45-54.
19. ”Rediscovering Evelyn Waugh’s Helena: an Orthodox Approach”, Text și discurs religios, nr. 5/2013,
Editura Universității „Alexandru Ioan Cuza”, p. 387-396.
20. “Richard Rolle’s Fire of Love between Image and Reality”, Language and Literature: European
Landmarks of Identity, University of Pitesti Press, 2013. p. 156-163.
21. “Remembering God as a Way of Life in The Book of Margery Kempe and Richard Rolle's The Fire Of
Love”, University of Bucharest Review. Literary and Cultural Studies, No. 02/2013, Bucharest University
Press, p. 28-37.
22. “Transforming versus Escaping Reality in Marie de France’s Lanval”, Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
Newcastle, 2015, p. 446-457.
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