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Start-up Grants (CHF 32,000)

The Doctoral Program in Literary Studies of the University of Basel calls for applications for two one-year start-up grants of CHF 32,000.

[Translate to English:] Naharaim
/ News, Research, People

Former DPL member Judith Müller is (co-)editor of two special issues in the field of Jewish literary studies

Naharaim. Journal of German-Jewish Literature and Cultural History 18,2. Special Issue. Encounters between Hebrew and German: Literary Cross-Cultural Relations 1900-2024. Edited by Judith Müller To the publisher's website Between…

[Translate to English:] Wallstein Verlag
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Tina Sommavilla veröffentlicht "Andere Zustände"

DPL-Absolventin Tina Sommavilla veröffentlicht ihre Monographie zu Psychopathologie, Primitivismus und Mystik bei Kubin, Broch und Musil, die sie im Rahmen des DPL als Dissertation geschrieben hat.

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New Coordinator: Tim Hofmann

Tim Hofmann takes over the coordination office on April 1, 2025.

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Start-up Grant (CHF 30,000)

The Doctoral Program in Literary Studies of the University of Basel calls for applications for a one-year start-up grant of CHF 30,000.

Tim Hofmann: Quadraturen des Staunens
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Tim Hofmann veröffentlicht "Quadraturen des Staunens"

DPL-Absolvent Tim Hofmann veröffentlicht seine Monographie zu Episteme, Rhetorik und Performanz bei Ludwig Wittgenstein, die er im Rahmen des DPL als Dissertation geschrieben hat.

Jean Pauls Theorie der Prosa

Aktuelle und frühere DPL-Mitglieder publizieren zu Jean Pauls Theorie der Prosa

Gratulation an die DPL-Mitglieder Nicolas Fink und Emmanuel Heman, sowie den Absolvent:innen Jodok Trösch und Sina Dell'Anno zu ihrem gemeinsam mit Prof. Dr. Ralf Simon veröffentlichtem Buch!

[Translate to English:] Thauma(u)topoiesis
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Micha Huff publishes "Thauma(u)topoiesis"

Congratulations to Micha Huff on the publication of his book written as part of the Doctoral Program in Literary Studies: Thauma(u)topoiesis: Das Wunderbare und die narrative Refiguration im Roman (Wieland, Tieck, Goethe) (Brill-Verlag,…

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Call: Start-up Grant (CHF 30K)

The Doctoral Program calls for applications for a one-year start-up grant.

Four new books
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Four new books: Congratulations, Lucas Knierzinger, Daniel Lüthi, Thibault Martinetti, and Clea Wanner!

Four graduates of the Doctoral Program publish their works which they wrote at the University of Basel.

Upcoming Events

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Past Events

12 Dec 2025
Time: 18:30

Location: Hirscheneck Basel

Events, Other events

DPL Christmas Party

This year, the DPL Christmas party will once again be held at the "Hirscheneck". It will start at 6:30 p.m.
28 Nov 2025
Time: 17:30

Location: Cargobar (St. Johanns-Rheinweg 46)

Events, Other events

DPL-Stammtisch

For the first DPL-‘Stammtisch’, we will meet on 28 November at 5:30 p.m. at the Cargobar. All DPL members are warmly invited to come and chat with each other in a relaxed atmosphere.
17 Oct 2025 - 18 Oct 2025
Time: 13:00  - 17:48

Location: Münchenwiler

DPL Retreat

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This year's DPL retreat will be held at Schloss Münchenwiler.
26 Jul 2025 - 02 Aug 2025

Location: Anzère (Wallis)

Events, Workshop, Continuing Education, Other events

DPL Writing Retreat

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This year's DPL writing retreat took place in Anzère in August. Around ten members of the doctoral programme gathered in the mountain air of Valais to spend a week working intensively on their respective dissertation projects. In addition…
28 May 2025
Time: 17:30

Location: Courtyard Deutsches Seminar (Nadelberg 4)

Other events

DPL-BBQ

Barbecue - Talks - Cold drinks
20 May 2025
Time: 14:15

Location: Kollegienhaus, Petersplatz 1, Hörsaal 117

Organizer: Italianistik Uni Basel

Public event, Guest lecture / Talk

"Double books, Native point of view & Co-authorship. Anthropology & Literature in the 20th and 21st centuries."

Debaene guest lecture
Guest lecture Prof. Dr. Vincent Debaene (Université de Genève). Within the framework of the course “Literature and Anthropology: a strange affair?” di Gabriele Bucchi
19 May 2025
Time: 12:00  - 18:30

Location: Kollegienhaus, Seminarraum 212

Other events

Study an Networking Day

Talk and Diskussion with Adrian Daub (Stanford)
09 Apr 2025
Time: 18:15  - 21:00

Location: Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 001

Organizer: Bony Flückiger

Public event

Los fantasmas de la historia: la novela "El año en que nació el demonio"

Conversatorio con el escritor Santiago Roncagliolo
28 Mar 2025
Time: 18:30  - 22:00

Location: Courtyard/cellar German Seminar

Farewell lecture, Other events

Hello, Goodbye

Deutsches Seminar
Welcome event for Tim Hofmann, goodbye event for Christian Hänggi.
10 Oct 2024 - 11 Oct 2024
Time: 14:00  - 17:45

Location: Kollegienhaus, Aula 120

Congress / Conference / Symposium

Entre lo Social y lo Digital

Encuentro de Jóvenes Investigadores del Hispanismo Suizo 2024

Doctoral Program in Literary Studies | University of Basel | Dr. Tim Hofmann | Nadelberg 4, Büro 202 | 4051 Basel dpl.dslw.unibas.ch, dok-lit@unibas.ch

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