University or institution:
University of Oxford
Fields of research:
Literature from North America;
Literature from UK and Ireland;
Italian literature;
Literary theory;
Poststructuralism;
World Literature;
Literature and other forms of art;
Literature and psychoanalysis/psychology;
Literature and philosophy;
Literature and visual studies;
Intermediality;
Poetics;
Lyric poetry;
Elegy;
Aesthetics;
Literature of the Middle Ages (6th-13th century);
Literature of the Early modern period (14th and 15th century);
Literature of the 20th century;
Literature of the 21st century
University or institution:
Bergische Universität Wuppertal (BUW)
Fields of research:
Literature from Germany, Austria, Switzerland;
Italian literature;
South Asian literature;
Literary theory;
Narratology;
World Literature;
Literature and visual studies;
Intermediality;
Novella;
Rhetoric;
Literature of the Early modern period (14th and 15th century);
Literature of the 20th century
University or institution:
Technische Universität Chemnitz (TUC)
Fields of research:
Literature from North America;
Literature from Germany, Austria, Switzerland;
Literature from UK and Ireland;
French literature;
Spanish literature;
East Asian literature;
Literary theory;
Hermeneutics;
Reader-response criticism;
Gender Studies/Queer Studies;
Postcolonial studies;
Narratology;
World Literature;
Multilingualism studies / Interlinguality;
Interdisciplinarity;
Literature and cultural studies;
Game Studies;
Intermediality;
Poetics;
Narrative;
Translation;
Literature of antiquity (until 5th century A.D.);
Literature of the 21st century
University or institution:
Universität Wien
Fields of research:
Literature from North America;
Ibero-American literature (incl. Caribbean);
Portugese literature;
Literature from Sub-Saharan Africa;
Postcolonial studies;
World Literature;
Multilingualism studies / Interlinguality;
Literature and media studies;
Lyric poetry;
Comic;
Literature of the 20th century;
Literature of the 21st century
University or institution:
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Fields of research:
Ibero-American literature (incl. Caribbean);
French literature;
Digital Humanities;
Literary theory;
Deconstruction;
Postcolonial studies;
Media studies;
World Literature;
Literature and other forms of art;
Literature and psychoanalysis/psychology;
Literature and cultural studies;
Literature and philosophy;
Aesthetics;
Rhetoric;
Rhetorical figure (allegory, symbol, metaphor);
Theory of translation;
Literature of the 19th century;
Literature of the 20th century
University or institution:
Ain Shams Universität
Fields of research:
Literature from Germany, Austria, Switzerland;
North African literature;
Literature from Sub-Saharan Africa;
Near Eastern literature;
Feminist studies;
Gender Studies/Queer Studies;
Postcolonial studies;
Narratology;
World Literature;
Interdisciplinarity;
Literature and other forms of art;
Literature and psychoanalysis/psychology;
Literature and sociology;
Literature and law;
Literature and cultural studies;
Literature and philosophy;
Literature and natural science;
Literature and media studies;
Novel;
Narrative;
Short prose;
Folk literature;
Children's and young adult literature;
Formula literature;
The fictional;
Translation;
Theory of translation;
Literature of the 20th century
University or institution:
Leibniz-Zentrum für Literatur- und Kulturforschung Berlin (ZfL)
Fields of research:
Literature from Germany, Austria, Switzerland;
Literary theory;
Hermeneutics;
World Literature;
Interdisciplinarity;
Literature and cultural studies;
Literature and theology/study of religions;
Prose;
Essay;
Diary;
Domestic drama;
The fictional;
Aesthetics;
Rhetoric;
Literature of the 17th century;
Literature of the 18th century;
Literature of the 19th century;
Literature of the 20th century
University or institution:
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Fields of research:
Literature from Germany, Austria, Switzerland;
French literature;
Digital Humanities;
Literary historiography;
Hermeneutics;
Structuralism;
New Criticism;
Reader-response criticism;
Media studies;
Oral poetry / Orality;
World Literature;
Multilingualism studies / Interlinguality;
Literature and law;
Literature and publishing/booktrade;
Literature and social and cultural anthropology;
Literature and media studies;
Poetics;
Literary genre;
Lyric poetry;
Elegy;
Sonett;
Epic poetry;
Prose;
Novel;
Narrative;
Short forms (anecdote, fable, fragment);
autobiography;
travel literature;
Tragedy;
Domestic drama;
Folk literature;
Digital literature;
Aesthetics;
Rhetoric;
Rhetorical figure (allegory, symbol, metaphor);
Themes, motifs, thematology;
Translation;
Theory of translation;
Literature of the 17th century;
Literature of the 18th century;
Literature of the 19th century;
Literature of the 20th century
University or institution:
Universität zu Köln
Fields of research:
Literature from North America;
Literature from Germany, Austria, Switzerland;
Literature from UK and Ireland;
Didactics of Literature;
Literary theory;
Poststructuralism;
Deconstruction;
Ecocriticism;
Narratology;
World Literature;
Multilingualism studies / Interlinguality;
Interdisciplinarity;
Literature and other forms of art;
Literature and psychoanalysis/psychology;
Literature and cultural studies;
Literature and philosophy;
Literature and natural science;
Poetics;
Prose;
Novel;
Narrative;
Diary;
Drama;
Aesthetics;
Themes, motifs, thematology;
Literature of the 18th century;
Literature of the 19th century;
Literature of the 20th century
University or institution:
Colgate University
Fields of research:
Textual criticism, editing, codicology;
Hermeneutics;
World Literature;
Literature and other forms of art;
Literature and theology/study of religions;
Literature and philosophy;
Poetics;
Literary genre;
Elegy;
Essay;
Aesthetics;
Rhetoric;
Themes, motifs, thematology;
Literature from Germany, Austria, Switzerland;
Literature from UK and Ireland;
French literature;
Italian literature;
Literature of antiquity (until 5th century A.D.);
Literature of the 18th century;
Literature of the 20th century
University or institution:
Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
Fields of research:
Textual criticism, editing, codicology;
Literary historiography;
Literary theory;
Hermeneutics;
Structuralism;
Poststructuralism;
Deconstruction;
Feminist studies;
Gender Studies/Queer Studies;
Oral poetry / Orality;
Writtenness;
World Literature;
Interdisciplinarity;
Literature and psychoanalysis/psychology;
Literature and sociology;
Literature and philosophy;
Literature and social and cultural anthropology;
Poetics;
Literary genre;
Prose;
Drama;
Aesthetics;
Rhetoric;
Rhetorical figure (allegory, symbol, metaphor);
Themes, motifs, thematology;
Literature from Germany, Austria, Switzerland;
French literature;
Literature of antiquity (until 5th century A.D.);
Literature of the Early modern period (14th and 15th century);
Literature of the 18th century;
Literature of the 20th century
University or institution:
Universität Paderborn
Fields of research:
Gender Studies/Queer Studies;
Media studies;
World Literature;
Interdisciplinarity;
Literature and other forms of art;
Literature and psychoanalysis/psychology;
Literature and cultural studies;
Literature and visual studies;
Literature and social and cultural anthropology;
Literature and media studies;
Intermediality;
Poetics;
Prose;
Short prose;
Short forms (anecdote, fable, fragment);
travel literature;
Literature of the 18th century;
Literature of the 19th century;
Literature of the 20th century
University or institution:
Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (JGU)
Fields of research:
Literature from North America;
Literature from Germany, Austria, Switzerland;
Literature from UK and Ireland;
French literature;
Italian literature;
Spanish literature;
Eastern European literature (Baltic States, Russia, Ukraine);
Eastern Middle European literature (Poland, Slowakia, Czech Republic, Hungary);
South Eastern European literature (Albania, Balkans, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey);
Literary historiography;
Literary theory;
World Literature;
Multilingualism studies / Interlinguality;
Interdisciplinarity;
Literature and law;
Poetics;
Lyric poetry;
Rhetoric;
Rhetorical figure (allegory, symbol, metaphor);
Translation;
Theory of translation;
Literature of the 19th century;
Literature of the 20th century
University or institution:
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)
Fields of research:
Literature from Germany, Austria, Switzerland;
Literature from UK and Ireland;
French literature;
North African literature;
Literature from Sub-Saharan Africa;
Literary theory;
Postcolonial studies;
Oral poetry / Orality;
World Literature;
Literature and natural science;
Literature and geography/cartography;
Prose;
Novel;
Novella;
Narrative;
Short prose;
Fairy tale/Literary fairy tale;
travel literature;
Essay;
Literature of the 20th century
University or institution:
Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB)
Fields of research:
Literature from Germany, Austria, Switzerland;
French literature;
Spanish literature;
Literary theory;
Hermeneutics;
Structuralism;
Poststructuralism;
New Criticism;
Deconstruction;
New Historicism;
Reader-response criticism;
World Literature;
Interdisciplinarity;
Literature and other forms of art;
Literature and cultural studies;
Literature and philosophy;
Literature and natural science;
Poetics;
Literary genre;
Lyric poetry;
Prose;
Non-fictional literature;
Drama;
The fictional;
Aesthetics;
Rhetoric;
Themes, motifs, thematology;
Theory of translation;
Literature of the 16th century;
Literature of the 17th century;
Literature of the 18th century;
Literature of the 19th century;
Literature of the 20th century
