Submitted by:
Redaktion avldigital.de
Based at Stockholm University, this research programme will run from 2016 until 2021 with the generous support of The Swedish Foundation for Humanities and Social Sciences. Its task is to explore, across numerous languages, how aesthetic values,...
Fields of research
World Literature,
Literary genre,
Aesthetics
Created on:
03.06.2019
Submitted by:
Redaktion avldigital.de
"Tropical Engagements" examines how vernacular languages are incorporated into and impact upon early modern French travel writing from Africa and the Caribbean, by means of lexical inclusions of foreign words and of reported dialogues. The purpose is...
Fields of research
Postcolonial studies,
World Literature,
Multilingualism studies / Interlinguality
and 4 more
Created on:
03.06.2019
Submitted by:
Redaktion avldigital.de
"Wie erzählt Literatur von Flucht und Vertreibung? Wie vom Leben im Exil oder als illegaler Einwanderer in Europa? Wie verarbeiten einzelne Texte die Themen Kulturkonflikt, Fremdheit, Gewalterfahrung und Sprachproblematik?" [Information des...
Fields of research
Postcolonial studies,
World Literature,
Literature and cultural studies
and 4 more
Created on:
22.05.2020
University or institution:
Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
Fields of research:
Literature from North America;
Northern European literature (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland);
Literature from Germany, Austria, Switzerland;
Literature from UK and Ireland;
South Asian literature;
Literary historiography;
Literary theory;
Narratology;
World Literature;
Literature and cultural studies;
Literature and philosophy;
Literature and social and cultural anthropology;
Novel;
Short forms (anecdote, fable, fragment);
travel literature;
Aesthetics;
Rhetoric;
Themes, motifs, thematology;
Literature of the 18th century;
Literature of the 19th century;
Literature of the 20th century;
Literature of the 21st century
Submitted by:
Marie Lindskov Hansen
Special Issue of Life Writing (Autumn 2021) Autofiction and Humour One of the main features of autofictional literature is its so-called ability to “sit on the fence” (Lejeune) and be simultaneously fictional and referential....
Fields of research
World Literature,
Literature and cultural studies,
autobiography
Created on:
13.05.2020
Submitted by:
Redaktion avldigital.de
The Department of French, Francophone & Italian Studies of the University of Kansas invites researchers to submit proposals for the 2021 publication of Chimères , a peer-reviewed Journal of French & Francophone Literatures and Cultures. ...
Fields of research
French literature,
Postcolonial studies,
World Literature
and 2 more
Created on:
05.06.2020
Submitted by:
Redaktion avldigital.de
Der Wert der literarischen Zirkulation Buchprojekt der Research Area 4 des Exzellenzclusters Temporal Communities. Doing Literature in a Global Perspective: „Literary Currencies“ Herausgeber*innen: Michael Gamper, Jutta...
Fields of research
Literary theory,
World Literature
Created on:
12.06.2020
Submitted by:
Rebecca Graß
Fields of research
Writtenness,
World Literature,
Literature and social and cultural anthropology
and 1 more
Created on:
04.06.2020
Submitted by:
Sebastian Schönbeck
Der Masterstudiengang Literaturwissenschaft: Ästhetik Literatur Philosophie befasst sich mit der Analyse des komplexen Zusammenspiels von rhetorischen, ästhetischen, medialen und materiellen Praktiken. Ziel ist die Vermittlung von Ästhetik,...
Fields of research
World Literature,
Interdisciplinarity,
Literature and cultural studies
and 2 more
Created on:
04.03.2020
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
Submitted by:
Redaktion avldigital.de
D'Annunzio s World Literature: Translation and Reception in the Wake of Decadence Congrès de la MLA à Toronto du 7 au 10 janvier 2021 As recent studies have demonstrated, translation was crucial for the development of the...
Fields of research
World Literature,
Translation,
Theory of translation
Created on:
13.03.2020
Submitted by:
Redaktion avldigital.de
Um 1900 proklamiert eine rasche Folge literarischer und künstlerischer Strömungen ihre Modernität. Doch nicht nur der emphatische Traditionsbruch der Avantgarden, sondern auch politische Umbrüche und historische Ereignisse wie der Erste Weltkrieg...
Fields of research
Literary theory,
World Literature,
Literature of the 20th century
Created on:
17.05.2019
Submitted by:
Redaktion avldigital.de
This project aims to structure and to develop the field of World Literature in Portugal, based on two theoretical assumptions: the comparative perspective and the estrangement of reading. It currently develops a set of anthologies (3 vols) on World...
Fields of research
Portugese literature,
Digital Humanities,
World Literature
Created on:
07.06.2019
Submitted by:
Redaktion avldigital.de
Wie erzählt die Welt: Narratologische Perspektiven auf literarische Figuren der Moderne 15. – 16. Juni 2018, Universität zu Köln Literarische Figuren sind von zentraler Bedeutung für das Verstehen fiktionaler Texte. Will man sie für die...
Fields of research
Narratology,
World Literature
Created on:
12.12.2018
Submitted by:
Redaktion avldigital.de
Exploratory Seminar – January 24/25, 2018 Venue : Universität zu Köln, Neuer Senatssaal Organization and Concept: Gesine Müller (Universität zu Köln) Mariano Siskind (Harvard University) A cooperation of: - “Reading...
Fields of research
World Literature
Created on:
12.12.2018
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
Submitted by:
Redaktion avldigital.de
'Invitation to World Literature' is a multimedia series introducing drama, epic poetry, and novels from many times and cultures. Thirteen half-hour videos form the centerpiece of the project, and feature a mix of writers, scholars, artists, and...
Fields of research
World Literature
Created on:
12.12.2018
Submitted by:
Redaktion avldigital.de
'La Révue des Réssources', online seit 1998, ist nach eigenen Angaben eine "revue culturelle pluridisciplinaire (littérature, arts & idées)". Die Überfülle an Angeboten (essayistische Texte, Rezensionen, Interviews, Photographien) mag zunächst...
Fields of research
World Literature,
Intermediality
Created on:
12.12.2018
Submitted by:
Redaktion avldigital.de
Vom 08. bis zum 13. Oktober 2018 wird in der Villa Vigoni ein DFG-Symposion zum Thema „Vergleichende Weltliteraturen“ abgehalten. "Kaum ein literaturwissenschaftliches Konzept hat in den vergangenen zwei Jahrzehnten international so viel neue...
Fields of research
World Literature
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
Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Fakultätssaal im Philosophicum, 6. Dezember 2017 Veranstalter: Prof. Dr. Dieter Lamping Institut für Allgemeine und Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft Gutenberg-Institut für Weltliteratur und...
Fields of research
World Literature,
Literature from Germany, Austria, Switzerland
Created on:
12.12.2018
Submitted by:
Redaktion avldigital.de
Kölner Gespräche zur Weltliteratur 14. November 2017 Ort: Neuer Senatssaal der Universität zu Köln (Hauptgebäude, Albertus-Magnus-Platz) 19:00 Uhr – Einführung Einführung durch Prof. Dr. Gesine Müller (Projektleitung) und die...
Fields of research
World Literature
Created on:
12.12.2018
Submitted by:
Redaktion avldigital.de
Anlässlich der Neueinführung des BA-Studienganges „Komparatistik – Vergleichende Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaft“, der den bereits bestehenden gleichnamigen Masterstudiengang an unserer Universität ergänzt, findet eine Ringvorlesung zum Thema...
Fields of research
Narratology,
Writtenness,
World Literature
and 5 more
Created on:
12.12.2018
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
