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[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.
Beastly Writing

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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.
Jérôme Laubner: Vénus malade

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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.

Sina Dell'Anno receives Faculty Prize

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

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).
Jodok Trösch: Wild translation

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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…
Moby Dick

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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.
Sina Dell'Anno: Satura

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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.

Past Events

25 May 2023
18:15  - 22:00

Other events

Barbecue

It's time for some serious sizzling!
02 May 2023

Events, Colloquium, Workshop

Study and Networking Day

The Study and Networking Day of the Doctoral Program in Literary Studies will be held on May 2.
15 Apr 2023
20:30  - 23:59

Helsinki Klub, Zürich

Public event

Thomas Pynchon's music live

Visit interprets songs by Pynchon
The artistic side project of a DPL dissertation will finally be performed live.
11 Apr 2023
18:15

Alte Universität Basel (Rheinsprung), Hörsaal

Faking Sense of War: The Russian Digital Propaganda Strategy

Public Guest Lecture by Dr. Boris Noordenbos, Universiteit van Amsterdam, on the Russian state’s use of digital media as a propaganda tool since the beginning of its full-scale war of aggression against Ukraine. The event is organized by…
14 Dec 2022
18:30

Other events

End-of-year dinner

The Doctoral Program invites its member to dinner at Hirschi.
28 Oct 2022 - 29 Oct 2022
13:00  - 17:00

Workshop, Other events

DPL Retreat: October 28/29, 2022

Two days dedicated to academic questions and questions of career planning. Exclusively for members of the Doctoral Program.
05 Oct 2022 - 08 Oct 2022
18:15  - 12:00

Workshop

Digital Research in Old Norse Studies: Data Management and Infrastructure Needs

In this workshop, solutions to current issues of data management and infrastructure, especially in Scandinavian Mediaeval Studies, will be developed and discussed.
22 Sep 2022
17:30  - 19:30

Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 001

Organizer:
Seminar für Iberoromanistik, Bony Flückiger

Public event

Cine y cultura peruana contemporánea

La ceremonia de inauguración del evento "Cine y cultura peruana contemporánea" que contará con la participación del novelista y periodista peruano Renato Cisneros.
10 Jun 2022
09:00  - 16:30

Maiengasse 51, Basel

Organizer:
Séminaire d’études françaises

Congress / Conference / Symposium

Texte et musique : relations croisées

Journée d’étude : Comment réfléchir aux relations qui unissent texte et musique, comment traiter les problèmes méthodologiques, aussi bien en musicologie qu’en littérature, liés à l’étude de corpus dits « mixtes » (opérettes,…
31 May 2022 - 02 Jun 2022
17:00  - 16:00

Kollegienhaus, Petersplatz 1, Basel

Organizer:
Jewish Studies

Events, Congress / Conference / Symposium

Conference: Cultural Encounters between Israel and Germany: Literary Cross-Cultural Relations 1918-2022

The conference sets to examine the cultural encounters between modern and contemporary German and Israeli literature, with a specific focus on representation, reception and translation. The event is co-organized by Judith Müller, member of…

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