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23 Jan 2024 / News, Studies, People

Looking Back: Beastly Writing: Animal Representations in Changing Literature

Sarah Bourdely Brämer and Michaela Frey look back on the pilot of a Bachelor's course on the literary representation of animals, which they led in the fall semester 2023.

04 Jan 2024 / Research, Doctorate/PhD, People

Jérôme Laubner appointed Maître de conférences at Montpellier, publishes "Vénus malade"

Dr. Jérôme Laubner has been appointed lecturer at the University Paul-Valéry of Montpellier in September 2023. His dissertation "Vénus malade", written when he was a member of the DPL, was published by Droz in November 2023.

06 Dec 2023

Sina Dell'Anno receives Faculty Prize

The graduate of the Doctoral Program in Literary Studies is honored for her dissertation.

13 Sep 2023

Start-up Grants, CHF 30,000 each: Call for Applications

The Doctoral Program in Literary Studies of the University of Basel calls for applications for two one-year start-up grants of CHF 30,000 start: 1 April 2024).

18 Jul 2023 / Research, Doctorate/PhD, People

Jodok Trösch's "Wildes Übersetzen" published

Dr. Jodok Trösch develops a theory of wild translation and describes procedures of translation used as a generative mechanism to produce independent literary texts. "Wildes Übersetzen. Zu Theorie und Geschichte eines literarischen…

29 Jun 2023 / Studies, People

Beastly Writing: DPL Members Teach Course About Literary Representation of Animals

The pilot event in the fall 2023 semester is funded by the Doctoral Program in Literary Studies.

20 Jun 2023 / Research, Doctorate/PhD, People

Sina Dell'Anno's "satura - Monstrous Writing in Antiquity and Enlightenment" is published

In her dissertation written as a member of the Doctoral Program in Literary Studies, alumna Dr. Sina Dell'Anno examined the textual tradition of "satura." Now her work has been published in the series "Theory of Prose" by De Gruyter Verlag.

26 Apr 2023 / Research, Doctorate/PhD, People

Lea Liese's "Mediologie der Anekdote" published

In her dissertation, "Mediology of the Anecdote," written as part of the Doctoral Program in Literary Studies, alumna Dr. Lea Liese examines the anecdotal as a mode of writing and storytelling.

13 Feb 2023 / Studies, Doctorate/PhD

Recommended Courses Spring Semester 2023

New course recommendations online.

02 Feb 2023 / Research, Doctorate/PhD

New Start-up Grants, CHF 30,000 each

The Doctoral Program in Literary Studies of the University of Basel calls for applications for two one-year start-up grants of CHF 30,000 start: 1 October 2023).

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Past Events

17 Oct 2025 - 18 Oct 2025

13:00 - 17:48

Münchenwiler

DPL Retreat

This year's DPL retreat will be held at Schloss Münchenwiler.

26 Jul 2025 - 02 Aug 2025

Anzère (Wallis)

Events, Workshop, Continuing Education, Other events

DPL Writing Retreat

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

17:30

Courtyard Deutsches Seminar (Nadelberg 4)

Other events

DPL-BBQ

Barbecue - Talks - Cold drinks

20 May 2025

14:15

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."

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

12:00 - 18:30

Kollegienhaus, Seminarraum 212

Other events

Study an Networking Day

Talk and Diskussion with Adrian Daub (Stanford)

09 Apr 2025

18:15 - 21:00

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

18:30 - 22:00

Courtyard/cellar German Seminar

Farewell lecture, Other events

Hello, Goodbye

Welcome event for Tim Hofmann, goodbye event for Christian Hänggi.

10 Oct 2024 - 11 Oct 2024

14:00 - 17:45

Kollegienhaus, Aula 120

Congress / Conference / Symposium

Entre lo Social y lo Digital

Encuentro de Jóvenes Investigadores del Hispanismo Suizo 2024

10 Oct 2024

09:30 - 17:00

Université Rennes 2, salle recherche ALC, bâtiment B

Congress / Conference / Symposium

Journée d'étude internationale : L'éclairage artificiel dans les arts et la littérature

Journée d'étude organisé par Arthur Houplain (Université de Bâle/Université Rennes 2) et Joanna Beaufoy (Université de Copenhague)

04 Oct 2024 - 05 Oct 2024

13:00 - 17:00

Hotel Bad Murtensee

DPL Retreat

This year's DPL retreat takes place on Lake Morat.

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