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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.

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DPL graduate Dr. Katienegnimin Seydou KONATE has published his monograph "Humanity, Nature, Ecological Issues and Challenges: An Ecocritical Study of Ivorian Children's Literature" (Entremises Éditions).

The book examines representations of the relationship between humans and nature in Ivorian children's literature from an ecocritical perspective. It explores how literary works for young readers depict nature, animals, and ecosystems while…

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DPL member Arthur Houplain is publishing the anthology "À tâtons. L’obscurité dans les arts et la littérature" as (co-)editor

Trop souvent réduite à un envers négatif de la clarté et du visible, l’obscurité s’avère remarquablement féconde dans les domaines artistique et littéraire. C’est cette fécondité qui est explorée à partir d’oeuvres provenant d’époques…

Start-up Grants (CHF 32,000)

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

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Daniela Keller published "Anglo-German Entanglements in English Fiction: From the Cold War to Brexit"

DPL graduate Daniela Keller publishes her monograph, in which she uses diffractive readings of seven English novels to re-examine the deeply interwoven and constantly evolving relationship between England and Germany.

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.

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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…

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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.

Upcoming Events

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30 Oct 2026
Time: 17:30

Location: Cargobar (St. Johanns-Rheinweg 46)

Stammtisch (Get-Together)

Join us for our Stammtisch at the Cargobar. Drop by, stay as long as you like, and feel free to bring along anyone who'd like to join.
31 Oct 2026
Time: 14:00
Events, Other events

Halloween 2026: "Unlesbar" & Visit to Dead Poets

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This Halloween, we're heading to Zurich: First, we'll visit the exhibition "Unlesbar" at the Strauhof literature museum, followed by a detour to the Cabaret Voltaire, the birthplace of Dada. As darkness falls, we'll wander through the…
13 Nov 2026
Time: 10:00  - 16:00
Events, Informational event, Guest lecture / Talk, Continuing Education

What’s next? Career prospects for linguists and literary PhD scholars at the Department of Languages and Literatures

Under the theme “What’s Next?”, this event—held in collaboration with the HPSL—explores career prospects for doctoral students in literary studies. In addition to presentations by university representatives and a keynote by Christian Weibel…
27 Nov 2026
Time: 17:30

Location: Cargobar (St. Johanns-Rheinweg 46)

Stammtisch (Get-Together)

Join us for our Stammtisch at the Cargobar. Drop by, stay as long as you like, and feel free to bring along anyone who'd like to join.

Past Events

15 Apr 2023
Time: 20:30  - 23:59

Location: 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
Time: 18:15

Location: 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
Time: 18:30
Other events

End-of-year dinner

The Doctoral Program invites its member to dinner at Hirschi.
28 Oct 2022 - 29 Oct 2022
Time: 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
Time: 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
Time: 17:30  - 19:30

Location: 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
Time: 09:00  - 16:30

Location: 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
Time: 17:00  - 16:00

Location: 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…
23 May 2022
Time: 18:30  - 23:30

Location: English Seminar, Nadelberg 6, Basel

Organizer: Doctoral Program in Literary Studies

Other events

DPL Spring Barbecue

Celebrate the end of the semester
02 May 2022
Time: 09:30  - 17:00
Colloquium, Other events

Study and Networking Day 2022

The Study and Networking Day for the members of the Doctoral Program in Literary Studies will take place again in presence after two years of online meetings

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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