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:
Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
Fields of research:
Literature from Germany, Austria, Switzerland;
French literature;
Italian literature;
Postcolonial studies;
Literature and other forms of art;
Literature and philosophy;
Literature and music/sound studies;
Intermediality;
Novel;
Comic;
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:
Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
Fields of research:
Eastern European literature (Baltic States, Russia, Ukraine);
Eastern Middle European literature (Poland, Slowakia, Czech Republic, Hungary);
Literature from Sub-Saharan Africa;
Literary theory;
Postcolonial studies;
World Literature;
Literature and other forms of art;
Literature and cultural studies;
Literature and social and cultural anthropology;
Literature and media studies;
Intermediality;
Prose
University or institution:
Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
Fields of research:
Literature from Germany, Austria, Switzerland;
Literature from UK and Ireland;
Literary theory;
Reader-response criticism;
Postcolonial studies;
Narratology;
World Literature;
Multilingualism studies / Interlinguality;
Literature and cultural studies;
Literature and social and cultural anthropology;
Literature and geography/cartography;
Intermediality;
Prose;
autobiography;
Children's and young adult literature;
Translation;
Theory of translation
University or institution:
Universität Duisburg-Essen (UDE)
Fields of research:
Literature from the Benelux Countries;
Literature from Germany, Austria, Switzerland;
Literature from Sub-Saharan Africa;
Digital Humanities;
Literary historiography;
Literary theory;
Structuralism;
Poststructuralism;
Postcolonial studies;
Media studies;
Multilingualism studies / Interlinguality;
Interdisciplinarity;
Literature and cultural studies;
Literature and publishing/booktrade;
Literature and media studies;
Game Studies;
Intermediality;
Literature of the 19th century;
Literature of the 20th century
University or institution:
Universität Wien
Fields of research:
French literature;
North African literature;
Postcolonial studies;
Literature and cultural studies;
Novel;
autobiography;
Literature of the 20th century
University or institution:
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) / Université Libre de Bruxelles
Fields of research:
Literature from Germany, Austria, Switzerland;
Literary theory;
Postcolonial studies;
World Literature;
Multilingualism studies / Interlinguality;
Interdisciplinarity;
Prose;
Drama;
Literature of the 19th century;
Literature of the 20th century
University or institution:
Ghent University (UGent)
Fields of research:
Northern European literature (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland);
Literature from the Benelux Countries;
Literature from Germany, Austria, Switzerland;
Literary historiography;
Literary theory;
Poststructuralism;
Feminist studies;
Gender Studies/Queer Studies;
Postcolonial studies;
Multilingualism studies / Interlinguality;
Interdisciplinarity;
Literature and other forms of art;
Literature and cultural studies;
Literature and theology/study of religions;
Literature and philosophy;
Literature and visual studies;
Intermediality;
autobiography;
travel literature;
Children's and young adult literature;
Themes, motifs, thematology;
Literature of the 19th century;
Literature of the 20th century
University or institution:
Aristoteleio Panepistēmio Thessalonikēs (APTH) / Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki
Fields of research:
Ibero-American literature (incl. Caribbean);
Literature from Germany, Austria, Switzerland;
French literature;
Spanish literature;
Portugese literature;
North African literature;
Literature from Sub-Saharan Africa;
Postcolonial studies;
Ecocriticism;
World Literature;
Multilingualism studies / Interlinguality;
Literature and sociology;
Literature and cultural studies;
Novel;
Formula literature;
Themes, motifs, thematology;
Literature of the 16th century;
Literature of the 17th century
University or institution:
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)
Fields of research:
Literature from North America;
Literature from Germany, Austria, Switzerland;
French literature;
North African literature;
Literature from Sub-Saharan Africa;
Literary theory;
Poststructuralism;
Deconstruction;
New Historicism;
Feminist studies;
Gender Studies/Queer Studies;
Postcolonial studies;
Writtenness;
World Literature;
Literature and psychoanalysis/psychology;
autobiography;
Literature of the Early modern period (14th and 15th century);
Literature of the 16th century;
Literature of the 18th century;
Literature of the 19th century
University or institution:
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)
Fields of research:
Literature from Germany, Austria, Switzerland;
French literature;
Spanish literature;
North African literature;
Literary theory;
Poststructuralism;
Deconstruction;
Postcolonial studies;
Narratology;
World Literature;
Literature and sociology;
Literature and law;
Literature and geography/cartography;
Prose;
Novel;
travel literature;
Literature of the 20th century
University or institution:
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
Fields of research:
Literature from North America;
Literature from Germany, Austria, Switzerland;
Literature from UK and Ireland;
Literary theory;
New Historicism;
Gender Studies/Queer Studies;
Postcolonial studies;
Media studies;
Literature and other forms of art;
Literature and cultural studies;
Literature and visual studies;
Literature and natural science;
Literature and geography/cartography;
Literature and media studies;
Intermediality;
Literature of the 20th century
University or institution:
Universität Osnabrück (UOS)
Fields of research:
Literature from UK and Ireland;
South Asian literature;
Literary historiography;
Postcolonial studies;
Literature and cultural studies;
Lyric poetry;
Epic poetry;
Prose;
Novel;
Fairy tale/Literary fairy tale;
autobiography;
travel literature;
Essay;
Drama;
Children's and young adult literature;
Digital literature;
Rhetoric;
Rhetorical figure (allegory, symbol, metaphor);
Themes, motifs, thematology;
Literature of the 16th century;
Literature of the 19th century;
Literature of the 20th century
University or institution:
Universität Erfurt
Fields of research:
Literature from North America;
Literature from Germany, Austria, Switzerland;
Literature from UK and Ireland;
French literature;
Literary historiography;
Literary theory;
Hermeneutics;
Structuralism;
Poststructuralism;
New Criticism;
Deconstruction;
New Historicism;
Postcolonial studies;
Media studies;
Narratology;
Writtenness;
Interdisciplinarity;
Literature and other forms of art;
Literature and law;
Literature and cultural studies;
Literature and theology/study of religions;
Literature and philosophy;
Literature and visual studies;
Literature and music/sound studies;
Literature and media studies;
Intermediality;
Poetics;
Lyric poetry;
Novel;
Novella;
Narrative;
Short prose;
Non-fictional literature;
autobiography;
travel literature;
Essay;
Letter;
Diary;
Drama;
Digital literature;
The fictional;
Aesthetics;
Rhetoric;
Rhetorical figure (allegory, symbol, metaphor);
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 Innsbruck
Fields of research:
South Eastern European literature (Albania, Balkans, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey);
Literary theory;
Hermeneutics;
Structuralism;
Poststructuralism;
New Criticism;
Deconstruction;
New Historicism;
Empirical Aesthetics;
Reader-response criticism;
Feminist studies;
Gender Studies/Queer Studies;
Postcolonial studies;
Ecocriticism;
Media studies;
Literature and other forms of art;
Literature and cultural studies;
Literature and publishing/booktrade;
Literature and social and cultural anthropology;
Literature and geography/cartography;
Literature and media studies;
Intermediality;
Prose;
The fictional;
Aesthetics;
Rhetoric;
Literature of the 20th century
University or institution:
Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg (MLU)
Fields of research:
Literature from North America;
Literature from Germany, Austria, Switzerland;
French literature;
Italian literature;
Eastern Middle European literature (Poland, Slowakia, Czech Republic, Hungary);
Literature from Sub-Saharan Africa;
Literary theory;
Postcolonial studies;
World Literature;
Literature and sociology;
Literature and cultural studies;
travel literature;
Literature of antiquity (until 5th century A.D.);
Literature of the 17th century;
Literature of the 18th century;
Literature of the 19th century;
Literature of the 20th century
University or institution:
Leibniz-Zentrum für Literatur- und Kulturforschung Berlin (ZfL)
Fields of research:
Literature from North America;
Literature from Germany, Austria, Switzerland;
Italian literature;
Postcolonial studies;
Literature and cultural studies;
Literature and philosophy;
Intermediality;
Prose;
Novel;
Themes, motifs, thematology;
Literature of the 20th century
Submitted by:
Redaktion avldigital.de
Programme (Last updated 15.09.2017) Monday, 18.09.2017 10:00-11:00 Uhr – Registration (ZHSG, Room 2.013 – this is where all sessions will take place) 11:00-12:00 Uhr – Official Welcome 12:00-12:30 Uhr – Fingerfood &...
Fields of research
Postcolonial studies
Created on:
12.12.2018
Submitted by:
Redaktion avldigital.de
Promotionsstelle (EG 13 TV-L, 65%) im Forschungsprojekt Transatlantische Ideenzirkulation und Ideentransformation An der UNIVERSITÄT HALLE-WITTEMBERG ist im Rahmen des DFG-Forschungsprojekts Transatlantische Ideenzirkulation und...
Fields of research
Ibero-American literature (incl. Caribbean),
Postcolonial studies
Created on:
12.12.2018
Submitted by:
Redaktion avldigital.de
This is a survey of the main trends in twentieth-century literary theory. Lectures will provide background for the readings and explicate them where appropriate, while attempting to develop a coherent overall context that incorporates philosophical...
Fields of research
Literary theory,
Hermeneutics,
Structuralism
and 7 more
Created on:
12.12.2018
Submitted by:
Redaktion avldigital.de
Am Centre for Cultural, Literary and Postcolonial Studies (CCLPS) der Londoner SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies) stellt der Komparatistik Aamir R. Mufti heute Abend sein neues Buch Forget English: Orientalisms and World Literatures vor: ...
Fields of research
Postcolonial studies,
World Literature
Created on:
12.12.2018
Submitted by:
Redaktion avldigital.de
How do we conceptualise ‘the human’ in a posthuman era? What is the research object of the ‘humanities’ if the contours of the human can no longer be neatly delineated? How can we rework ‘humanist’ approaches to (world) literature at a time when...
Fields of research
Postcolonial studies,
World Literature
Created on:
12.12.2018
Submitted by:
Redaktion avldigital.de
Geisteswissenschaften entwerfen ... Allen mittelfristig drängenden Problemen der Menschheit sind zwei Dinge gemein: Sie lassen sich nicht auf lokaler, sondern nur auf globaler Ebene behandeln, und sie können nicht von nur einer...
Fields of research
Postcolonial studies,
Ecocriticism,
Interdisciplinarity
and 1 more
Created on:
12.12.2018
